Hail Santa! War-on-Christmas Outrage Over Satanic Tree Reveals the Self-Serving Ambiguity of ‘Religion’
Forget ugly sweater parties, this is our new national Christmas tradition: 1) a public venue…
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Satanic Temple Organizing a Rally for Religious Liberty
The trouble started in 2015 when Arkansas state Sen. Jason Rapert sponsored a bill to erect a Ten Commandments monument at the capitol.
Read MoreTrump Administration Is Not-So-Subtly Christianizing Foreign Policy and Aid
Under previous administrations, the U.S. government—particularly foreign aid and arms—did not directly intervene to promote the narrative of global Christian victimhood.
Read MoreSCOTUS Refusal Again Favors Religious Claims… But This Time in Liberals’ Favor
An anti-gay breakaway group has to return a half a billion dollars worth of property to the Episcopal Church.
Read MoreTony Perkins will Fit Right in at Religious Freedom Commission
While Perkins has expressed interest in using his new position as an opportunity to support “religious freedom and the defense of religious minorities,” he might find that the USCIRF actually doesn’t require a significant change in focus from his own preoccupations with Christians’ rights.
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How a Ruling for Masterpiece Cakeshop Could Embolden White Nationalists
While deploying “religious freedom” arguments to push back on progressive social change is hardly new,…
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The Subway Sandwich Artist Argument; When “Religious Freedom” Isn’t About Religious Freedom
Consider this faintly ridiculous hypothetical: I am in line at my local Subway sandwich shop,…
Read MoreDear Mr. President: We Get It. You Really Love White Conservative Christians
The Trump administration’s latest gift to its far-right, white conservative Christian base is the DOJ’s…
Read MoreEast Lansing Demonstrates How Not to Respond to Anti-LGBT “Christian” Businesses
From wedding cakes to apple cider, the nation’s best-funded Christian legal nonprofit is using “religious”…
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Brownback Nomination Further Evidence That “Religious Freedom” Is Code For “Conservative Christian Supremacy”
Wednesday was a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad day for LGBT Americans and those who…
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