Bibles must be the King James Version; must contain the Old and New Testaments; must include copies of the Pledge of Allegiance, Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights; and must be bound in leather or leather-like material."
This stunning report is unsurprising, yet underscores how Oklahoma is working to pander to the former President.
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The acclaimed author of Culture Warlords investigates the rise of the Christian Right over the last half-century that lays out the grim vision evangelicals a...
Today, NY Mag published an excerpt of my book, in which I talk about the past 50 years of the abusive evangelical "biblical parenting" movement, how "parental rights" entered the political lexicon, and why you shouldn't hit your kids: www.thecut.com/article/the-...
The Evangelical family’s twisted obsession with corporal punishment.
This is what the heart of American evangelicalism really is. The profession of weird beliefs mostly functions to isolate families from potential external supports. The core of it is an authoritarian cult in which the Dad’s power over the household is iterated through ritualized/sanctified abuse
Today, NY Mag published an excerpt of my book, in which I talk about the past 50 years of the abusive evangelical "biblical parenting" movement, how "parental rights" entered the political lexicon, and why you shouldn't hit your kids: www.thecut.com/article/the-...
The Evangelical family’s twisted obsession with corporal punishment.
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Chess Grandmaster Anna Muzychuk refuses to play in Saudi Arabia: "In a few days I will lose two world titles because I decided not to go to Saudi Arabia. I refuse to play by special rules, to wear abaya, to be accompanied by a man so I can leave the hotel, so I don't feel like a second class person"
A billionaire isn't just a flaw in the system. A billionaire generates flaws in the system