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Changes in Role of Mormon Women Can’t Be Discussed—But Let’s Discuss Them Anyway

Holly Welker

It’s gaslighting, moral cowardice, and yet another betrayal to deny women’s anger and pain, only to go and make some of the changes women have sought while still explicitly denying that women ever had any sort of legitimate complaint.

Religious Freedom Battle Is Far From Over: Here’s What to Look for in 2019

Patrick Hornbeck

While the issues are piling up, the Supreme Court—and U.S. society more broadly—will have to face the questions ducked in Masterpiece Cakeshop, or else be willing to settle for a level of uncertainty that serves no one.

The Misogynistic Rhetoric Behind That Anti-Smartphone Op-Ed

Heron Greenesmith

In a foolish opinion piece that erases LGBTQ people and echoes incels, the New York Times suggests you trade in your smartphone to have sex 16,000 times a year.

Employees Can Be Fired for Being LGBTQ in 26 States. Will the Supreme Court Make That Even Worse? (Updated)

Jessica Mason Pieklo

The Court is considering taking three cases that ask whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects against sexual orientation or gender identity discrimination.

Investigations We Can Be Proud Of

Kat Jercich

This year, Rewire.News has gone beyond the headlines to dig into how those in power abandon people who need help.

5 Key Moments From the Year of the ‘Exvangelicals’

Chrissy Stroop

We've used our increased visibility, often through hashtag campaigns, to expose evangelical authoritarianism to the broader American public, something that major media outlets have mostly failed to do.

For LGBTQ Foster Youth, the Holidays Might Make Feelings of Isolation Worse

Thomas Hudson

After I aged out of foster care, while my peers would talk about how excited they were to be traveling home, I spent the holidays in my dorm room.

What the Hail: Satanists Got Busy in 2018

Joseph P. Laycock

From defending reproductive rights to run-ins with several TV shows, the Satanist community had a busy 2018. The only question going forward: Will internal tension sink the movement?

Conservatives Claim Religious ‘Hostility’ When They Face Consequences for Refusing to Use Students’ Pronouns

Heron Greenesmith

A growing number of conservatives are claiming that using a student’s pronoun violates their Christian faith.

2018: Wave Goodbye to Another Year in Religion

Daniel Schultz

From sexual abuse to white nationalism, a fake rabbi, atheists behaving badly, and politicized pastries, 2018 had little going for it on the religion front.