Religion Dispatches

Religion Dispatches

The prison occupies a powerful place in the American imagination. In film and television it offers a context through which to explore the worst imaginable qualities of humanity—the dangerous, monstrous, deranged, and obscene. The stereotypes, fantasies, and voyeuristic consumption promoted in popula

The Little Rock Crisis is a disturbing precedent for the Idaho petition’s demands. It took a presidential order and a National Guard escort to ensure that nine Black students were able to attend Little Rock Central High School in 1957 after the "massive resistance" to integration. Image: Public Domain

Confederate flag reads: "Heritage Not Hate." Image: Gilbert Mercier/Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Kim Coates as Brigham Young in Netflix's'American Primeval.'

Although it has since been removed from the White House website, on Friday afternoon, with seconds remaining on his presidential clock, Joseph Robinette Biden announced (noticed?) that the Equal Rights Amendment met the requirements to be added to the constitution… five years ago. A year before he a

At President Trump's post-inaugural festivities, Elon Musk rose to the podium emblazoned with the Seal of the President of the United States to make a speech. It was a privilege earned through the $277 million he paid to back Trump and other Republican candidates and the MAGAfication of his X platfo

Altered still image of California wildfire footage. Image: KTLA/X

The Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, Bishop of Washington, speaks directly to President Trump in a January sermon. Image: Washington National Cathedral/YouTube

Big-headed Yakubs, drawn by Dwight York, founder of the Nuwaubian Nation. Image: Fair Use