“Kirk may serve a purpose as a martyr for the moment, but it is only ever truly beholden to one messiah: Donald Trump.” @ardenthistorian.bsky.social reports for @religiondispatches.org on Charlie Kirk’s memorial service and how his death is being used to advance MAGA's agenda: ow.ly/VJpG50X1CPh.

actually really interested to see if/how Hindutva trolls show up on this site

rßing this piece every time I get Hindutva hate mail @audreytruschke.bsky.social with six things you need to know about Hindu nationalism religiondispatches.org/what-in-the-...

Hindu Nationalism, Explained (6 things you need to know) by @audreytruschke.bsky.social

They built this technology with this use case in mind.

opinions on this one differed, but we decided to default on the side of not being culturally extractive jerks not in love with the new series title and totally open to other suggestions! religiondispatches.org/what-in-the-...

in this very first installment of our new explainer series, "Make It Make Sense," @audreytruschke.bsky.social gives y'all a helpful list of thing everybody should know about Hindu nationalism religiondispatches.org/make-it-make...

I wrote about Kirk‘s memorial, which was set up as part MAGA propaganda rally/TPUSA Action fundraiser, part Christian revival, with Christian Nationalism as the centrepiece - and numerous calls for spiritual warfare, as well as Kirk‘s canonisation as a martyr for the movement @religiondispatches.org

The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States. 🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...

RELI nerds: I have a serious professional question that I am asking as Senior Editor at @religiondispatches.org it's extremely important and serious ...how many of y'all are watching the Mormon Bachelorette and would maybe wanna write something silly for us about it?

the latest for RD: @catholic4choice.bsky.social's Jamie Manson celebrates more LGBTQ+ Catholic inclusion, but asks: where are the women? religiondispatches.org/lgbtq-cathol...

My latest for @religiondispatches.org on "neutral" coverage that falls for bad-faith claims by right-wing actors: religiondispatches.org/sanitizing-f...

hey, if any religion profs want to talk to @religiondispatches.org about their experiences of being on this shitheel's Professor Watchlist, I feel a series of interviews coming on

My latest for @religiondispatches.org

'The scale of [Charlie Kirk's] influence will shape the fury of fascism’s response,' writes @jeffsharlet.bsky.social, who's "begging you to not pour gasoline on a fire." religiondispatches.org/lets-be-hone...

Latest op ed: Thanks to @religiondispatches.org for giving me somewhere to rant and @mpgphd.bsky.social for her amazing editing skills. "History will not remember Gomez’s stunt. It will remember that the world looked away while Gaza burned." religiondispatches.org/tx-candidate...

How about the death penalty? Folks are still getting murdered by the state by firing squad in the U.S.

It’s not considered political violence to round up people and put them in concentration camps. It’s not considered political violence to fund ethnic cleansing and genocide. Very interesting what’s considered political violence and deemed unacceptable.

It’s not considered political violence to dehumanize people until they’re so ostracized by society that they take their own lives. It’s not considered political violence to make policy choices to intentionally kill people by depriving them of life saving healthcare.

as we were just saying religiondispatches.org/mn-mass-shoo...

my girl @sajidajalalzai.bsky.social saying what needs to be said "History will not remember Gomez’s stunt. It will remember that the world looked away while Gaza burned." religiondispatches.org/tx-candidate...

the latest from RD: @sajidajalalzai.bsky.social on where we need to focus our outrage about Islamophobia (hint: it's not on political stunts.) religiondispatches.org/tx-candidate...

Sara Moslener did such a great job with this piece

it's historian for "fucked" or "BRUH"

I wrote this!

"Our kids are crushing their coal quotas, and they're doing it in a fraction of the time." - CEO of Kidz at Work Coal Mines, Inc.

@drrachelwagner.bsky.social for @religiondispatches.org "America protects our guns in a way we have never protected our children... Americans do not need more prayers. We need fewer guns." religiondispatches.org/mn-mass-shoo...

the latest from RD: @drrachelwagner.bsky.social on why America needs far fewer guns, not more prayers religiondispatches.org/mn-mass-shoo...

and if you need to lie to get one, well religiondispatches.org/lying-to-sav...

Florida welcomes polio.

I'm in @religiondispatches.org this evening, on why you should say what you need to say to get a COVID vaccine: "By doing whatever you need to do to get vaccinated, you’re showing basic solidarity with disabled, chronically ill, and medically complex folks these assholes believe ought not exist."

@rjelevi.bsky.social for RD on why lies that save lies are moral imperatives religiondispatches.org/lying-to-sav...

homeschooled alumni have been saying this, and it's bad

James Dobson taught this whole country to fear sexuality and sexual difference despite claiming that he and Focus on the Family were apolitical. That couldn’t be further from the actual truth. @religiondispatches.org

@rjelevi.bsky.social for RD on why lies that save lies are moral imperatives religiondispatches.org/lying-to-sav...

the latest from RD: @rjelevi.bsky.social on why if lying can get you the latest COVID vaccine, you *should* tell that lie religiondispatches.org/lying-to-sav...

actually, all sass aside this is GREAT advice if you think you maybe have an idea for an oped I think a lot of folks assume they need to turn in a perfectly polished article but one of my favorite parts of working for @religiondispatches.org is helping folks develop their ideas

UNC-Chapel Hill administrators have removed a student- and community-created mural depicting Palestinian resilience from Hanes Art Center. NC AAUP & UNC-Chapel Hill AAUP call on the Chancellor & Provost to restore the mural and publicly explain how the decision to remove it was made and by whom. 1/3

Trump admin planning to change student visas from lasting for duration of academic program to fixed 4-yr term, and then much harder to renew Could destroy US ability to attract global talent, particularly those seeking advanced degrees in STEM. The median time to complete a PhD is 5.7 yrs per NSF.

"Two books on evangelical purity culture later, I finally understand: I don’t need to be afraid of sex or men in general. I need to fear the people who made me afraid of sex in the first place—and no one taught me that lesson better than James Dobson." religiondispatches.org/i-will-alway...

finding it very hard to write in these times tbqh

Sara Moslener knocked this one out of the fucking park, y'all religiondispatches.org/i-will-alway...

"Two books on evangelical purity culture later, I finally understand: I don’t need to be afraid of sex or men in general. I need to fear the people who made me afraid of sex in the first place—and no one taught me that lesson better than James Dobson." religiondispatches.org/i-will-alway...

"Museums are not stages for loyalty. They are civic laboratories. They are places where we wrestle with contradictions, encounter the unfamiliar and widen our circle of empathy."

Then why are you partnering with AI companies? Why are you taking their money to bring AI into classrooms? I’ve been a union member since I was five. AI companies have stolen my work. This is a workers’ rights issue.

congrats!! and congrats to RD contributors @ahmadgreene.com and @laurenhorngriffin.bsky.social as well!!

The traditional nuclear family has been the site of the majority of child abuse—with parents as the primary perpetrators.

little known fact: In 2020, Republicans lost the White House and the Senate.

BREAKING: Big moment as CDC staff stage a mass walkout. They have lined the street outside its HQ to greet and salute the four top officials who have resigned in protest at RFK Jr’s attack on the agency’s science base. (🎥 AP)