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Pelosi Attacker’s New Age Spirituality and Belief in QAnon is no Contradiction

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Created

Thu, 03/11/2022 - 07:13

Around 3 a.m. on October 28, David DePape attacked Paul Pelosi, Speaker of the House...

Paranormal Vodka, Exorcists and a Demonic Doll: Welcome to Paracon, Based on the Work of the Demon-Hunters Who Inspired the ‘Conjuring’ Series

https://religiondispatches.org/paranormal-vodka-exorcists-and-a-demonic-doll-we…

Created

Tue, 08/11/2022 - 06:59

I really didn’t know what to expect when Joseph Laycock and I bought our tickets...

The Quiet Part is Very Much Out Loud: Conservative Publication Calls For Embrace of Totalitarianism

https://religiondispatches.org/the-quiet-part-is-very-much-out-loud-conservativ…

Created

Tue, 08/11/2022 - 08:28

White Christian nationalism has been shown by researchers to be strongly connected to authoritarianism and...

What Did Kyrie Say That Was So Wrong? When Black Antisemitism Meets White Jewish Privilege

https://religiondispatches.org/what-did-kyrie-say-that-was-so-wrong-when-black-…

Created

Wed, 09/11/2022 - 11:05

So, let’s start with a joke. A Black nationalist female rabbi, a Black male womanist...

As Psychedelics Experience a Renaissance, Emory’s New Center for Psychedelics and Spirituality Seeks a Novel Approach

https://religiondispatches.org/as-psychedelics-experience-a-renaissance-emorys-…

Created

Fri, 11/11/2022 - 04:38

For years, in addition to writing about it numerous times for RD, I’ve included a...

The Chilling Response to the Pelosi Attack isn’t Simply a Matter of Partisanship, it’s a Sign of the Right’s Embrace of Fascism

https://religiondispatches.org/the-chilling-response-to-the-pelosi-attack-isnt-…

Created

Fri, 11/11/2022 - 05:06

A couple of weeks before the midterm elections, a man broke into the San Francisco...

From Shofars to Hammers: The Spiritual Warriors of MAGA are ‘ReAwakening’ to Political Violence

https://religiondispatches.org/from-shofars-to-hammers-the-spiritual-warriors-o…

Created

Tue, 15/11/2022 - 08:07

For two days in late October, I attended Clay Clarke’s MAGA-driven ReAwaken America Tour near...

Christian Nationalist Bestseller Rooted in Volk, Homeland, and Patriarchy is ‘Blood Relation’ of a Certain 20th Century German Manifesto

https://religiondispatches.org/christian-nationalist-bestseller-rooted-in-volk-…

Created

Thu, 17/11/2022 - 04:31

As a researcher, I’ve tracked the ascendance of White Christian nationalism in the United States...

As Tensions Escalate in the Balkans, the West Could Hand Putin a Valuable Weapon

https://religiondispatches.org/as-tensions-escalate-in-the-balkans-the-wests-fa…

Created

Fri, 18/11/2022 - 05:25

Anyone who had “License Plates Start War” on their 2020s bingo card might be in...

DeSantis is More Polished and Less Bombastic Than Trump — But is He Less of a Threat to Democracy?

https://religiondispatches.org/desantis-is-more-polished-and-less-bombastic-tha…

Created

Fri, 18/11/2022 - 07:02

The midterms proved an abysmal disappointment for the Republican Party. Instead of the promised red...