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Chris Rothbauer

Mixing Feeling and Reason: On Religious Liberty and Why the UUA is in Good Hands

I see no contradiction between religious liberalism and my radical politics. I think the UUA continues to be a liberally religious as well.

12 min readJun 3, 2022

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Mixing Feeling and Reason: On Religious Liberty and Why the UUA is in Good Hands

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Whose Unitarian Universalism Is It: A Reply to Beverly Seese

Our progressive movement needs to embrace and advance the leadership of those on the margins, not stifle it.

12 min readJun 1, 2022

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Whose Unitarian Universalism Is It: A Reply to Beverly Seese

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On Boundaries and Dogmatism: A Reply to Rebecca Mattis

Since Todd Eklof first published The Gadfly Papers, much of the resulting rhetoric of his supporters, hereby referred to as “gadflies,” has…

10 min readMay 30, 2022

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On Boundaries and Dogmatism: A Reply to Rebecca Mattis

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Chris Rothbauer

Never a Fit: Body Policing in Queer Male Spaces

It’s time to take seriously the way bodies are policed in queer male spaces.

9 min readJul 7, 2021

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Never a Fit: Body Policing in Queer Male Spaces

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Chris Rothbauer

Nothing New to See: Reactionaries and General Assembly 2021

I haven’t, by choice, been very involved in the world of Gadfly and the supporters of Todd Eklof since I wrote my initial articles two…

6 min readJun 28, 2021

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Nothing New to See: Reactionaries and General Assembly 2021

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A Reply to Used to Be UU

Last year, Frank Casper of the Fifth Principle Project wrote an article attempting to link a workshop I did with Dr. Sharon Welch at the…

4 min readMar 20, 2021

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A Reply to Used to Be UU

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Stretching a Narrative: A Quick Reply to

Frank Casper, one of the founders of the Fifth Principle Project and a staunch defender of the gadfly narrative, recently attended the…

9 min readJul 4, 2020

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Word Fallacies: Why I Don’t Debate Semantics in Justice Work

We need to quit seeking perfection around our language and listen to the experiences behind the concepts.

8 min readJun 14, 2020

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Word Fallacies: Why I Don’t Debate Semantics in Justice Work

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Chris Rothbauer

The interesting thing about your response is I never claimed Eklof did attack any marginalized…

1 min readJun 8, 2020

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The Gadfly Controversy: A Year Later

Nearly a year ago, I wrote an article detailing my criticims of the way the narrative of events in Todd Eklof’s The Gadfly Papers was…

7 min readJun 8, 2020

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The Gadfly Controversy: A Year Later

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Chris Rothbauer

Chris Rothbauer

Unitarian Universalist minister, public theologian, radical leftist thinker, unapologetic geek, and beagle mommy. 🌹 🏳️‍🌈 they/them

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