Columbus Day Celebrates a Christian Doctrine That Authorized Centuries of Violence — and Continues to Threaten American Democracy
Of the 12 federal holidays, Columbus Day is one of only three celebrating a person….
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How the FBI Aided and Abetted the Rise of White Christian Nationalism — An Interview
Earlier this year, on his Straight White American Jesus podcast, RD’s Bradley Onishi spoke with…
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Celebrating Religious Freedom Day By Taking Back the Revolutionary Meaning of ‘Religious Freedom’
Religious freedom has been at the center of American history since the founding. (And by…
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Salvation, Purity, and Right Wing Activism: A Sampling of What Taxpayers Will Be Forced to Support as a Result of Carson v. Makin SCOTUS Ruling
The two Christian schools at the center of Carson v. Makin—the case in which the…
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Honoring and Renewing Dr. King’s Other, More Challenging, Dream — 55 Years Later
Fifty-four years ago—on April 4, 1968—Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis. Exactly one…
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The Uses and Abuses of the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
In January 1994, a week after the King holiday, I walked into the lobby of…
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How Do We Break the Cycle of Religious Violence in South Asia?
Over the last few months, South Asia has been caught in yet another cycle of…
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Do Make Trouble: The Complex World of Radical Jewish ‘Revenge Theologian,’ Meir Kahane
Montclair High School recently found itself embroiled in a controversy of its own making when…
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America’s ‘Jesus Problem’ is Making Progressive Christians Complicit in Christian Supremacy
As we reflect on the implications of the Trump years there have been several books…
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What’s Missing From Popular Discussions of Today’s Christian Nationalism?
If you want to know where the Republican Party is headed, you need to set…
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