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Weaponizing science to sicken the least of us
Contrary to the beliefs of some in the anti-vaxx world, infectious diseases spread through bacteria and viruses, microscopic organisms that invade our bodies and make us sick. They seem natural…
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Religion Dispatches
The US Ambassador to Israel spoke at a conference designed to convert Jews and hasten end times
Last week, US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee spoke at a Christian Zionist church in Jerusalem, whose unambiguous purpose is to convert Israeli Jews to belief in Jesus in order to bring about the…
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Religion Dispatches
Yoram Hazony should maybe be less surprised by blatant antisemitism in the MAGA coalition
On November 20, Israeli nationalist Yoram Hazony sat down for an interview with conservative New York Times columnist Ross Douthat to offer an explanation for the rise of antisemitism on the MAGA…
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Religion Dispatches
Megyn Kelly’s comments about “liking” 15-year-old girls fit well within a “purity” worldview
Editor’s note: This post mentions child sexual assault and underage marriage. Please be advised. International media outlets and even an actual teenager slammed attorney and media personality Megyn…
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Religion Dispatches
Trump’s Telling Fixation with the Afterlife
America’s 47th president and aspirational dictator seems particularly concerned lately with where he’s headed when he dies. Trump mused about his chances at eternal salvation with the cast of “Fox and…
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Religion Dispatches
Mamdani Wins Decisive Victory over Islamophobic Election Tactics
The name is Mamdani, M-A-M-D-A-N-I. You should learn how to say it. Because he won . On November 4, 2025, New York City elected Zohran Kwame Mamdani as its first Muslim mayor. Throughout his campaign…
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Political Research Associates
How We Got the Christian Right We Know Today
In this roundtable, Chelsea Ebin, Matthew Taylor, and Julie Ingersoll discuss the intersection of today’s New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) and the New Christian Right of 1970s and 1980s formed by…
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Religion Dispatches
Trump Rankled Anti-Vaxx Crowd with Completely Different But Equally Unsupported Autism Link
In a rambling press conference last week, Donald Trump announced that commonly used over-the-counter painkiller Tylenol is “not good.” Specifically addressing pregnant women, Trump repeated “don’t…
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Religion Dispatches
Shows Power of Christian Nationalism for Young Korean Activists
On September 13, 2025, echoes of “We are Charlie Kirk” could be heard across Seoul. From Jamsil to Gangnam, thousands of young Koreans commemorated American political activist Charlie Kirk’s death by…
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Religion Dispatches
Sunday’s Charlie Kirk memorial service was part MAGA rally, part fundraising event for Turning Point USA—but mostly, it was a religious revival. The more than 70,000 attendees witnessed the…
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