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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Don’t Buy Alito’s Assurances: Here’s What Happens Next After Roe Falls
The leaked first draft of Associate Justice Samuel Alito’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson has…
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The End of Roe Comes Courtesy of the Catholic Church — But From ‘The Dorothy Day Abortion Fund’ to ‘St. Vincent de Paul Vasectomy Clinic,’ Here Are Some Ideas for Catholics Looking to Make a Difference
No matter how Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is decided finally, restrictions unto bans…
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Originalism Needn’t Always Result in Abortion Bans — Just Ask al-Qaʿida?
When it comes to Roe v. Wade, some pro-choice voices have a jihadism problem. Posting…
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Authoritarian SCOTUS Didn’t ‘Just Happen’: As Roe Hangs By a Thread the Press Struggles with Context and Framing
In light of the likelihood that the GOP-stacked Supreme Court will rule in favor of…
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Could This Supreme Court Undo Marriage Equality?
When I look at this broken, packed, partisan Supreme Court, I don’t see a guardian—I…
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With the End of ‘Roe’ the Verdict is in: The Supreme Court Majority is Christian Nationalist
The Supreme Court ended Roe v. Wade. When the court finally got around to issuing…
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Is Abortion No Longer Significant for Evangelicals — or Has it Just Become Like Water?
In 2018, I published an article here on Religion Dispatches about how abortion is a…
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First Roe, Then Contraception: Unless Action is Taken, Supreme Court is About to Strike Down Fundamental Rights of American Women
Sixteen days before Ruth Bader Ginsburg died, the Supreme Court scheduled a conference on a…
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What’s Wrong with Taming the Tongue? ‘Gossip’ and the Limits of Evangelical Abuse Prevention Efforts
As has become increasingly clear to outside observers in recent years, conservative evangelicals don’t exactly…
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