How U.S. Conservatives Conjured the Jesus of Their Dreams
It seems that when Donald Trump and his Republican enablers are able to seat a…
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Satanic Temple Attorney Discusses Cancelled Scottsdale Prayer Invite
This week, on the 22nd and 23rd of January, The Satanic Temple (TST) and the…
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Beyond ‘Thoughts and Prayers’: How the Christian Right’s Politics of Providentialism Keeps America from Addressing Gun Violence
In order for the GOP leadership to continue to do nothing on guns they need loyal foot soldiers to deliver messaging that appeals to their base. What this messaging, familiar to those of us who grew up in the Christian Right, tells us about the “soul” of the Republican Party is not pretty.
Read MoreReligious Freedom Battle Is Far From Over: Here’s What to Look for in 2019
While the issues are piling up, the Supreme Court—and U.S. society more broadly—will have to face the questions ducked in Masterpiece Cakeshop, or else be willing to settle for a level of uncertainty that serves no one.
Read MoreWhat the Hail: Satanists Got Busy in 2018
From defending reproductive rights to run-ins with several TV shows, the Satanist community had a busy 2018. The only question going forward: Will internal tension sink the movement?
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Despite Reversal on Hillary and Hellen Keller, ‘Christian Americanist’ Bias Remains in Texas Curriculum
This year’s streamlining process managed to nudge the standards in the direction of less biased coverage of the world’s religions, but much work remains if Texas students are to receive balanced instruction.
Read MoreSatanic 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 MoreFaith-Baiting in Minnesota and Elsewhere Follows the “Project Blitz” Playbook
Critics say any such display of the Ten Commandments in this way, may also violate the Oklahoma state constitution. But whatever the fate of these bills, the Christian Right and the politicians who cater to it have a long game in mind, and most seem unaware of the game itself.
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Faith-Baiting in Minnesota and Elsewhere Follows the “Project Blitz” Playbook
It’s election year in the United States and an episode from the very recent past…
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Billy Graham, Most Famous Religious Figure of 20th C, Dies at 99
Billy Graham, by any measure the most famous religious figure of the twentieth century, died today [at his home in Montreat, North Carolina]. He was ninety-nine years old.
In a career that extended well over half a century, Graham took a simple evangelical message – give your heart…
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