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The Threat to Democracy Runs Deep, But Mathematics Could Address the Abominable State of Representation and Voting

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Created

Wed, 20/03/2024 - 05:30

In November 1990, an election took place in Bosnia, my home country, that changed the...

In Speech to White Evangelical Broadcasters, Trump Lays Out his White Christian Nationalist Vision

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Created

Tue, 19/03/2024 - 08:32

I know, it’s easy to dismiss Trump’s extremist rhetoric as just another occasion of “Trump...

The New Age Fantasy of a Celtic Church that Revered Nature and the Divine Feminine Never Existed — So What?

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Created

Fri, 15/03/2024 - 07:01

From Fifth Avenue to Dorchester Heights, this St. Patrick’s Day will feature the traditional uilleann...

Project 2025: How Trump Loyalists and Right-Wing Leaders Are Paving a Fast Road to Fascism

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Created

Fri, 15/03/2024 - 22:00

Former President Donald Trump, nursing personal grievances against “deep state” officials and White House staff...

Katie Britt Wants You to Be Afraid — It’s the Fuel That Feeds Conservative Power

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Created

Thu, 14/03/2024 - 06:35

Last week, Katie Britt, one of Alabama’s two Christian nationalist senators, provided a now-notorious rebuttal...

New Research Suggests That Belief in Demons May Help Explain Christian Support of Trump

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Created

Wed, 13/03/2024 - 04:57

In a strange way, I envy the people who were raised as evangelical Christians in...

Alabama’s IVF Ruling Reveals Deep Ties to This Increasingly Influential Christian Right Movement

https://religiondispatches.org/alabamas-ivf-ruling-reveals-deep-ties-to-this-in…

Created

Wed, 06/03/2024 - 09:29

In the Alabama Supreme Court’s IVF ruling that sent shockwaves through the country, the word...

New Report Mapping Christian Nationalism by State Suggests Election Need Not be Played Out on Christian Nationalist Terms

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Created

Thu, 29/02/2024 - 06:30

Is there anything interesting in the latest report from PRRI on Christian nationalism in the...

Taking Aim at Religion Itself, Apostles Prime Networks For Real-World Violence

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Created

Wed, 28/02/2024 - 08:44

It is more than paradoxical that an ostensibly Christian university leader would say, “We are...

Both the Joy and the Uproar Over the Pope’s Blessings for LGBTQ Catholics are Small Potatoes Compared to this Age-Old Church Problem

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Created

Thu, 22/02/2024 - 01:48

Roman Catholicism is in precarious shape when blessings are controversial. Just before Christmas, and on...