Blinken and ‘Blinkered’: Two Oath-of-Office Stories Embody a Divided America
America continues to divide and migrate toward opposing poles, one in which democratic government is…
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I Grew Up Evangelical and the Christian Nationalist Insurrection Did Not Surprise Me
On Wednesday, January 6, I, like almost everyone else in America, watched as a mob…
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After Orthodox Priest Suspended for ‘Stop the Steal’ Activity, a Renewed Spotlight on the Orthodox Far-Right
When insurrectionists stormed the Capitol building on January 6, 2021, most news reports focused on…
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We Can’t Have Religious Freedom Without Reproductive Freedom
This Religious Freedom Day, January 16th, we want to highlight the idea that religious freedom…
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Attack on the US Capitol Has Many Journos Finally Taking White Evangelical Authoritarianism and Christian Nationalism Seriously
A month ago, I argued here on RD that America’s national conversation about Christianity is…
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As We Survey the Damage of Yesterday’s Violence, What Will Christian Nationalist Politics Look Like in 2021? New Report Offers Clues
This week, amid Democratic victories in Georgia’s Senate runoffs and a Christian nationalist attempt to…
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Why ‘Respectable’ Evangelicals Can’t Rein in Evangelical Conspiracy Theorists
According to a recent blog post by David French, former staff writer for the National…
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The Religious Motto That Isn’t Religious: How ‘In God We Trust’ Remains Constitutional [Part 2]
It turns out that Christian activists are perfectly willing to let federal judges desecrate their religion, so long as the desecration also allows them to promote their religion.
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The Story of ‘In God We Trust,’ Our Christian Nationalist Motto [Part 1]
This story should sound familiar, especially given the blame thrown at godlessness in the wake of mass shootings and the “thoughts and prayers” offered as a “solution.”
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Project Blitz and legislators like Reed, who are willing to nationalize Christianity, threaten our Constitution.
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