Guns, God and Government — The Coming of White Minority Rule?
In 2012 James Carville was ecstatic on CNN as incumbent President Barack Obama had just…
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In ‘Stranger Things’ Season 4 Hopper Needs to Leave His Christian-Reaganite Indy Jones Hat Behind
Screen Rant reporter Cathal Gunning has a beef with Stranger Things 3—and understandably so. In…
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Times’ Link of NOI With Capitol Killer is Based on Flawed Comparison Between Rightwing Christian Nationalism and Black Religious Nationalism
Here’s a quick quiz. Guess who wrote the following words: “Indeed I tremble for my…
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Teflon Antichrist: How Did a President Who Fit the Role So Well Avoid the Label?
One of the more unexpected developments of Donald Trump’s presidency was his metamorphosis into an…
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The Bible May Be Stranger Than You Think … And Why It Matters
Despite the Bible’s ubiquity, despite the Bible’s appearance as a book like any other on…
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After Orthodox Priest Suspended for ‘Stop the Steal’ Activity, a Renewed Spotlight on the Orthodox Far-Right
When insurrectionists stormed the Capitol building on January 6, 2021, most news reports focused on…
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Q Shaman’s New Age-Radical Right Blend Hints at the Blurring of Seemingly Disparate Categories
By now we’ve all seen the pictures, saturating our social media landscapes with their grotesque…
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How ‘Positivity’ Can Lead to Conspiratorial Thinking
Positivity and positive thinking are very often held as inherently good qualities to embody. If you…
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Not Breathing Much Easier … But Still Breathing: A Modest Plea For Hope to End 2020
Especially for people deemed “too political” (a label I’ve worn proudly for decades), this has…
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11 Top RD Stories of the Year: Because in 2020 Religion Went to 11
We could spend time preciously putting together a mildly clever and gently informative introduction to…
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