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Clues in the Data Suggest That Increase in LGBTQ Acceptance May Be Skewed By Conservative Desire For ‘Respectability’

https://religiondispatches.org/clues-in-the-data-suggest-that-increase-in-lgbtq…

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Fri, 24/03/2023 - 08:16

It’s well established that people lie to pollsters, or at the very least put their...

Communicators for Christ: How Homeschool Debate Leagues Shaped the Rising Stars of the Christian Right

https://religiondispatches.org/communicators-for-christ-how-homeschool-debate-l…

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Thu, 23/03/2023 - 06:14

David Eastman is one of the rising young stars of the Christian Right. Controversial, blunt,...

Trump’s Arrest ‘Prediction’ Inflames Holy War Narrative and Sanctifies Violence — Welcome to Trump ’24

https://religiondispatches.org/trumps-arrest-prediction-inflames-holy-war-narra…

Created

Wed, 22/03/2023 - 07:20

This coming Saturday, March 25th—one week after a hysterical all-caps social media post in which...

How an Ancient Story of Renegade Rabbis Caught With Black Market Technology Can Help Us Navigate ChatGPT’s Apocalyptic Aura

https://religiondispatches.org/how-an-ancient-story-of-renegade-rabbis-caught-w…

Created

Sat, 18/03/2023 - 04:36

The promise—and the threat—of artificial intelligence is that the world as we know it is...

AR-15 Lapel Pins are More Than Political Provocation — They’re Symbols of the Violence at the Heart of White Christian Nationalism

https://religiondispatches.org/ar-15-lapel-pins-are-more-than-political-provoca…

Created

Wed, 15/03/2023 - 09:25

Violence has always been at the center of White Christian nationalism: the vow to impose...

The Death of a Black Man at the Hands of Black Officers Unveiled Something More Complex Than Whiteness

https://religiondispatches.org/the-death-of-a-black-man-at-the-hands-of-black-o…

Created

Sat, 11/03/2023 - 05:18

Americans of conscience are exhausted by law-and-order grief—a chronic remorse and lamentation emanating from police...

Should We Expect to See a Rise in Christian Nationalist Violence in the US?

https://religiondispatches.org/should-we-expect-to-see-a-rise-in-christian-nati…

Created

Thu, 09/03/2023 - 07:50

Troubling new details regarding the violent propensity of Christian nationalism have been revealed by a...

Don’t Sleep on Trump’s CPAC Speech Calling For ‘The Final Battle’: This was Southern Strategy as Apocalyptic Promise

https://religiondispatches.org/dont-sleep-on-trumps-cpac-speech-calling-for-the…

Created

Thu, 09/03/2023 - 08:45

Donald Trump has, in the past, dallied with apocalypticism in his rhetoric and policy, but...

Did You Read About Conservative Judaism’s Anti-Black Antisemitic Smearing of Hebrew Israelites? Neither Did I

https://religiondispatches.org/did-you-read-about-conservative-judaisms-anti-bl…

Created

Wed, 08/03/2023 - 05:12

Did you catch the press release from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) denouncing the slander against...

2023 CPAC Lived Down to Expectations, But Don’t Buy the Narrative: The GOP is Not as Divided as You Might Think

https://religiondispatches.org/2023-cpac-lived-down-to-expectations-but-dont-bu…

Created

Tue, 07/03/2023 - 07:43

Considering that CPAC is the largest conservative conference in the US, the line-up of their...