Religious Studies Professor. Biblical Studies. Archaeology. Religion and Public Education. Church and State (the further apart the better). Religious Freedom.
Joined September 2011
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Top story, from @drdrbrockman: Though MAGA believers call James Talarico “blasphemous,” he’s squarely within his Mainline Presbyterian tradition. And that’s a timely reminder of the diversity of Christianity in Texas and beyond.
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More Christianity in Texas schools being weighed dallasnews.com/news/educatio…
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May 6
Excellent @CNN piece by @HarmeetKaur unpacking the problems with how Hegseth is invoking "Pharisees" as an insult against journalists. Appreciate being included in piece, especially alongside Amy-Jill Levine (& other scholars): cnn.com/2026/05/06/us/word-o…
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Study traces anti-Muslim campaign to Greg Abbott baptistnews.com/article/stud… via @baptist_news
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Mark Chancey retweeted
Mar 21
Drive around Fort Worth, or any populous Texas city, and you’ll see Muslim mosques, Hindu and Buddhist temples, Sikh gurdwaras, Jewish synagogues, as well as Christian churches of all sizes and varieties.
A diversity that depends on a wall of separation. texasobserver.org/a-wall-tha…
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Mark Chancey retweeted
Mar 18
These measures promote one religion over others, and religion over non-religion, threatening to turn students, families, and teachers who don’t subscribe to Christian-nationalist religiosity into outsiders in their own public schools and communities. texasobserver.org/a-wall-tha…
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Only 15 Texas districts opt in for prayer and Bible reading bit.ly/4cLVAsN
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Mar 6
Ten Commandments in schools? Ten Commandments monuments? Brian Kaylor, Rachel Laser of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and I discuss the issues in the latest podcast from Word & Way. dogma.wordandway.org/rewriti…
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Get the Ten Commandments off my Spring Branch kindergartner’s wall | Opinion houstonchronicle.com/opinion… via @houstonchron
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Social studies work group members urge State Board of Education not to rush process dallasnews.com/news/educatio…
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The court held that, since the displays hadn't yet been posted in the plaintiffs’ classrooms, it “cannot yet know ...how the text will be used.” The opinion didn't address the TX suit challenging SB 10, a similar law, that was argued w/the LA one in Jan. au.org/the-latest/press/loui…
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More than 160 Texas faith leaders urge school districts to reject prayer policy under new state law. We were glad to participate in this effort and grateful to the faith leaders who support our effort. houstonchronicle.com/news/ho… via @houstonchron
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Jan 11
The government’s idea of 'Judeo-Christianity' doesn’t sound very Jewish religionnews.com/2026/01/07/…
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Abbott has for some time boasted about using his gubernatorial power to promote and favor Christianity. Now he's using it to target and disfavor Islam. An elected official should not do either. eedition.houstonchronicle.co…
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Mark Chancey retweeted
26 Dec 2025
Good NYTimes piece by @ashleyahn88 on how Trump administration pushed sectarian messages on Christmas: nytimes.com/2025/12/25/admin…
This fits problematic trend of Christian social media posts as DHS & DoW have co-opted Bible verses & others like DoL have pushed Christian content. 1/
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How should public schools approach the Bible?
In #AASAMag, @MarkChancey of @SMU explains why teaching the Bible for cultural literacy—objectively and without bias—can deepen students’ understanding of history and society.
Read more: aasa.org/resources/resource/…
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Mark Chancey retweeted
2 Nov 2025
NEW: An Episcopal priest — a Kenyan national who works with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice — has been detained by ICE, says diocese.
The area bishop, reached via email, told me church officials still “do not know yet why he was targeted.” religionnews.com/2025/11/02/…
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7 Oct 2025
NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.
Three say they've been shot w/pepper balls, sometimes while praying.
All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/…
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Mark Chancey retweeted
19 Sep 2025
The Bible has not been banned from public schools, but there are appropriate and inappropriate ways to use it there, a professor told a summit on religion and public education Sept. 16.
bit.ly/3I4nH9G
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