Alarming New Report Shows Attacks on Public Education Are Coordinated by Right-Wing Think Tanks
Religion Dispatches recently sat down with Isaac Kamola, associate professor of political science at Trinity…
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Taking Aim at Religion Itself, Apostles Prime Networks For Real-World Violence
It is more than paradoxical that an ostensibly Christian university leader would say, “We are…
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Netanyahu’s Genocidal Religious Rhetoric isn’t Just an Appeal to the Israeli Right — He Has Another Constituency in Mind
As a horrifying humanitarian crisis unfolds in Palestine/Israel, observers have been alarmed by the Israeli…
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New Poll Reveals That Anti-Trans Rhetoric isn’t Just Affecting Republicans and White Evangelicals
Remember when transgender Americans seemed to be having a positive cultural moment? Former child actor…
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In its Battle for ‘Life’ the Antiabortion Movement is Willing to Expose its Enemies to Death — And There’s an Old Christian Theology that Supports Them
The recent Texas lawsuit that sought to overturn the FDA’s approval of mifepristone presents itself—in…
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Dragged Through the Mud: This Little Church-Backed Support Group for LGBTQ Teens Suffered Bomb Threats, Smears and the Cancellation of its Drag Show
“Twenty years ago I thought now would be better. And it’s not.” That’s how Tiffany…
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Clues in the Data Suggest That Increase in LGBTQ Acceptance May Be Skewed By Conservative Desire For ‘Respectability’
It’s well established that people lie to pollsters, or at the very least put their…
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After Roe: 3 Troubling Trends from the ‘Compassionate’ Anti-Abortion Crowd
In the early ’90s, my Catholic grade school hosted a guest speaker, a member of…
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Book Bannings Are Bad Enough, But Where Those Involved Are Considered Demonic, the Stakes Could Get Much Higher
Calls for, or at least predictions of, revolution or civil war have been common on…
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In a Disturbing Trend, Far-Right Candidates are Getting Crucial Support from Militia Groups and Churches
How many local churches are providing direct electoral support to far-right-wing Christian candidates for political…
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