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Patricia Miller

Patricia Miller is a Washington, DC–based journalist and the author of Good Catholics: The Battle Over Abortion in the Catholic Church. Her work at the intersection of politics, sex and religion has appeared in The Atlantic, Salon, The Nation, Huffington Post, RH Reality Check and Ms. Magazine.

OMFG, Patricia Miller, Politics/Law, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderJanuary 13, 2016

Religious Freedom Advocates Warn of “Theocratic Zones of Control”

By Patricia Miller

With Kim Davis and representatives of the Little Sisters of the Poor both trotted out…

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(A)theologies, Beyond Belief: Election 2016, Christian Nationalism, OMFG, Patricia Miller, Politics/Law, RD BlogJanuary 11, 2016

Rubio’s Awkward Balancing Act Between Evangelicals and Catholics

By Patricia Miller

Marco Rubio’s “Faith” evangelical outreach ad, which debuted in Iowa over the weekend, can be seen…

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(A)theologies, OMFG, Patricia Miller, Politics/Law, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderJanuary 7, 2016

Must You Oppose Public Funding Even If You Oppose Abortion?

By Patricia Miller

Even if you’re morally opposed to abortion, are you morally obligated to support the Hyde Amendment…

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(A)theologies, Beyond Belief: Election 2016, OMFG, Patricia Miller, Politics/Law, RD BlogJanuary 4, 2016

The Problem(s) With Trump’s Dogwhistle to Evangelicals

By Patricia Miller

While Sen. Ted Cruz’s purported lock on the evangelical vote may be largely an illusion,…

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OMFG, Patricia Miller, RD BlogDecember 29, 2015

The Top Five Pope Francis Quotes of 2015

By Patricia Miller

Pope Francis had another banner year in 2015, from his historic climate encyclical Laudato si’…

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OMFG, Patricia Miller, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderDecember 16, 2015

Did Religious Universities Just Get a License to Discriminate?

By Patricia Miller

The news that more than two dozen religiously affiliated colleges and universities had received exemptions…

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(A)theologies, OMFG, Patricia Miller, RD BlogDecember 10, 2015

When Catholics Were the Muslims

By Patricia Miller

A well-known national figure tries to rally Americans to the danger posed by a poorly…

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Religious Exceptions Not So Exceptional According to New Study
OMFG, Patricia Miller, Politics/Law, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderDecember 7, 2015

Religious Exceptions Not So Exceptional According to New Study

By Patricia Miller

One of the assumptions behind those seeking a religious exception to the contraceptive mandate in…

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(A)theologies, OMFG, Patricia Miller, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderDecember 2, 2015

Pope Francis Dismisses Condoms in AIDS Fight

By Patricia Miller

Apparently finding a way to bend church rules to allow divorced Catholics to receive communion…

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(A)theologies, OMFG, Patricia Miller, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderNovember 25, 2015

Masturbation & Porn Bigger Priority Than Planet & Poverty for US Bishops

By Patricia Miller

In another sign of just how far the agendas of the U.S. Conference of Catholic…

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