The Ex-KKK Priest and the Subtle Terrorism of the Anti-Abortion Movement
Largely lost in the coverage of the Rev. William Aitcheson, the priest serving in a…
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Civil Rights’ Roughneck Preacher, Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth (1922-2011)
As a historian I actually like the no-nonsense preacher more than MLK.
Read MoreThe Birth of Glenn Beck’s Nation
Bye bye Beck or hello to an American Historian?
Read MoreForgiving LeBron, Fetal Jesus Sonogram, and Hummus Wars
RD would never have built a KKK snowman. Not ever.
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A Whiter Shade of Faith: Saturday’s Tax Protests and the Religion of Whiteness
Dick Armey mobilized his protest troops at the Capitol this weekend, and prompted this meditation from our columnist on the dangerous nostalgia for white dominance—then and now—that this anti-Obama movement calls forth.
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RDBook: Christian White Nationalism in the Age of Obama
What’s a white racist to do these days? A new book examines the history of white nationalism as it has moved from the fringe to the mainstream, describes the religious roots of the movement, and alerts us to its political and social goals.
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