The ‘Fake Christian’ Deflection and Contrarian Concern Trolling: How Not to Write about Evangelical Authoritarianism
Over the last couple of weeks, America’s conservative, mostly white evangelicals have once again generated…
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Is Being Trans a Religion? Why the Christian Right Wants You to Think So
Have you noticed how common it is for right-wingers to describe things they oppose in…
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Exvangelical TikTokkers Aren’t a Sign of the End Times, But Here’s What Evangelicals Need to Understand About ‘The Falling Away’
On June 27, David Jeremiah, who sat on Donald Trump’s evangelical advisory board, preached a…
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Satanic or Systemic? Promise Keepers Are Back and Looking to End Racism Via ‘Trickle-Down Racial Reconciliation’
This past weekend at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, marked the official public return of…
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This Quote About ‘Pregnant’ Church From Outgoing SBC President is Deeply Troubling For Anyone Concerned About Sexual Abuse
“Whenever the church gets in bed with politics, the church gets pregnant. And our…
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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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Less for Moore? If Russell Moore Left the SBC Due to Conscience and Convictions His Next Move Is a Curious One
The departure of Russell Moore from the Southern Baptist Convention has been a long time…
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Evangelicals in Moral Panic Over Exvangelicals
Early last month, I expressed cautious optimism here on RD that conservative, mostly white evangelicals…
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James Dobson’s Family Values Were Influenced by a Eugenicist [Audio]
This exclusive three-minute clip, featuring historian Audrey Clare Farley, is from the May 17 episode…
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Inside the Evangelical Beliefs and Practices that Facilitate Abuse in Families like the Duggars’
Last Thursday, Josh Duggar’s sexual misconduct once again brought his reality TV-famous family into the…
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