What the Hail: Satanists Got Busy in 2018
From defending reproductive rights to run-ins with several TV shows, the Satanist community had a busy 2018. The only question going forward: Will internal tension sink the movement?
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In Face of GOP’s Shockingly Anti-Democratic Actions, ‘Love’ Is a Moral Failure
The corrupt legislative shenanigans by lame-duck Republicans in Wisconsin, Michigan, and North Carolina have prompted many to reiterate calls for “civility” and “love.” But are those objectively good things?
Read MoreAmerica, the Mythical: “Mother of Exiles” or Denier of Safe Haven?
Thanksgiving has been marshaled in the battle over what is the proper interpretation of the idea of America. With thousands of refugees looking for amnesty in that “last, best hope of earth,” will the better angels of our nature find room for them at the table?
Read MoreNo End in Sight: White Evangelicals Stick with Trump’s White Nationalist GOP
The white nationalism of the Tea Party and Trump represents an “authentic” expression of the main spiritual current in American history, which is about subjugation and supremacy and greed.
Read MoreThe Christian Guilty Conscience Over the History of Anti-Semitism Isn’t Enough
At this moment being “correct” on the history and theology—and feeling guilty about Christianity’s role in supporting Jew hatred—will not suffice.
Read MoreDoes Church Temper Trump Voters’ Views on Race? New Report Whitewashes Conservative Christian Problem
Despite reporting favorable feelings about African Americans, a recent survey also reveals that white evangelicals have deeply troubling views on who and what the problem is.
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Why Has the Critique of Hypocrisy Run Out of Steam?
President Donald Trump recently led a ceremony on National Prayer Day, just a day after…
Read MoreWhy Has the Critique of Hypocrisy Run Out of Steam?
It’s not that Republican politicians and strategists had become convinced of critical theory’s questioning of how scientific knowledge is produced. It’s that their desire to undercut the “realist attitude” and their love of uncertainty about the true had appeared to strangely dovetail with some postmodern theorists.
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Why Hulu’s “Handmaid’s Tale” May Be the Wrong Adaptation for Trump Era
The following was originally published on April 25, 2017. The upcoming release of Hulu’s Handmaid’s…
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A Locked and Loaded Covenant: The Religious Roots of America’s Gun Culture
Garry Wills was being only slightly ironic when he wrote (in the wake of the…
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