The End of Roe and School Prayer: America is Not Ready to Be a Christian Nation
Conservative Supreme Court justices are rewriting our Constitution. The leaked draft of Justice Alito’s majority…
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How Evangelicalism’s Twin Seeds of Biblical Literalism and Constitutional Originalism Spelled the End of Roe
According to a leaked draft opinion published by Politico, the Supreme Court’s five constitutional originalists…
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Is the Metaverse the Hero We Need to Rescue Us From Suffering and Enchant the World?
After a few years hiding in the basements of techno-enthusiasts, virtual reality is back in…
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Behind the Inclusive-Sounding Ads of this $100 Million PR-Blitz-for-Jesus it’s the Same Old Conservative Christian Fantasy
This month, a $100 million advertising campaign and website have been launched nationwide to help…
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Failure to Grasp the Distinct Character and History of Eastern Christianity is Compromising Our Understanding of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began three weeks ago, it’s likely you’ve heard the…
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New Report on (White) Christian Nationalism and the J6 Insurrection Shows Just ‘How Dire the Threat is’
Readers who follow my work will be aware of my conviction that neither the press,…
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Secularism in the US is Larger, More Diverse and More Dynamic Than Ever, But You Wouldn’t Know it From the Media
“I’m done waiting for mainstream media to cover nonreligious people and secular issues fairly and…
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Is This the End of Roe v. Wade And the End of Abortion Rights in the US?
Saturday 22 January marks 49 years since the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Roe v….
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What Can a Real Life Haunting Tell Us About American Religion? [Updated]
While researching ghost hunters in the 21st century US during the course of earning my…
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Novak Djokovic, Extraordinary Tennis Player, Ordinary Orthodox Anti-Vaxxer
The Serbian tennis champion Novak Djokovic has become a perfectly likely hero in the international…
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