Can I Get Some Birth Control Pills With That Slushie?: Unpacking the Contraceptive Mandate Rollback
A roundtable discussion with RD’s Sunnivie Brydum, Patricia Miller, and Anita Little.
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Why Trump’s Religious Liberty Order is “a Whole Lot of Nothing”
This morning’s presidential signing of an executive order “promoting free speech and religious liberty” isn’t the…
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How the Politics of the 1890s Explain the GOP’s Health Care Woes
Amid news that the GOP is trying once again to restart negotiations over their failed…
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How the Catholic Church Broke the Health Insurance it Advocated For
It was one of the more remarkable moments in the saga of the “repeal/replace” of…
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The Catholic Apocalypse Cometh
How “religious liberty” may have helped swing the election.
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The Latest on Zubik v. Burwell: Religious Orgs Propose a Compromise That They Themselves Would Oppose
With headlines like “53 Percent Say Making Nuns Participate in Obamacare Birth Control Mandate is Unfair,”…
Read MoreDubious Theology Behind Catholic Opposition to Contraception Compromise
As my colleague Sarah Posner recently reported, it looks increasingly likely that several of the Catholic…
Read MoreCatholic Nuns Back Obamacare Contraception Access
“It isn’t faith and freedom when reproductive autonomy isn’t extended by the Catholic Church to women.”
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Civility, Unity, Tolerance And Other Dangerous Terms
In these days of political polarization much of the public discussion, particularly when it comes to religion, has shifted from what is said to how it is said. Forget about equality, the narrative goes, are you demanding it in a kind and civil tone? Maybe civility, unity and tolerance ain’t all they’re cracked up to be…
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Apocalyptic Christian Theology’s Role in Gov Shutdown
Values Voters Summit forces moderate Republicans to face some crushing facts.
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