Reposted by Lori Speak
We find that being a white biblical literalist is the strongest predictor of preferring wrongful conviction. Preference for wrongful conviction over erroneous acquittal stems from the combination of sacralized authoritarianism & perceived racial threat.
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Racialized Religion and Judicial Injustice: How Whiteness and Biblicist Christianity Intersect to Promote a Preference for (Unjust) Punishment
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October 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
We find that being a white biblical literalist is the strongest predictor of preferring wrongful conviction. Preference for wrongful conviction over erroneous acquittal stems from the combination of sacralized authoritarianism & perceived racial threat.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Then why vote for HR 488, a piece of congressional theater that required you to thank ICE at a time like this? A question from a constituent who voted for you.
June 10, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Then why vote for HR 488, a piece of congressional theater that required you to thank ICE at a time like this? A question from a constituent who voted for you.