Colorado Springs Massacre Captures the Christian Nationalist ‘Monster In The Mirror’
Sometimes, the scholarly life means taking delight in unexpectedly relevant news items: a new adaptation…
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From Shofars to Hammers: The Spiritual Warriors of MAGA are ‘ReAwakening’ to Political Violence
For two days in late October, I attended Clay Clarke’s MAGA-driven ReAwaken America Tour near…
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Putin’s Violent Holy War Rhetoric Made it to the Christian Right Fringe — And There’s Reason to Believe it’ll Go Mainstream
It starts with a tweet: It's time for Christians in every country to come to…
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Putin Escalates Ukraine Invasion to ‘Cosmic War’ — But There is Hope
When Vladimir Putin recently announced the annexation of four regions of Ukraine that were purported…
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The Far-Right Embrace of the Knights Templar isn’t Just About Faith, Tradition or History — It’s About Hate
In 1302, the island of Arwad, off the coast of Syria, fell to Mamluk forces….
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This Supreme Court is an Effect Not a Cause: The Hidden Century-Long Funding of the American Right
In a bombshell story last month, the New York Times revealed that two years ago…
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Racialization Meets Purity Culture: Abortion Criminalization Cases Confirm That It’s Always Been About Controlling Women’s Bodies And Protecting the ‘Ideal’ American Family
Overturning Roe v. Wade was inevitable in this last decade. In March 2015, the state…
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Salvation, Purity, and Right Wing Activism: A Sampling of What Taxpayers Will Be Forced to Support as a Result of Carson v. Makin SCOTUS Ruling
The two Christian schools at the center of Carson v. Makin—the case in which the…
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Republican Lauren Boebert Jokes About AR-15s and Jesus — And Yes, She’s a ‘Real’ Christian
In the aftermath of the Buffalo and Uvalde shootings—and the 54 mass shootings (and counting)…
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Christian Nationalists and the Holy Gun Crusade
In the wake of every mass shooting in this country, we have a brief moment…
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