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Religion Dispatches

Please Stop Using Islam to Critique the Abortion Ban: It Only Excuses the Very Christian, Very White Roots of Anti-Choice Movements

Like many other women living in Texas, news of the Supreme Court’s refusal to block Senate Bill 8 (SB 8) hit me hard. This extreme law not only bans abortion around six weeks in all cases of pregnancy…
Sajida Jalalzai
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Religion Dispatches

With the End of 'Roe' the Verdict is in: The Supreme Court Majority is Christian Nationalist

The Supreme Court ended Roe v. Wade . When the court finally got around to issuing the reprehensible 5-4 shadow docket decision on Texas’s bounty-hunting, 2-week abortion ban, which had already gone…
Andrew L. Seidel
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Religion Dispatches

Goodbye 'Roe,' Hello Violence and an Out-of-Control Judiciary

The Supreme Court overturned a constitutional right to healthcare, and effectively overturned Roe v Wade , by doing nothing. Using the shadow docket, Justice Alito allowed a draconian, dystopian…
Andrew L. Seidel
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Religion Dispatches

Whatever Happens with 'Roe' It'll Be The Consequence of Six Conservative Justices' Belief in Authoritarian Lies

Read more of John Stoehr’s posts from The Editorial Board — eds. The Editorial Board’s Mia Brett has been raising awareness of a new Texas law that, in effect, creates a market for abortion…
John Stoehr
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Religion Dispatches

The Evangelical Abortion Myth: An Excerpt from 'Bad Faith'

The Religious Right’s most cherished and durable myth is its myth of origins. According to this well-rehearsed narrative, articulated by Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, and countless others, evangelical…
Randall Balmer
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Religion Dispatches

'Bad Faith' Reveals This isn't First Rodeo for Racism and Religious Right

The Religious Right is experiencing another, devastating Covid surge, especially in Southern states with Republican governors. Meanwhile, conservative state legislators are furiously passing laws…
Rita Nakashima-Brock
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Renee Kuhl

Political Research Associates

Grants Manager

Renee Kuhl is the Grants Manager at Political Research Associates. Renee has extensive experience in non-profit development and administration, particularly in proposal writing, grants management, and…
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Rev. Naomi Washington-Leapheart

Political Research Associates

Strategic Partnerships Director

Rev. Naomi Washington-Leapheart, a Blackqueer daughter of Detroit, is a minister, professor, and movement strategist. She is so grateful to be able to make a life doing the work she was made for -…
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Religion Dispatches

A New Book Argues That This 'Divine Institution' is the Key to Understanding White Evangelical Culture

At a small group Bible study in suburban Colorado Springs, circa 2008, a group of 20-something white professionals gathered to discuss Mark 10:21-25. In this famous parable, Jesus instructs a rich man…
Seth Dowland
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Anti-Vaxx Cardinal Burke, Just Off the Ventilator, is Becoming a Living Anti-Abortion Martyr

Earlier this month Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke announced to the world that he had contracted Covid-19 in a strangely triumphant August 10 tweet “Praised be Jesus Christ! I wish to inform you that I…
Karen E. Park
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