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Beyond the Gate
What it means to be Christian during the resurgence of the religious right. By Althea Downing-Sherer Illustration by Em Bennet When people discover that my dad is a pastor, I feel compelled to assure them that I’m not that kind of Christian: “But don’t worry, he’s, like, a really woke pastor.” With a pride flag fluttering high above our church’s entrance to prevent local dissenters from stealing it and with church members prepping donations of school supplies, my church do
Althea Downing-Sherer
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