How U.S. Conservatives Conjured the Jesus of Their Dreams
It seems that when Donald Trump and his Republican enablers are able to seat a…
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Virginia Mollenkott: Warrior in the Battle for Evangelical Acceptance of Gays (1932-2020)
How do you start at Bob Jones University and end up one of the pre-eminent…
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Are Evangelicals Sweetness and Light or Enablers of Cruelty and Racism? Gender Roles Hint at an Answer
Have white evangelicals been unfairly demonized by scholars and pundits alike in the run-up to…
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Can Democrats Question Amy Coney Barrett’s Faith? Yes! Should They? Well…
Let’s cut right to the paper chase, as it were. Amy Coney Barrett’s faith is…
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Christian Right Claims to be ‘Above Politics’ Are Unbelievable
Have you ever noticed that for hardline ideologues, only their opponents are “doing politics,” while…
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Culture Wars Masquerading as Social Science: New Survey Illustrates Evangelicals’ Election Year Anxieties
The 2020 results of Ligonier Ministries’ and Lifeway Research’s State of Theology Survey, a project…
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Catholic Bishops’ Theological Mistakes on Abortion Come at a High Price
The facts do not seem to be in dispute: a man from Vitória, Espírito Santo,…
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Falwell’s Fall Was Unrelated to the Anti-Science, Racism, and Patriarchy Trifecta that Built Liberty
Four years after he played a key role in shifting white evangelical support from Ted…
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Our Father, Who Art Our Mother: The (Open) Secret Queer History of God
Michelangelo’s iconic God the Father image, painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, draws…
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The Wrong Man: Why Falwell’s Paying for His Indiscretion But Trump Gets a Pass
When news broke this past Friday that a controversial Instagram photo would result in Jerry…
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