Sex/Gender/Justice

What We Need to Understand is that Fascism is Intersectional and Erotic—’Thy Rod is Thy Gun,’ With a Hip-Thrust

https://religiondispatches.org/what-we-need-to-understand-is-that-fascism-is-in…

Created

Fri, 26/05/2023 - 05:23

In The Family (now also a Netflix series), journalist and author Jeff Sharlet wrote about...

Hell in a Cell: ‘The Pope’s Exorcist’ Reflects the Growing Belief That Cocksure Men Will Save Us in the Battle of Good v. Evil

https://religiondispatches.org/hell-in-a-cell-the-popes-exorcist-reflects-the-g…

Created

Sat, 20/05/2023 - 02:46

Although it was a financial success, The Pope’s Exorcist, featuring a virile Russell Crowe as...

New Data Strongly Suggest a Correlation Between Disaffiliation and Christianity’s Association with the U.S. Right

https://religiondispatches.org/new-data-strongly-suggest-a-correlation-between-…

Created

Thu, 18/05/2023 - 05:10

For centuries, American evangelical Protestants have been obsessed with religious ‘revival.’ Fear of ostensible societal,...

Turning Point Efforts to Export Drag Queen Attacks and ‘Take Back Universities’ Marred by Fringe Associations and Farcical Missteps

https://religiondispatches.org/turning-point-efforts-to-export-drag-queen-attac…

Created

Tue, 16/05/2023 - 06:18

Bullhorns and chants fill the air. Conservatives are gathered to protest a drag show. Mothers...

In its Battle for ‘Life’ the Antiabortion Movement is Willing to Expose its Enemies to Death — And There’s an Old Christian Theology that Supports Them

https://religiondispatches.org/in-its-battle-for-life-the-antiabortion-movement…

Created

Wed, 26/04/2023 - 07:40

The recent Texas lawsuit that sought to overturn the FDA’s approval of mifepristone presents itself—in...

Dragged Through the Mud: This Little Church-Backed Support Group for LGBTQ Teens Suffered Bomb Threats, Smears and the Cancellation of its Drag Show

https://religiondispatches.org/dragged-through-the-mud-this-little-church-backe…

Created

Wed, 19/04/2023 - 07:29

“Twenty years ago I thought now would be better. And it’s not.” That’s how Tiffany...

Catholic Groups Leading Mifepristone Ban Are Part of Century-Long Tradition Who See it as Patriotic Duty to Protect the Family

https://religiondispatches.org/catholic-groups-leading-mifepristone-ban-are-par…

Created

Tue, 18/04/2023 - 05:45

In 1995, following a spate of lethal violence against abortion providers across the United States,...

Christian Nationalist Judge Strikes Down FDA-Approved Abortion Pill for Brazenly Ideological Reasons

https://religiondispatches.org/christian-nationalist-judge-strikes-down-safe-me…

Created

Tue, 11/04/2023 - 03:57

Mifepristone is safer than aspirin. Much safer. The FDA approved the drug for early abortions...

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…

Created

Fri, 24/03/2023 - 08:16

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

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...

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