A Roundup of Conspiracies and Bad Ideas That Caught on or Gained Momentum in 2023
In 2023, the landscape of conspiracy theories witnessed a significant evolution, with some older conspiratorial…
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When Religious Freedom Means Freedom for Religious Violence
Religious freedom has long been a rallying cry of the religious and political right. In…
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Turn on the News: Some Abortion Opponents May Opt For a New Vaccine, But Behind Their Skepticism it’s Often a Different Story — of Disinformation, Conspiratorial Thinking, and White Nationalism
In my younger, snottier days, I would have made short work of this piece by…
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The ‘Freedom Convoy’ is Inspired by a Biblical Account of Divine Massacre: Welcome to the Jericho March
When a church announces what’s called a Jericho March (or a Jericho Walk), you might…
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Novak Djokovic, Extraordinary Tennis Player, Ordinary Orthodox Anti-Vaxxer
The Serbian tennis champion Novak Djokovic has become a perfectly likely hero in the international…
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‘Welcome to the War’: What a Creationist Conference Can Teach us About Evangelical Vaccine Resistance
When I signed up to attend a 3-day conference at the flagship young-Earth creationist organization…
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Vaccine Mandates are Constitutional; Religious Exemptions are Unnecessary and Harmful
The Spirit of 1776 was as much about science as it was about freedom. George…
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As White Evangelical Vaccine Refusal Reminds Us, Sometimes Religion is the Problem
This week, you’re likely to encounter a lot of commentary on PRRI and Interfaith Youth…
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The ‘Health Freedom Movement’ Enters the Covid Era by Disseminating Medical Disinformation
“Are imperfect people welcome in the health freedom movement?” asks an email sitting presumptuously at the…
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Not Peace, But Division? Evangelical Vaccine Refusers Divide Families
A friend of mine was raised in a family that was quirky, sarcastic, into alternative…
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