Against Scientific Gatekeeping
Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes Science should be a profession, not a priesthood. In March 2020, the iconoclastic French microbiologist Didier Raoult announced that the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine had cured all 36 COVID-19 patients enrolled in his clinical trial. Many of Raoult’s colleagues rejected his conclusions, arguing that the trial was too small and noting […]
Drag Queen Rages Over ‘Religious Gatekeeping’ After His Album Disqualified from Grammys Category
A Christian drag queen is furious after her album was disqualified from the Grammy Awards’ contemporary Christian category, blaming “religious gatekeepers” for the decision. in recent facebook postdrag queen “Flamie Grant” (real name Matthew Blake) claimed that “religious gatekeeping” came from within the Recording Academy, specifically the committee that oversees the Modern Christian category. . […]
