My Womb for His Purposes: The Perils of Unassisted Childbirth in …
WEBJul 14, 2009 · In the last week of June, two different circles of blogs invested in the Quiverfull movement—both as critics and supporters of the pro-natalist, patriarchal, conservative Christian lifestyle—focused on the sad news of the death of one Quiverfull mother’s child shortly after birth.
What Do We Mean By ‘Judeo-Christian’? - Religion Dispatches
WEBFeb 15, 2011 · With the swing to the Right of the 1950s, American conservatives began to deploy “Judeo-Christian” in the fight against “Godless Communism.”. Senator Barry Goldwater contrasted “Judeo-Christian understandings” with “the communist projection of man as a producing, consuming animal to be used and discarded.”. Since then, “Judeo ...
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WEBSep 9, 2024 · Religion Dispatches | Religion Dispatches. Church Attendance is (Once Again) Correlated with Authoritarianism — So Why Do We Refuse to Acknowledge It? Historian Matthew Stewart Upends the Widespread Belief that 19th Century U.S. Christianity Was On ‘The Right Side of History’. We Would Be Wise to Pay Attention to Trump’s Apocalyptic ...
Fact-checking Scripture: “Those who do not work should not eat.”
WEBMar 31, 2017 · The biblical passage, 2 Thessalonians 3-10, was a rebuttal to one of the hearing’s expert witnesses, a representative of the Jewish anti-hunger group MAZON. (He .) It is also a familiar refrain to anyone who has watched past debates about SNAP. House Republicans have historically cited the verse — “if a man will not work, he shall not eat ...
Biblical Battered Wife Syndrome: Christian Women and Domestic …
WEBJun 18, 2009 · In Andersen’s reading, the story of Adam and Eve is that of Adam’s deadly betrayal of his wife: offering her up for punishment—the wages of eating the apple were death—rather than owning his blame for sin. Women have been responding in a sort of biblical battered wife syndrome, the “Eve Syndrome,” ever since.
The ‘Fake Christian’ Deflection and Contrarian Concern Trolling: …
WEBAug 25, 2021 · Chrissy Stroop. A prominent ex-evangelical writer, speaker, and advocate, Chrissy Stroop is (with Lauren O’Neal) coeditor of the essay anthology Empty the Pews: Stories of Leaving the Church.A senior correspondent for Religion Dispatches, her work has appeared in Dame Magazine, Foreign Policy, Playboy, Political Research Associates, and other outlets, including peer-reviewed academic journals.
Teflon Antichrist: How Did a President Who Fit the Role So Well …
WEBMar 30, 2021 · One of the more unexpected developments of Donald Trump’s presidency was his metamorphosis into an evangelical hero. American Christians didn’t just like his policies, they venerated him as a near supernatural being — the last hope against Antichrist.. Such a response, to any political leader, is unusual.
From The Virgin Mary to a Housewife in Queens: Inside The Seer …
WEBJan 26, 2015 · Every June 18 for more than 25 years, Veronica Lueken—a Catholic housewife from Bayside, Queens—gathered followers for an all-night vigil beside the Unisphere in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. In a trance, Lueken transmitted apocalyptic messages from the Virgin Mary, whose visitations were labeled ”Our Lady of the Roses.”.
Death With Dignity: Combatting Religious Opposition to Physician ...
WEBJun 22, 2009 · Krista Kapralos. Krista Kapralos is a multimedia journalist specializing in American Indian tribes, the environment and religion. She is a recent fellow with the International Reporting Project, and has reported from Venezuela and Bosnia.
Is Putin a 'Real' Christian? To Understand This Conflict We Need to …
WEBMar 15, 2022 · Sarah Riccardi-Swartz and Robert Saler. Sarah Riccardi-Swartz is a postdoctoral fellow in the Luce-Funded Recovering Truth: Religion, Journalism, and Democracy in a Post-Truth Era project in the Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict at Arizona State University. Her work is also supported by her participation as Senior Fellow in the “Orthodoxy and Human Rights” project, sponsored by ...