Racial Justice

Phoning It In: ‘Heathen’ Isn’t a Neutral Religious Description — It’s Also a Significant Force in the Creation of Race in the US

https://religiondispatches.org/phoning-it-in-heathen-isnt-a-neutral-religious-d…

Created

Thu, 21/11/2024 - 06:47

Welcome to “Phoning It In,” a gameshow I made up because I am tired and...

With no Viable Alternative on Ballot, Anti-immigrant Movement Claims Victory and Releases Wish Lists

https://religiondispatches.org/with-no-viable-alternative-on-ballot-anti-immigr…

Created

Thu, 07/11/2024 - 08:26

When a fundamentally punitive position is embraced by both candidates, you can pretty much bank...

New Doc Claiming Columbus was Jewish May Have Some Accuracy Issues — But There’s a Far Bigger Issue We Need to Reckon With

https://religiondispatches.org/the-problems-with-renewed-claims-that-columbus-w…

Created

Thu, 31/10/2024 - 03:16

Speculations that Italian Americans’ problematic hero, Christopher Columbus, might have actually been Jewish were all...

PRRI’s Robert P. Jones Discusses Authoritarianism, Christian Nationalism, and What the 2024 Election is Really About

https://religiondispatches.org/prris-robert-p-jones-discusses-authoritarianism-…

Created

Tue, 22/10/2024 - 07:12

Like a comet closing in on Planet Earth, the US presidential election is hurtling toward...

This is No Ordinary Anti-Blackness — The Racist History of the Pet-Eating Conspiracy

https://religiondispatches.org/this-is-no-ordinary-anti-blackness-the-racist-hi…

Created

Tue, 01/10/2024 - 04:33

By now readers are likely familiar with the claim that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio...

Is ‘Western Self-Hatred’ the Problem in the Gaza War Protest Movement?

https://religiondispatches.org/is-western-self-hatred-the-problem-in-the-gaza-w…

Created

Fri, 27/09/2024 - 06:31

After listening to a 90-minute comprehensive webinar on campus protests and antisemitism, led by a...

The Overwhelming Whiteness and Increasing Maleness of U.S. Churches isn’t an Accident — It’s a Selling Point

https://religiondispatches.org/the-overwhelming-whiteness-and-increasing-malene…

Created

Sat, 28/09/2024 - 05:01

In a recent front-page article, New York Times religion reporter Ruth Graham explores a historic...

Church Attendance is (Once Again) Correlated with Authoritarianism — So Why Do We Refuse to Acknowledge It?

https://religiondispatches.org/church-attendance-correlated-with-authoritariani…

Created

Sat, 14/09/2024 - 03:15

Since 2016, I have been arguing here at RD that former president Donald Trump’s politics,...

Well, the Harris-Trump Debate Happened — Now Enjoy Your Freedom and Choose Wisely

https://religiondispatches.org/well-the-harris-trump-debate-happened-now-enjoy-…

Created

Fri, 13/09/2024 - 04:24

In the largest sacrifice the world has ever seen since Jesus disappeared into the clouds...

Historian Matthew Stewart Upends the Widespread Belief that 19th Century U.S. Christianity Was On ‘The Right Side of History’

https://religiondispatches.org/historian-matthew-stewart-upends-the-widespread-…

Created

Tue, 10/09/2024 - 01:57

Might as well say it up front: I am one of many progressive Christians who...

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