As a Religious Studies Professor I Disagreed With the Hamline Firing — But Now I’ve Changed My Mind
Since learning about Hamline University’s recent firing of an instructor, the flurry of thoughts and…
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Revisiting the Hopeful Hijinks of the Muppets on the 30th Anniversary of The Muppet Christmas Carol
When The Muppet Christmas Carol premiered 30 years ago in 1992, there were fears it…
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Trans Talmud: Could a 1,500-Year-Old Book Have Any Relevance to The Struggle for Trans Equality and Liberation?
To many, last month’s brutal attack on a queer nightclub in Colorado Springs, in which…
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As Psychedelics Experience a Renaissance, Emory’s New Center for Psychedelics and Spirituality Seeks a Novel Approach
For years, in addition to writing about it numerous times for RD, I’ve included a…
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Paranormal Vodka, Exorcists and a Demonic Doll: Welcome to Paracon, Based on the Work of the Demon-Hunters Who Inspired the ‘Conjuring’ Series
I really didn’t know what to expect when Joseph Laycock and I bought our tickets…
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La Carmina, Author of ‘The Little Book of Satanism,’ Talks ‘Satanic Panic,’ QAnon, Japanese Satanism, and More
For most of its existence, religious Satanism has been regarded as either unfit for polite…
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Meditation Sickness: Everyone is Talking About How Nobody is Talking About The Risks of Meditation
There are some visible signs that particular Buddhist communities in the United States are beginning…
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What Role do Feelings Play in Conspiracy, Racism and Climate Denial? Welcome to Phoning It In, Episode 1
Welcome to “Phoning It In,” a gameshow I made up because I am tired and…
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We May Be Sacrificing Our Children to the God of the Gun — But it’s Not That the God Requires the Deaths
You shall not give any of your children to offer them to Molech, and so profane…
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Reactionary White Buddhists Have Joined The Fight Against Critical Race Theory
A recent article by conservative watchdog Campus Reform targeted my collaborative research talk on racial…
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