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(A)theologies, Archive, Christian Nationalism, Culture, Media Analysis, OMFG, Sex/Gender/JusticeJune 15, 2023

Conservative Christians Insist the Toxic Theology Portrayed in the Duggar Family Doc is ‘Fringe’ — But is it Really All That Different?

By Caroline Matas

Conservative Christian social media influencers have an important message to deliver after a new documentary…

(A)theologies, Archive, OMFG, Sex/Gender/JusticeMay 4, 2021

Inside the Evangelical Beliefs and Practices that Facilitate Abuse in Families like the Duggars’

By Caroline Matas

Last Thursday, Josh Duggar’s sexual misconduct once again brought his reality TV-famous family into the…

(A)theologies, Politics/Law, Sexuality/GenderNovember 13, 2017

Why Roy Moore’s Evangelical Supporters Won’t Abandon Him

By Julie Ingersoll

Amidst shocking allegations that Roy Moore pursued relationships with girls ranging in age from 14-18…

Culture, Politics/Law, Religious Liberty, Sexuality/GenderMay 30, 2017

Five Signs Atwood’s “Handmaid’s Tale” Dystopia May Be Nigh

By Patricia Miller

Pending dystopia, it appears, is in the eye of the beholder. Here at RD, Diane…

(A)theologies, Archive, Culture, Sexuality/Gender, StoriesMay 27, 2015

Did the Duggars’ Fundamentalism Cause Sexual Abuse? Not So Fast

By Sarah Morice-Brubaker

Now that the sexual abuse allegations against Josh Duggar have resurfaced and made the news,…

OMFGJuly 2, 2014

Hobby Lobby, Bill Gothard, and the Submission of Women

By Sarah Posner

Mother Jones’ David Corn and Molly Redden report on the relationship between the Green family, owners…

UncategorizedApril 22, 2014

Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Filed Against Patriarchal Christian Group

By Julie Ingersoll

How a culture enabled the abuse.

StoriesJanuary 24, 2014

Uncle Sugar as Religious Bogeyman

By Sarah Posner

Why Uncle Sugar threatens Mike Huckabee’s religiously conceived masculinity.

Election 2012August 9, 2012

Possibility that Bachmann Believes in Wifely Submission Irrelevant?

By Julie Ingersoll

According to a recent essay by Sen. John Danforth, she just doesn’t, so it’s not.

(A)theologies, Election 2012August 7, 2012

“One of Us”: Rick Santorum and the Politics of (Very Big) Family

By Kathryn Joyce

“Seven kids! Seven kids!” one woman exlaimed at a Rick Santorum rally in Louisiana on March 21, when organizers asked people to say what they liked most about the ultra-conservative Catholic, homeschooling presidential candidate.