Trump’s Arrest ‘Prediction’ Inflames Holy War Narrative and Sanctifies Violence — Welcome to Trump ’24
This coming Saturday, March 25th—one week after a hysterical all-caps social media post in which…
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The Failure to Focus on — And Yes, to ‘Cancel’ — Right Wing Antisemitism is a Problem
Earlier this month, amid increasing death threats, the synagogue of the judge who signed the…
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QAnon isn’t a Cult — a Problematic Term — But Michael Protzman’s Q-Adjacent ‘Negative48’ Certainly Is
QAnon isn’t a cult. I know we want it to be, as numerous pundits have…
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‘Cult’ Is an Inaccurate, Unhelpful and Dangerous Label for Followers of Trump, QAnon, and 1/6
In the twentieth century the word “cult” (originally meaning “worship”) became a pejorative word that…
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Will ‘Conjuring 3’ Influence Real-Life Events Via the ‘Exorcist Effect’?
Have you heard rumors about a cult called The Disciples of the Ram? Ever hear…
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We Can’t Spiritualize Our Way out of American Polarization
As I noted previously here on RD, when it comes to covering American Christianity in…
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Good News: Religious Outreach Works On Vaccine Hesitancy. Bad News: We Need It.
A new report from PRRI on religious attitudes toward Covid vaccination contains much that makes…
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‘Murder Among the Mormons,’ Latest True Crime Doc From Netflix, Highlights Issues of Faith, Skepticism, and Authenticity
Note on spoilers, etc: This essay covers the broad outlines of the Mark Hofmann forgery…
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Are We Living in a Simulation? Bad Religion, Bad Media Combine in New Doc, ‘A Glitch in the Matrix’
Brother Laeo Mystwood looks at the camera, his body obscured by a 3D avatar. He…
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Into the Darkest Moment of a Dark Year Comes the Saturnalia, a Time for Drinking, Swearing, Gambling, and the Circle of Life
Christmas is nearly upon us, and for those observing this means smaller if not cancelled…
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