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American Theocracy Is Bad for Everyone–Including White Christian Nationalists

Over the last several years, we have published predictions of where we see religion heading in our society, which have proved remarkably prescient. What we see now—what we have been watching for many years—is the emergence and increasing institutionalization of a fundamentally anti-democratic religio-political movement: white Christian nationalism. Read More

Kumu Hina and Walter Ritte: ‘A very Hawaiian place’

Even if de-occupying the entire state of Hawaii is a nearly impossible dream, inklings of what a more Hawaiian Hawai'i might look like help to keep the dream alive. Wong-Kalu smiles when we tell her we are going to Molokai to interview Ritte, whom she calls Uncle Walter. “When you go to Molokai,” she says, “it’s a very Hawaiian place.” Read More