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Charlie McCrary

@mccraryc.bsky.social

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I write and teach about US religion, secularism, religious freedom, spirituality, race, politics, etc. I work at Eckerd College. www.eckerd.edu/religious-studies/fa…

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Charlie McCrary @mccraryc.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

These are Berningerian lyrics, admit it

I was lying on the grass
On Sunday morning of last week
Indulging in my self-defeat
My mind was thugged, all laced and bugged
All twisted, wrong, and beat
A comfortable three feet deep

Now the fuzzy stare stare from not being there
On a confusing morning week
Impaired my tribal lunar speak
And of course you can't become
If you only say what you would have done
So I missed a million miles of fun

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Charlie McCrary @mccraryc.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

In the world the Commission plans to make, Ash's coworker would undergo training on how to respect Ash's beliefs and religious liberty. Ash, obviously, would be exempt from any training on how to respect trans people. And he wouldn't feel shame. Anti-sociality without consequent social stigma.

Without discounting (or taking too seriously) Shea’s feelings, there is something poignant in stating so starkly that when he was not in the majority he “felt completely alone.” In the nation the commission hopes to create, Shea’s rights would not simply be protected; so too would his feelings. The commission wants Americans to be proud of religion, and of religious liberty. Perhaps even more than wanting to feel pride, they want some people not to feel shame. They want anti-sociality without consequent social stigma. As religious studies scholar Donovan Schaefer has written, for some conservatives, “it becomes easier to repudiate shame altogether than respond to the moral demands placed on them.”

Following this line of argument, religious studies scholar Finbarr Curtis explains, “Trumpism is the response to the fear that someone somewhere is threatening to take something that is rightfully yours. As a vigorous response to threats, Trump’s illiberalism makes his supporters feel safe.” The message of the commission’s report is that these threats abound, from vaccine mandates and “transgenderism” and “bad actors in the government and within institutions,” but the Department of Justice will protect you. There will be posters reminding everyone to “Know Your Rights.” Your teachers will undergo religious liberty training. If anyone does violate your rights or make you feel unsafe, there will be an online portal where you can report the threat. They will be investigated.

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Charlie McCrary @mccraryc.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Speaking of Rod Dreher, here’s what I got in the mail today. I am bold enough to write an essay no one asked for and even fewer want. This is my contribution to the Enlightenment project.

Charles Murray, _Taking Religion Seriously_
Rod Dreher, _Living in Wonder_
Ross Douthat, _Believe_

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Charlie McCrary @mccraryc.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

I got mine on Friday! Congrats! Really looking forward to it.

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Charlie McCrary @mccraryc.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Here's the final footnote of my book's final chapter, in which I suggest that a case like Davis's would be brought to overturn Obergefell, and at least Thomas and Alito would be into it. I thought it'd be a case *like* hers, not just hers again, but...

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Charlie McCrary @mccraryc.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

With all due respect to Billboard Chris, this is a very funny sign. Also a useful case study for teaching a kind of scientism, weaponized "objectivity," ideology pretending to be non-ideological. Especially silly and stark here, but there are many such cases.

Person holding a sandwich-board sign with a faux dictionary definition that reads "Dad. noun. a human male who protects his kids from gender ideology."

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Charlie McCrary @mccraryc.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

writing inspo

Tim Heidecker making a funny face, with text "No More Bullsh*t"

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