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Christian Nationalist Legislator Introduces Anti-Trans ‘Millstone Act’ Suggesting Biblical Retribution

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Fri, 03/02/2023 - 07:06

A biblical death sentence. In America, in 2023, a legislator has proposed The Millstone Act,...

In Israel, Left and Right Join to Protest New Government Threat to Democracy — What’s Striking is What’s Missing

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Created

Wed, 01/02/2023 - 06:51

A week after elections that produced the most far-right government in Israel’s history, the protests...

Don’t Tread on our Gas Stoves: The Latest Right-Wing Cause May Be Silly But the Strategy is the Point

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Created

Tue, 31/01/2023 - 02:05

Conservatives are ready to die for gas stoves. Yes, you read that correctly: They aren’t...

In Hamline Case, the ‘Free Expression vs. Religious Sensibilities’ Frame Obscures a Stark Reality About Higher Education

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Created

Fri, 27/01/2023 - 08:50

Recently, Hamline University faculty called for the resignation of President Fayneese Miller following the firing...

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

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Thu, 26/01/2023 - 05:27

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

GOP Candidate Allegedly Orchestrating Shooting of Democrats’ Homes is no Accident

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Created

Tue, 24/01/2023 - 09:32

On December 4th 2022, eight bullets struck the home of Bernalillo County Commissioner Adriann Barboa....

The Key to Understanding the Federalist Society Isn’t Originalism — It’s This 800-Year Old Tradition

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Created

Wed, 18/01/2023 - 09:15

In the amicus brief he submitted to the Supreme Court on behalf of the state...

‘Exporting Garbage to the Nations’: Conservative Christian Rifts Spreading Like Cracked Glass

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Created

Sat, 14/01/2023 - 06:32

The conservative Christian base of the Republican Party has never been as monolithic as it...

As a Religious Studies Professor I Disagreed With the Hamline Firing — But Now I’ve Changed My Mind

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Created

Sat, 14/01/2023 - 08:22

Since learning about Hamline University’s recent firing of an instructor, the flurry of thoughts and...

Enjoy the Kosher Collard Greens, But Understand This: Hebrew Israelites Have Something to Say to the Rest of the Jewish Community

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Created

Fri, 13/01/2023 - 07:23

At the 1995 Source Awards, Outkast’s Andre3000, delivered his now iconic shot across the bow...