Anthea Butler
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Why LeBron James' comments about Jerry Jones and the media are right
LeBron James asked reporters why they hadn't asked him about Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones like they'd asked about the Brooklyn Nets' guard Kyrie Irving. → Read More
The Christian nationalist dream met some American reality Tuesday
Being a raving Christian nationalist isn’t enough by itself to win — at least not the biggest elections. → Read More
In 'God Forbid' Jerry and Becki Falwell are the embodiment of evangelical hypocrisy
Hulu’s documentary “God Forbid” looks at Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr., his wife, Becki, and their former "pool boy," Giancarlo Granda. → Read More
For a Herschel Walker win, Georgia's evangelicals are willing to sell their souls
Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker, an anti-abortion rights candidate, has been accused of paying for a former sexual partner’s abortion in 2009. → Read More
As a religious leader, Queen Elizabeth II was consistent but willing to adapt
Elizabeth appointed seven Archbishops of Canterbury during her reign, met with five popes and many other religious leaders. → Read More
Steve Bannon wants to summon an army of Christian nationalists
Steve Bannon, a former adviser to Donald Trump who helped lead Trump’s plan to steal the 2020 election, is recruiting like-minded poll workers for the midterms. → Read More
A Catholic leader is visiting America right now. Where is the church's apology?
The Catholic Church and Jesuit orders must make good on promises to apologize and compensate for the abuse and enslavement that kept its institutions afloat. → Read More
The Pope apologized for abuse of Indigenous children. That's not enough.
Without a repudiation of the Catholic Church's Doctrine of Discovery, the pope's apologies fall short. → Read More
Gov. Greg Abbott should have known not to mess with Texas mamas
Mothers Against Greg Abbott, a new political action committee, blasts Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in a new ad calling out his anti-abortion and anti-trans policies. → Read More
Supreme Court rulings bringing religion into schools portends a grim future
These rulings portend trouble for our nation's public schools. → Read More
How the conservative Christian right is hijacking homeschooling
Schools have become a battleground for America's conservative Christian right. Having first come for public schools, they're now coopting homeschooling. → Read More
Why Tennessee comptroller's racist 'hostile takeover' of a Black town may fail after all
Mason, Tennessee, a predominantly African American town of about 1,500, should benefit from the construction of a $5.6 billion Ford plant planned nearby. → Read More
Russia-Ukraine crisis complicates American white evangelicals' love for Putin
Evangelicals are a long way from how they historically thought about Russia and communism. → Read More
Religious leaders supercharged Trump's presidency. SCOTUS just proved why.
How the alliance between evangelicals, Catholics and the far right against abortion created a potent political juggernaut. → Read More
Liberty University sexual assault allegations reveal flaws in evangelical institutions
Liberty University students who say they were sexually assaulted say the university turned the blame on them. → Read More
R. Kelly's conviction for sex crimes should be a wake-up call for Black churches
R. Kelly, convicted on nine federal charges against Black women and girls, often used religious language in his music to portray himself as a repentant bad boy. → Read More
R. Kelly's conviction for sex crimes should be a wake-up call for Black churches
R. Kelly, convicted on nine federal charges against Black women and girls, often used religious language in his music to portray himself as a repentant bad boy. → Read More
Trump, Republicans and white evangelicals are forming a powerful trifecta
In the Trump era, evangelicals are engaged in a political revival steeped in racism, anti-immigrant sentiment, sexual morality and misplaced nostalgia. → Read More
How Billy Graham weaponized white evangelical Christian power in America
'America's Pastor' Billy Graham weaponized white evangelical Christian power in America. Post-Trump and Capitol riot, we need to reckon with his legacy. → Read More
White Evangelical Racism
The American political scene today is poisonously divided, and the vast majority of white evangelicals play a strikingly unified, powerful role in the disuni... → Read More