Christian Right

Tuesday, May 17 was commemorated as International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, or IDAHOT. Among the many projects undertaken: The Bedayaa Organization for LGBTQI in the Nile…

The other day, I suggested that if we want to understand the future of the religious left, we ought to look to black and Hispanic communities. A new study from Indiana University’s School of Public…

In a recent piece over at Slate, Ruth Graham argues that the current state of the Republican Party and conservative evangelicalism presents liberal Christians with an opportunity to be heard through…

In a short piece last week, I briefly discussed Trump’s social media war with Southern Baptist Russell Moore, who tweeted Old Testament prophecies at the presumptive Republican nominee while the…

The Human Dignity Trust has released a report, Breaking the Silence: Criminalisation of Lesbians and Bisexual Women and its Impacts, which it says is “the first ever global in-depth analysis of how…

Whenever you think about the principled Southern Baptist leaders opposing the ascension of America’s Problem Child to the GOP presidential nomination, think of this paragraph from an NPR report on…

North Carolina’s HB2 (also known as the “bathroom bill”) may not explicitly be about religious freedom , but nearly all of its vocal supporters are conservative Christians who seem to have a hard time…

I’m a prude. Let’s just get that out there right now. I blame my Southern Baptist upbringing for my prudishness. I was taught that the body was inherently shameful, the earthen vessel we had been…

Many people are questioning whether Donald Trump’s dominance in the GOP nominating process, and his dismissal of evangelical leaders like Russell Moore, spells the end of the religious right as a key…

@drmoore Russell Moore is truly a terrible representative of Evangelicals and all of the good they stand for. A nasty guy with no heart! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 9, 2016 In the space…