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Religion Dispatches
Saying outrageous, verifiably untrue things has sort of become Patriarch Kirill of Moscow’s brand. The chief Russian Orthodox cleric had a history of outrageous statements before the Russian invasion…
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Religion Dispatches
When it comes to Roe v. Wade , some pro-choice voices have a jihadism problem. Posting about “Shariʿa” won’t help them. Critiquing originalism might. A subset of those infuriated by the leaked draft…
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Religion Dispatches
In March, the State of Texas sent investigators to Amber and Adam Briggle’s home , saying they abused their trans son because they provided him gender-affirming care. In April, Texas police arrested…
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Religion Dispatches
Over two years ago, I and a team of researchers set out to learn how policies on abortion at Protestant hospitals in the South impact the medical care that pregnant patients—including those with…
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Religion Dispatches
Conservative Supreme Court justices are rewriting our Constitution . The leaked draft of Justice Alito’s majority opinion overturning Roe v. Wade radically alters American law and our understanding of…
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Religion Dispatches
According to a leaked draft opinion published by Politico , the Supreme Court’s five constitutional originalists have joined Justice Alito in overturning Roe v. Wade . Many evangelicals are…
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Political Research Associates
Fights over Racism Highlight Southern Baptist Divide
The history of the Southern Baptist Convention informs the way that they plan to address Critical Race Theory in their church going forward.
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Religion Dispatches
This week, Jews in Israel and around the world will commemorate Yom HaShoah, a Holocaust Remembrance Day that marks a somber time for remembrance and reflection. On Thursday, thousands of Israeli and…
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Religion Dispatches
Paula Patrick, a conservative judge in Philadelphia perhaps best known for being on the wrong side of a Christopher Columbus statue controversy , objects to being called “ QAnon-linked .” In fact, she…
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Religion Dispatches
In my previous column here at RD , I used historical retrospective and my personal memories of the 1990s era Christian opposition to “Hillarycare” to contextualize the colossal failure of Sharity, a…
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