Embryo Men — Decades of Conspiracy, Christian Nationalism, and Fear Led Us to The End of Roe v. Wade
This morning as we again awaken to the realization that American women have lost their…
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Has American Conservatism Abandoned the Christian Right?
Most of us don’t want to grow up to be our parents, especially when we’re…
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The Anti-Trans Hate Machine’s Conspiracies Don’t Stop at the US Border
Right-wing media have been relentless in their attacks on trans people. In a single three-week…
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‘Straight, White, Christian, Married, Suburban Mom’ Calls Out GOP Bully; But are Majority of White Suburban Moms Ready to See Through the ‘Nice’ Charade?
On April 19, Michigan state Senator Mallory McMorrow publicly called her colleague, Senator Lana Theis,…
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The Right’s ‘Grooming’ Rhetoric Didn’t Begin with QAnon — You Have to Go Back a Bit Further to Get to the Source
It seems that all the Right wants to talk about these days is “grooming.” These…
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Exclusive: Christian Right Bill Mill, Project Blitz, Hasn’t Gone Away, It’s Just Gotten More Secretive
In the Fall of 2019, the secretive Christian Right state legislative campaign, Project Blitz, became…
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New Patriarch, Same Patriarchy: Despite Glowing Praise For New SBC President, There’s Just One Problem
In the midst of tense debates around race, gender, and partisan politics, the 2021 Southern…
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A Note To Churches During Pride: If You’re Not LGBTQ-Affirming, Keep Your Water
It’s Pride Month again! Time for indulging in hope, for flying flags, and for remembering…
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Catholic Anti-Nuke Activists Looking at 20 Years in Prison a True Test for Religious Freedom
Either sincere religious conviction should be a defense, or it shouldn’t. There should be a healthy debate about religious exemptions in a pluralistic society, but not about the content of the religious conviction concerned.
Read MoreWhat We Saw in the Eyes of Koko the Talking Gorilla (1971-2018)
Inherit the Wind’s creationist protesters may have held signs reading “I’m not descended from a monkey,” but the reality is that apes permeate our myths, religion, and literature precisely because it’s so obvious we’re related. Darwin may have provided the mechanism, but our own eyes tell us that there’s something eerily human in the eyes of our closest simian ancestors.
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