Elizabeth Spiers

Oh, Mood of Alabama

“Most of the red states should probably be purple states but some combination of voter suppression, under-resourcing, and gerrymandering prevents that.”

Southern Baptists’ Losing Faith

Hardliners want to take over the convention and impose their ultra-conservative values—but they’re fighting over a shrinking franchise. Prosperity gospel megachurches are winning market share.

The Fall of Jerry Falwell Jr.

Fortunately for Jerry Falwell Jr., evangelicalism has built-in insurance for reputational damage, should a wealthy white man make the mistake of public licentiousness widely shared on the Web.