Why #FreeBritney is an #Exvangelical Cause
Everyone knows Britney Spears. Her talent, popularity, and struggles with mental illness are ubiquitous. A…
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A New Mormon Religion Has Taken QAnon Conspiracies and Canonized Them as Doctrine
Over the last year, I’ve scrolled past social media posts by members of diverse religious…
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The Evangelical Abortion Myth: An Excerpt from ‘Bad Faith’
The Religious Right’s most cherished and durable myth is its myth of origins. According to…
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A New Book Argues That This ‘Divine Institution’ is the Key to Understanding White Evangelical Culture
At a small group Bible study in suburban Colorado Springs, circa 2008, a group of…
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The ‘Fake Christian’ Deflection and Contrarian Concern Trolling: How Not to Write about Evangelical Authoritarianism
Over the last couple of weeks, America’s conservative, mostly white evangelicals have once again generated…
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Is Abortion No Longer Significant for Evangelicals — or Has it Just Become Like Water?
In 2018, I published an article here on Religion Dispatches about how abortion is a…
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New Clashes in Portland Confirm that Christian Nationalism Remains a Clear and Present Danger
On Friday, August 7, the Department of Homeland Security announced to state and local authorities…
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What’s Missing From Popular Discussions of Today’s Christian Nationalism?
If you want to know where the Republican Party is headed, you need to set…
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We’ve Finally Begun to Confront White Christian Nationalism; But What About Its Source Text?
As the Select Committee on the January 6th Insurrection is now investigating the terrorist attack…
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As White Evangelical Vaccine Refusal Reminds Us, Sometimes Religion is the Problem
This week, you’re likely to encounter a lot of commentary on PRRI and Interfaith Youth…
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