Dalai Lama’s ‘Suck My Tongue’ Controversy Reveals Centuries-Old Christian Distortion of Tibetan Buddhism
In February 2023, Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, appeared in Dharamshala, India at an…
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Lila Rose and the Right Resurrect Malicious Child Predator Myth Putting LGBTQ People in Even Greater Danger
In January the far-right website Townhall began publishing a four-part series on a so-called “Suburban…
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Episcopal Church Assault Data Reveals the Dark Side of Inclusive Christianity
When representatives of The Episcopal Church gather in Baltimore for the denomination’s General Convention taking…
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The SBC Sexual Abuse Scandal is a ‘Success’ Story of the Theological Vision and Social Structure of the ‘Conservative Resurgence’
I don’t recall the specific date in late summer 1985—but I remember exactly where I…
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Sexual Abuse is Inevitable in Christian Patriarchy; Just Take a Look at Doug Wilson’s Christ Church, and its New ‘Documentary’ ‘Eve in Exile: The Restoration of Femininity’
On Sunday, May 22, a third-party investigation of sexual abuse in the Southern Baptist Convention…
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It’s the Theology, Stupid: Why the Shocking SBC Report is Anything But Surprising
On Sunday, an investigation firm called Guidepost Solutions released a 300-page report recounting a disturbingly…
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Liberals Need Not Choose Between Sexual Abuse Survivors and the Religious Minority Communities That Failed Them
Given that Western liberalism is defined by a desire for social and political equality, the…
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Earth to Planet Catholic: Francis Papacy is no Picnic
At a recent Jesuit-sponsored conference in Brazil focusing on the first five years of Pope…
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Jesus, Mary, and Joseph: The Disgusting Religious Defense of Roy Moore
The practice of commenting on religion and politics frequently takes one to strange places. Say,…
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In Trump Sexual Assault Speech Michelle Obama Articulates a New Political Morality
Michelle Obama is overshadowed by the rhetorical gifts of her husband, but she is a powerful speaker in her own right.
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