https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to greg abbott en https://religiondispatches.org/2022/11/23/when-violence-inevitable-club-q-and-success-system Thirty people in a queer club were shot with an AR-15 by a man with a prior criminal record. Thirty people in a queer club were shot with the Christian Right’s revered weapon as Transgender Day of Remembrance 2022 dawned… Wed, 23 Nov 2022 03:53:22 EST Heron Greenesmith 62a758ba-3191-4656-a916-fac8b8f97419 https://religiondispatches.org/2022/06/06/transphobic-and-anti-abortion-policies-are-direct-threat-my-religious-freedom The Public Religion Research Institute recently highlighted an important statistic: nearly all Unitarian Universalists ( 97 percent ) support nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQIA+ people. It’s a similar story for reproductive rights—according to the Pew Research Center , 90 percent of… Mon, 06 Jun 2022 05:31:23 EDT Susan Frederick-Gray 6e682810-a437-42fb-bad6-af6caa3f67e7 https://religiondispatches.org/2022/05/11/dont-buy-alitos-assurances-heres-what-happens-next-after-roe-falls The leaked first draft of Associate Justice Samuel Alito’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson has sent shockwaves throughout the American psyche. This is a stunning reversal of women’s rights that have been in place for half a century . It… Wed, 11 May 2022 03:34:55 EDT Brynn Tannehill 8f88195d-cde9-4218-bc3a-552870401275 https://religiondispatches.org/2022/03/07/same-toxic-christian-right-theology-supports-both-online-bullying-i-experienced-and In late February, I went through an episode of online bullying that made me feel more dehumanized than I ever had since coming out as a transgender woman, leading to several days of heightened depressive symptoms and low productivity. The… Mon, 07 Mar 2022 04:28:16 EST Chrissy Stroop eec3237e-963f-4475-b28e-ac8862aea1ca https://religiondispatches.org/2022/03/03/dont-laugh-rick-scotts-plan-rescue-america-or-be-fooled-reports-backlash-his-only On Tuesday, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) unveiled what he modestly calls “An 11 Point Plan To Rescue America ,” his policy platform proposal should the GOP retake the Senate in the November midterms. “I’ll warn you; this plan is not… Thu, 03 Mar 2022 03:10:03 EST Annika Brockschmidt 75129a91-02e1-4abf-ad72-7f5e135a04c9 https://religiondispatches.org/2021/06/17/red-pop-and-freedom-how-and-how-not-celebrate-juneteenth-new-federal-holiday On June 15 th , the U.S. Senate passed by unanimous consent a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday. Juneteenth is the result of emancipation delayed by Confederate control over Galveston, Texas until federal troops arrived to inform enslaved Africans… Thu, 17 Jun 2021 04:56:21 EDT A. E. Brooks-Key bd4e0b52-b0e9-4c1b-a934-1fcc1c3c979e https://religiondispatches.org/2021/02/22/when-golden-rule-used-silence-dissent-and-protect-politically-powerful On Sunday, NBC’s “Meet the Press” interviewed Senator Ron Johnson. ABC’s “This Week” interviewed House Minority Whip Steve Scalise. CBS’s “Face the Nation” interviewed Senator Lindsey Graham. “Fox News Sunday” interviewed Senator Rand Paul. They’re all Republicans and they had… Mon, 22 Feb 2021 02:45:31 EST John Stoehr e16d6be6-4066-4987-b875-9a8d7fb04a20 https://religiondispatches.org/2020/12/18/christian-terrorist-tx-was-paid-investigator-prominent-gop-activists-and-donors On Tuesday, December 15, disgraced former Houston Police captain Mark Anthony Aguirre was charged with aggravated assault for running an air conditioner repairman off the road and holding him at gunpoint, actions he took as part of a broader conspiratorial… Fri, 18 Dec 2020 01:00:42 EST Chrissy Stroop 5f55411d-5e56-4de6-b75c-f7a4a100efca https://religiondispatches.org/2020/04/20/texas-faith-leaders-say-governors-use-pandemic-ban-abortion-attack-religious-freedom UPDATE April 21: On April 20, after this article appeared, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated Texas’ ban on all elective abortions, including those induced through medication. COVID-19 has given Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton… Mon, 20 Apr 2020 02:05:26 EDT David R. Brockman 269cb3e7-8a7b-498d-a734-247d81c413e0 https://religiondispatches.org/2020/04/02/new-study-christian-nationalism-texas-should-be-warning-whole-country “Our Fathers intended that this nation should be a Christian nation, not because all who lived in it were Christians, but because it was founded on and would be governed and guided by Christian principles.” ― David Barton, The Myth… Thu, 02 Apr 2020 11:38:44 EDT David R. Brockman 63477e6b-ed32-4b52-a569-b333b462da3e https://religiondispatches.org/2020/03/26/theres-no-legal-reason-churches-receive-quarantine-exceptions If you’d asked me even two months ago what the next issue or event to spark acrimonious church-state conflict was likely to be, I doubt global pandemic would have even crossed my mind. And yet, in retrospect, it seems all… Thu, 26 Mar 2020 09:11:46 EDT Chrissy Stroop cd6c3b1d-cf2f-4033-991b-b18bdde31c00 https://religiondispatches.org/2017/07/05/will-texas-really-be-able-undermine-marriage-equality While most of us (including your faithful RD staffers) were prepping the grill for a long weekend celebrating this country’s problematic patriotism, the Texas Supreme Court on Friday issued an ominous anti-gay ruling that is positively stunning in its misreading… Wed, 05 Jul 2017 03:22:09 EDT Sunnivie Brydum 80d574a2-0dd5-406f-9118-83f4ae6fc708 https://religiondispatches.org/2017/05/23/texas-anti-lgbt-adoption-bill-unconstitutional-and-unnecessary-say-texas-law-professors Nine sitting law professors at major universities in Texas have drafted an open letter to lawmakers in their state who just approved a controversial “religious freedom” bill that would allow state-funded adoption agencies to discriminate against prospective parents who are… Tue, 23 May 2017 06:09:00 EDT Sunnivie Brydum 91edebf2-d860-473c-bf64-8875fe2d607d