As a Teen, Emily Joy Was Abused by a Church Youth Leader. Now She’s Leading a Movement to Change Evangelical America.
Mother Jones illustration Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The #MeToo stories that were flooding Emily Joy’s social feeds for weeks had been nagging at her. Last November, as her own story played on a loop in her mind, she finally texted a group of close friends: “Do I out my high school abuser? Probably, huh?” Joy’s story is familiar…
I Went To an Evangelical Revival and It Was All About Fighting Racism and Protecting LGBT Rights
Elliott Green/Red Letter Christians Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Say the word “evangelical” and images of diversity or progressive politics are not likely to come to mind. But at the E.C. Glass High School auditorium in Lynchburg, Virginia, that’s exactly what was on display in April at the first Red Letter revival.…
God Said to Make the Desert Bloom, and Mormons Are Using Biblical Amounts of Water to Do It
bozhdb/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Utah is one of the driest states in the country, but you couldn’t tell by how much water its residents are using. The average American uses between 80 and 100 gallons a day. In Utah, each individual consumes approximately 248 gallons of water a day. …
Inside the Right-Wing YouTube Empire Trying to Turn Millennials Conservative
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Mark UlriksenIn the weeks after Donald Trump was elected president, Americans flocked to the internet with pressing questions. Some inquired about immigration to Canada. Others Googled “sanctuary city.” A few wanted to know what a “manafort” was. And millions were newly curious about the Electoral…
The Very Strange Case of Two Russian Gun Lovers, the NRA, and Donald Trump
Mother Jones illustration Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. For more than a year now, reports have trickled out about deepening ties among prominent members of the National Rifle Association, conservative Republicans, a budding gun-rights movement in Russia—and their convergence in the Trump campaign. Now attention is focused around a middle-aged…
A Federal Court Just Made a Big Decision About Transgender Rights
Vincent Yu/Associated Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In a landmark decision on Wednesday, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that it is illegal for employers to discriminate against transgender workers under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Sharon McGowan, a lawyer for Lambda Legal, a LGBT-rights advocacy group, told Buzzfeed that the decision adds to…