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Religion Dispatches

Identity Theology: Political Correctness with a Halo

It was the invitation that wasn’t. Princeton Theological Seminary offered Timothy Keller its Abraham Kuyper Prize for Excellence in Reformed Theology and Public Witness. Hundreds of seminary students…
Carlos Wilton
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Religion Dispatches

Gay Men Detained and Killed in Chechnya, and More in the Global LGBT Recap

Gilbert Baker, who created the rainbow flag design that has become a symbol of the LGBT movement worldwide, died on March 31 in New York City. March 31 was also International Transgender Day of…
Peter Montgomery
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Christopher James Blythe

Political Research Associates
Christopher James Blythe is a research associate at the Maxwell Institute of Religious Scholarship at Brigham Young University, as well as the coeditor of the Journal of Mormon History and copresident…
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Religion Dispatches

Why The Religious Left Isn't Coming Together, and Why It Matters

So my article from last week on the supposedly emerging religious left has attracted some conservative appreciation, which is not really surprising. More disconcerting is exactly who liked the piece…
Daniel Schultz
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Religion Dispatches

What's Behind a Conservative Mormon's Call For "Religious Freedom" Advocates to "Stand Down" on LGBT Rights

It’s not every day that a self-proclaimed conservative who spent more than a decade leading a right-wing think tank calls on his fellow people of faith to “stand down” on religious opposition to LGBT…
Sunnivie Brydum
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Religion Dispatches

Maybe The Question Is: *Should* Shabbat Be The New Yoga?

In a recent article at Bloomberg Businessweek, Jennifer Miller examines the budding Jewish wellness-and-lifestyle scene—think artisanal matzah companies, campy mountain retreats, and Pinterest…
Michael Schulson
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Religion Dispatches

Fact-checking Scripture: "Those who do not work should not eat."

Occasionally, a bit of scripture will float into public discourse, often in the context of politicians and civilians sorting through the implications of some bit of policy. The citations are as a rule…
Daniel Schultz
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Religion Dispatches

Christianity as American Horror Story in Joyce Carol Oates' Newest Novel

Joyce Carol Oates’s hefty new novel, A Book of American Martyrs, reveals an America haunted by a mysterious, ultimately inexplicable force— religion—a force in eternal conflict not only with pluralism…
Spencer Dew
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Religion Dispatches

Trump Is Out to Erase LGBT Americans from Public Life

Remember, back in the olden days of late January 2017, when Sean Spicer and a host of other administration cronies promised that Trump was a steadfast ally of LGBT Americans, and that there were no…
Sunnivie Brydum
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Koki Mendis

Political Research Associates

Communications Director

Koki Mendis is Communications Director at Political Research Associates. In addition to communications, she has a background in outreach, fundraising, and graphic and brand design. As a communications…
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