Please Stop Using Islam to Critique the Abortion Ban: It Only Excuses the Very Christian, Very White Roots of Anti-Choice Movements
Like many other women living in Texas, news of the Supreme Court’s refusal to block…
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With the End of ‘Roe’ the Verdict is in: The Supreme Court Majority is Christian Nationalist
The Supreme Court ended Roe v. Wade. When the court finally got around to issuing…
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Goodbye ‘Roe,’ Hello Violence and an Out-of-Control Judiciary
The Supreme Court overturned a constitutional right to healthcare, and effectively overturned Roe v Wade,…
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Whatever Happens with ‘Roe’ It’ll Be The Consequence of Six Conservative Justices’ Belief in Authoritarian Lies
Read more of John Stoehr’s posts from The Editorial Board — eds. The Editorial…
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The Evangelical Abortion Myth: An Excerpt from ‘Bad Faith’
The Religious Right’s most cherished and durable myth is its myth of origins. According to…
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A New Book Argues That This ‘Divine Institution’ is the Key to Understanding White Evangelical Culture
At a small group Bible study in suburban Colorado Springs, circa 2008, a group of…
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Is Abortion No Longer Significant for Evangelicals — or Has it Just Become Like Water?
In 2018, I published an article here on Religion Dispatches about how abortion is a…
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Is Being Trans a Religion? Why the Christian Right Wants You to Think So
Have you noticed how common it is for right-wingers to describe things they oppose in…
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Sacrificing Children on the Altar of Religious Freedom: A Flood of Mask and Vaccine Lawsuits are Warping ‘Religious Freedom’
A new lawsuit filed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s anti-science, anti-vaxxing organization seeks to drag…
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Satanic or Systemic? Promise Keepers Are Back and Looking to End Racism Via ‘Trickle-Down Racial Reconciliation’
This past weekend at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, marked the official public return of…
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