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Entry Denied: A short history of LGBTQ+ cruises and religious conflicts

While Zionist claims to nationhood are often structured around the delegitimization of Palestinians, pro-Palestinian solidarity has become central to...

“The Exorcist,” “Wake Up Dead Man,” “Conclave,” and the Catholic Church have a man problem that won’t save us

If calling the president “un-Christian” is a slight, how do we resist centering Christianity in American public life?

The religious groups that help pay for abortions and the challenges they face

The doctors and religious organizers who risk everything

Battles over abortion expose a malignant hatred of women’s freedom

The surprising history of a politically charged phrase

The Arkansas legislature approved plans for a memorial to “unborn children” terminated “during the era of Roe v Wade”

Do apologies for clergy abuse offered by the Catholic church and Southern Baptist Convention do anything to instill trust?

Revenge fantasies can help us heal. But do they come with their own dangers?

Expecting people to forgive in all situations can enable abuse and allow social injustice to continue

The church contributed to the abuse and death of countless Indigenous peoples. Could refusing the church's request for forgiveness...

Christianity’s attempt to silence the voices within its texts mirrors the way some Christians have tried to silence the...

Should Americans forgive the Catholic church for its role in ending Roe?

Should we forgive institutions when they admit to years of abuse?

Do childless people owe the pope forgiveness for calling them selfish?

100 reasons why I didn’t go for a Ph.D.

An interview with bestselling author Keisha N. Blain about her book, Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer's Enduring...

What could someone who died 1,385 years ago have to say to us about the internet and the spread...

The problems with imagining who the barbarians are in the U.S. today

Why the charge of child sacrifice thrives in our contemporary discourse.

“Political Feelings” is a bi-monthly column by Patrick Blanchfield about stories, scenes, and studies of religion in American culture.

“Political Feelings” is a bi-monthly column by Patrick Blanchfield about stories, scenes and studies of religion in American culture....