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Emma Cieslik

Emma Cieslik (she/her) is a queer, disabled religious scholar and museum worker based in Washington, DC. She studies the intersection of religion, gender and sexuality, and material culture. She founded and currently directs Queer and Catholic: A CLGS Oral History Project based out of the Pacific School of Religion.

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Religion Dispatches
Masquerading as official publications, Rededicate 250 featured ideas once relegated to fringe websites.
Unlike the coverage of so many of its transgressions, reporting on the Trump administration’s “ America-themed prayer rally ,” known officially as Rededicate 250, was largely accurate. Event…
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Religion Dispatches
The late evangelical leader's sadistic work was a natural fit for someone like Epstein.
Please be aware that the following article contains references to child abuse, child sexual abuse, and child sexual abuse materials. It didn’t receive a great deal of attention at the time, but among…
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Religion Dispatches
Earlier this summer, investigative journalist T.J. Raphael released a seven-episode podcast, Liberty Lost , which investigates the history of Liberty University’s Godparent Home. In this secretive…
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