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Samuel Perry
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Professor | 2026-2027 Russell Sage Foundation Visiting Scholar | Books: Growing God's Family; Addicted to Lust; Taking America Back for God; The Flag & The Cross; Religion for Realists; SOON: Fill the Earth and Subdue It | CV: https://tinyurl.com/mtvxvdfa .. more

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Samuel L. Perry is an American sociologist known for his research on American Christianity, politics, and sexual behavior. He is currently the Sam K. Viersen Presidential Professor of Sociology at the University of Oklahoma. The topics of Perry's books and articles have included American evangelicals and their social engagement, Christian nationalism, moral incongruence and religious responses to pornography use, religion and interracial marriage, Christian adoption and foster care, and English Bible translations. .. more

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Samuel Perry @profsamperry.bsky.social · Jun 15
I am so thrilled to share that my next book, "Fill the Earth and Subdue It: Religion, Power, and American Pronatalism" is under contract with Princeton University Press.

My goal is to have it in your hands by early 2028. @princetonupress.bsky.social @sssreligion.bsky.social @asanews.bsky.social

Reposted by Samuel L. Perry, Philip N. Cohen, Karen Benjamin Guzzo

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Andrew Whitehead @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social · 22h
***NEW REPORT***

Using a large (23,000 people) national survey collected in 2026 by @kettering.org & @gallup.com, I wrote this expansive report on Christian nationalism and Americans' views of democracy.

As we head toward Nov., this report shows us what is at stake.

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Christian Nationalism and the State of American Democracy in 2026
What do Christian nationalists mean by "democracy"? New Democracy for All Project survey data reveals competing visions of power, citizenship, and democratic values.
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Reposted by Samuel L. Perry, Andrew L. Whitehead

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Derek Barker @dwmbarker.bsky.social · 22h
What does it mean that Christian Nationalists support democracy at the same rates as Americans as a whole? Looking at data from the Democracy for All Project, research fellow @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social sees a national disconnect over the meaning of democracy. tinyurl.com/yc47a7ck
Christian Nationalism and the State of American Democracy in 2026
by Andrew L. Whitehead
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Karen Benjamin Guzzo @karenguzzo.bsky.social · 22h
"...parenthood significantly reduces women’s PhD completion rates, citation impact, and academic job retention, while leaving men’s trajectories largely unaffected."

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Samuel Perry @profsamperry.bsky.social · 1d
You know that deep muscle soreness you've felt when you've really pushed yourself in the weightroom or went extra long on that morning run? Being consistently active in your mid-forties means feeling that way all the time. Soreness is the baseline for you now.

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dbnewtondoors.bsky.social @dbnewtondoors.bsky.social · 2d

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 2d
“Originalism is an incoherent doctrine. It allows you to prove anything. Thus what it amounts to is a ritual invocation of the Founders, gesturing at this or that piece of text, before delivering whatever conclusion was approved on Fox News the night before.”

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We Have No Supreme Court
The philosophical incoherence of originalism prevents the Court from performing its core functions as a supreme court.
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