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(A)theologies, Archive, Christian Nationalism, Culture, Media Analysis, OMFG, Sex/Gender/JusticeJune 15, 2023

Conservative Christians Insist the Toxic Theology Portrayed in the Duggar Family Doc is ‘Fringe’ — But is it Really All That Different?

By Caroline Matas

Conservative Christian social media influencers have an important message to deliver after a new documentary…

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Archive, Christian Nationalism, Media Analysis, Politics/LawFebruary 9, 2023

Christian Nationalism is Authentically Christian — And According to a New Poll Most White Evangelicals are Supporters

By Chrissy Stroop

When I attended K-12 evangelical Christian schools in the 1980s and 1990s, we didn’t call…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Christian Nationalism, OMFG, Politics/LawJune 16, 2022

Republican Lauren Boebert Jokes About AR-15s and Jesus — And Yes, She’s a ‘Real’ Christian

By Chrissy Stroop

In the aftermath of the Buffalo and Uvalde shootings—and the 54 mass shootings (and counting)…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Christian Nationalism, OMFG, Politics/Law, Russia Invades UkraineMarch 15, 2022

Is Putin a ‘Real’ Christian? To Understand This Conflict We Need to Ask Different Questions

By Sarah Riccardi-Swartz and Robert Saler

Vladimir Putin’s campaign of violence in Ukraine has brought to the fore questions about his…

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Archive, Christian Nationalism, Media Analysis, OMFG, Racial JusticeJanuary 4, 2022

One Year After 1/6, Media Still Refuse to Recognize Authoritarian Christianity

By Chrissy Stroop

One of those unspoken social rules I’ve never been very good at observing is that…

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Archive, Christian Nationalism, OMFGNovember 3, 2021

So You Want to Write an Article Deflecting All Blame From Christianity: A Handy Guide

By Robert Repino

For over five years, the brief presidency of Donald J. Trump and its wake have…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Christian Nationalism, New Books, OMFG, Politics/Law, Racial Justice, Sex/Gender/JusticeOctober 13, 2021

America’s ‘Jesus Problem’ is Making Progressive Christians Complicit in Christian Supremacy

By A. E. Brooks-Key

As we reflect on the implications of the Trump years there have been several books…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Christian Nationalism, Media Analysis, Politics/LawAugust 25, 2021

The ‘Fake Christian’ Deflection and Contrarian Concern Trolling: How Not to Write about Evangelical Authoritarianism

By Chrissy Stroop

Over the last couple of weeks, America’s conservative, mostly white evangelicals have once again generated…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Christian Nationalism, OMFG, Racial Justice, Sex/Gender/JusticeMarch 17, 2021

Don’t Discount Evangelicalism as a Factor in Racist Murder of Asian Spa Workers in Georgia

By Chrissy Stroop

Today, America is still reeling from the news of the mass murder of eight people…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Christian Nationalism, Culture, OMFG, Politics/LawJanuary 29, 2021

Stop Trying to Save Jesus: ‘Fandamentalism’ Reinforces the Problem of Christian Supremacism

By Chrissy Stroop

If you’ve spent much time around fandoms, online or off, you’ve surely heard something like,…

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