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My Evangelical Anxiety
The author’s new memoir explores how he reconciled his Christian upbringing with his need for treatment for his mental illness.
By Charles Marsh
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Religious Nationalism Holds Sway as Virginia Revokes the Rights of Trans Students
Religious identities are being elevated above the gender identities of trans and nonbinary students.
By Jessica Johnson
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Christians Love a Comeback Story. Too Often It’s Cheap Grace.
Despite increased pressure for disgraced public figures to leave the spotlight, it’s surprisingly easy to return to it—especially for Christian leaders.
By Katelyn Beaty
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Religious Appropriation Depends on Whiteness Too
The author tackles some of the themes from her new book, “Stealing My Religion.”
By Liz Bucar
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Conversion Isn’t a Ticket Out of White Supremacy
How white converts to Islam can reinforce anti-Muslim bias
By Anna Piela
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The Faith-Based Politics of El Salvador’s Millennial President
Over the past three years of the Bukele presidency, the millennial autocrat has instrumentalized religion and devotional behavior to appeal to both local and diasporic Salvadorans to generate approval and bolster his legitimacy.
By Amy Fallas
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The Religious and Anti-Chinese Roots of “Replacement” Theory
Anti-Chinese hate took vicious and violent forms. Religion was at the heart of it.
By Kathryn Gin Lum
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Dobbs and Fetal Personhood
The uncertain status of unborn life in Dobbs offers an opportunity to Americans who will now be forced to discuss the morality and law of abortion on the state level.
By M. Cathleen Kaveny
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The Women Left Behind by the Pro-Life Movement
Could it be that in their quest to validate the personhood of an unborn child, the pro-life movement has diminished the personhood of a woman?
By Beth Allison Barr
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The Supreme Court Is Decimating Public Education as a Common Good
When religious minorities embrace public money for their own private schools, they provide ample cover for white conservative Christians to decimate secular public education.
By Ronit Y. Stahl