Religion

This Reconstruction-Era Church Is a Place of Sanctuary, Liberation and Reunion

With many rural churches closing their doors, Riverhill has found a way to thrive for over 150 years

County Before Country

How a Wisconsin pastor is leading the far-right crusade to criminalize LGBTQ people and destroy Western Christianity

Five Seismic Shocks to the Military in 2025

A Christian Nationalist Agenda could threaten the freedoms of all Americans

The Myth of the Constitutional Sheriff

A once-fringe idea has gone mainstream—its flawed roots are as visible as ever

‘Disciples of White Jesus,’ Disciples of Trump

Pastor and author Angela Denker discusses what’s happening to white men and boys in Trump’s America

Megachurches: Streaming to a Barn Near You

How Pete Hegseth’s former Minnesota church is leading the new Christian “crusade”

What Happens When Moms for Liberty Takes Over Your School Board

In Laramie County, Wyoming, concerned citizens are pushing back

Did Religion Motivate Assassination of Minnesota Lawmaker?

The media has overlooked Vance Boelter’s connection to the New Apostolic Reformation in his alleged targeting of public officials
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Religion
June 26, 2025

A Fighting Faith

How a decades-long battle to protect religious freedom in the military is taking on Christian Nationalism

Native Life
June 9, 2025

In Times of Trouble, My Mother’s History Tells Me We Shall Overcome

Our lives are marked by our creative journeys, both inward and outward

Religion
June 2, 2025

What Counts as American Religion?

A new history reconsiders who belongs in American religious history and what should count as religion