Buffalo and Uvalde Both Appear to Have Involved the AR-15, the Rifle Revered by the Christian Right
For the second time in almost as many weeks, a mass shooter used an AR-15-style…
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It’s the Theology, Stupid: Why the Shocking SBC Report is Anything But Surprising
On Sunday, an investigation firm called Guidepost Solutions released a 300-page report recounting a disturbingly…
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If the Media Are Reluctant to Properly Label the GOP’s Racist, Christian Nationalist Ideologies, We’ll Have Trouble Hanging on to Democracy
On Saturday, 18-year-old white supremacist P.G. drove to the “Tops” supermarket with the intention to…
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Conservative Judge Suing ‘Daily Beast’ for ‘QAnon-linked’ Headline Thought QAnon Pod Was ‘Aimed at Christian Audience’ — Spoiler: It Was
Paula Patrick, a conservative judge in Philadelphia perhaps best known for being on the wrong…
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Evangelical Healthcare Sharing Plan Catastrophically Fails — But Why Did So Many Join in the First Place?
Remember the 1990s? The inexplicable popularity of fluorescent fanny packs? The innocent thrill of getting…
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With Demons Held Responsible These Days for Everything from Covid to LGBTQ Rights, Take a Visual Tour of the History of Demonization
During our season of political madness, it took a lot to trigger a double-take, and…
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‘Russkii Mir,’ the Russian Equivalent of ‘Blood & Soil’ Ideology at the Heart of Putin’s War, Explained and Rejected by Theologians in New Statement
A new statement by Orthodox Christian theologians—some of whom sign from Russia—dramatically illustrates what’s at…
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Is Putin a ‘Real’ Christian? To Understand This Conflict We Need to Ask Different Questions
Vladimir Putin’s campaign of violence in Ukraine has brought to the fore questions about his…
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Leaked ‘Freedom Convoy’ Donor Comments Clearly Demonstrate Christian Nationalist Presence
As the “freedom convoy” slowly but surely winds down—with police forces and the RCMP moving…
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One Year After 1/6, Media Still Refuse to Recognize Authoritarian Christianity
One of those unspoken social rules I’ve never been very good at observing is that…
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