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Behind the Inclusive-Sounding Ads of this $100 Million PR-Blitz-for-Jesus it’s the Same Old Conservative Christian Fantasy
This month, a $100 million advertising campaign and website have been launched nationwide to help...
Failure to Grasp the Distinct Character and History of Eastern Christianity is Compromising Our Understanding of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began three weeks ago, it’s likely you’ve heard the...
Arguments That Caste Protections ‘Unjustly Target’ South Asians Don’t Stand Up to Scrutiny
Earlier this year the California State University Board of Trustees unanimously ratified the California Faculty...
‘Russkii Mir,’ the Russian Equivalent of ‘Blood & Soil’ Ideology at the Heart of Putin’s War, Explained and Rejected by Theologians in New Statement
A new statement by Orthodox Christian theologians—some of whom sign from Russia—dramatically illustrates what’s at...
The Right Wing Slant on Religious Freedom is a Slippery Slope
Christian Right legislation that has often seemed to be aimed at undermining or rolling back...
Is Putin a ‘Real’ Christian? To Understand This Conflict We Need to Ask Different Questions
Vladimir Putin’s campaign of violence in Ukraine has brought to the fore questions about his...
Prominent Russian Orthodox Church Rejects Pro-Putin Patriarch Kirill, Raising Tensions Within Orthodox World
The Russian Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas in Amsterdam has a rather prominent place in...
Trump’s ‘Sh*thole Countries’ is Just a Cruder Term for What’s Been Said in American Churches for Generations
In January 2018, the 45th president hit a new low in a closed-door meeting: “Why...
GOP Candidate for PA Governor Affiliated with Far-Right Gun Church, ‘Rod of Iron Ministries’ — Here’s an Annotated Sermon by Leader Sean Moon
Pennsylvania State Senator and retired colonel Doug Mastriano has announced his candidacy for governor. And,...
Kirill’s Sermon May Be Bad Preaching and Even Worse Theology — But it’s a Top-Notch Rejection of Liberal Democracy
Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, gave a sermon on forgiveness this...