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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...

The Right Questions Kamala Harris’ Blackness — Yet as Long as She Holds Any Power She’ll Always Be Too Black for Them

https://religiondispatches.org/the-right-questions-kamala-harris-blackness-yet-…

Created

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 04:00

Hey, do you all remember jamming to the song “Jesus loves the little children, all...

Attacks on Tim Walz’s Lutheran Denomination are Undermined by Reality — I Mean, Is ELCA Even Exciting Enough for Controversy?

https://religiondispatches.org/attacks-on-tim-walzs-lutheran-denomination-are-u…

Created

Wed, 14/08/2024 - 06:58

Almost as soon as presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris announced Minnesota Governor Tim Walz...

‘Leaving is Never So Simple as Stepping Over a Line’ — A Conversation with the Author of ‘Rift,’ a New Memoir on Christian Patriarchy

https://religiondispatches.org/leaving-is-never-so-simple-as-stepping-over-a-li…

Created

Thu, 15/08/2024 - 05:45

Cait West’s insights could not be more urgent. At a time when conservative lawmakers and...

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