Politics/Law

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

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Created

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…

Created

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...

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

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Created

Wed, 15/03/2023 - 09:25

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

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...

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...

‘He Gets Us’ and Sleazy ‘Swift Boat’ Ads Share a Central Figure — Further Evidence of a Right-Wing Bait-and-Switch

https://religiondispatches.org/he-gets-us-and-sleazy-swift-boat-ads-share-a-cen…

Created

Thu, 02/03/2023 - 08:41

One of the funnier developments in the ongoing drama around the “He Gets Us” campaign...

Can Rage Fuel the Struggle for Justice? A Roundtable

https://religiondispatches.org/rage-a-roundtable-discussion-presented-by-religi…

Created

Sat, 25/02/2023 - 08:06

[I]f your anger is directed at race and racism…if you’re aiming for change and not...

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Red/Blue ‘National Divorce’ Looks an Awful Lot Like a Confederate Flag

https://religiondispatches.org/marjorie-taylor-greenes-red-blue-national-divorc…

Created

Sat, 25/02/2023 - 08:36

There is nothing quite like the fresh hell of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Twitter account, wondering...

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