Sex/Gender/Justice

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

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Created

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...

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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Created

Fri, 18/11/2022 - 07:02

The midterms proved an abysmal disappointment for the Republican Party. Instead of the promised red...

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