Bradley Onishi

Bradley B. Onishi, PhD is faculty at the University of San Francisco. He is the author of the forthcoming book Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism - And What Comes Next (Broadleaf 2023) and the co-host of the Straight White American Jesus podcast.

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Religion Dispatches

The Right is Using the FBI's Mar-a-Lago Search to Martyr Trump and Maintain the Violent Myth of the Big Lie

On Monday, the FBI searched Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump’s home in Florida, during which, according to the former president, federal officials even “broke into my safe.” While there are reports that the…

Bradley Onishi

August 10, 2022

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Religion Dispatches

Has American Conservatism Abandoned the Christian Right?

Most of us don’t want to grow up to be our parents, especially when we’re in our twenties and ready to forge our own path in the world. For better or for worse, age often proves that we’re more like…

Bradley Onishi

June 22, 2022

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Religion Dispatches

Is Abortion No Longer Significant for Evangelicals — or Has it Just Become Like Water?

In 2018, I published an article here on Religion Dispatches about how abortion is a decisive issue for white evangelical voters. As a young evangelical, it became the single issue that determined my…

Bradley Onishi

August 12, 2021

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