Sex/Gender/Justice

But What About the Parents? New York Times Falls Into the Anti-Trans ‘Parents’ Rights’ Trap

https://religiondispatches.org/but-what-about-the-parents-times-follows-parents…

Created

Thu, 26/01/2023 - 05:27

What do you call parents who side with the ADF, a right-wing legal advocacy group,...

No Longer Content With Right to Opt Out, Conservative Christians Asking Courts to Eliminate Rights for Others — And They’re Winning

https://religiondispatches.org/your-rights-burden-me-individual-conservative-ch…

Created

Tue, 10/01/2023 - 04:00

Last week, the Texas Tribune reported that 156 federally-funded family planning programs in Texas must...

Putin’s Violent Holy War Rhetoric Made it to the Christian Right Fringe — And There’s Reason to Believe it’ll Go Mainstream

https://religiondispatches.org/putins-violent-holy-war-rhetoric-made-it-to-the-…

Created

Wed, 02/11/2022 - 08:30

It starts with a tweet: It's time for Christians in every country to come to...

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...

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...

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...

Three Cheers for Mormon Support of Same-Sex Legislation? Not So Fast

https://religiondispatches.org/three-cheers-for-mormon-support-of-same-sex-legi…

Created

Tue, 22/11/2022 - 05:27

Last week, the LDS Church formally came out in support of the federal Respect for...

Colorado Springs Massacre Captures the Christian Nationalist ‘Monster In The Mirror’

https://religiondispatches.org/colorado-springs-massacre-captures-the-christian…

Created

Wed, 23/11/2022 - 09:27

Sometimes, the scholarly life means taking delight in unexpectedly relevant news items: a new adaptation...

When Violence is Inevitable: Club Q and the Success of the System

https://religiondispatches.org/when-violence-is-inevitable-club-q-and-the-succe…

Created

Thu, 24/11/2022 - 07:53

Thirty people in a queer club were shot with an AR-15 by a man with...

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