Paranormal Vodka, Exorcists and a Demonic Doll: Welcome to Paracon, Based on the Work of the Demon-Hunters Who Inspired the ‘Conjuring’ Series
I really didn’t know what to expect when Joseph Laycock and I bought our tickets…
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Putin’s Violent Holy War Rhetoric Made it to the Christian Right Fringe — And There’s Reason to Believe it’ll Go Mainstream
It starts with a tweet: It's time for Christians in every country to come to…
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Evangelicalism Thrived Because it Enabled White Christians to Avoid Civil Rights Movements According to New Book
In the course of his remarks to the Family Research Council’s “Pray Vote Stand Summit”…
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The Far-Right Embrace of the Knights Templar isn’t Just About Faith, Tradition or History — It’s About Hate
In 1302, the island of Arwad, off the coast of Syria, fell to Mamluk forces….
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Inspired by the Anti-Abortion Movement and QAnon, Anti-Trans Rhetoric is a Blatant Call for Violence
They care for trans children and teenagers—and they’re getting death threats. On August 30th, Boston…
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In Sermon on Birth of the ‘Fatherland,’ Putin’s Patriarch Kirill Equates Invasion of Ukraine with Defense of Orthodox Faith
If you’ve been educated in North America or Western Europe, you might be forgiven for…
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After Roe: 3 Troubling Trends from the ‘Compassionate’ Anti-Abortion Crowd
In the early ’90s, my Catholic grade school hosted a guest speaker, a member of…
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Knighting Viktor Orbán for ‘Defending Christianity,’ Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Demonstrates That ‘Culture War’ is the Only Theology That Matters to the Global Right
On September 5, Patriarch Porfiry of Belgrade, the leader of the Serbian Orthodox Church, awarded…
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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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Book Bannings Are Bad Enough, But Where Those Involved Are Considered Demonic, the Stakes Could Get Much Higher
Calls for, or at least predictions of, revolution or civil war have been common on…
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