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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.

(A)theologies, OMFG, Patricia Miller, Politics/Law, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderJuly 28, 2014

Dubious Theology Behind Catholic Opposition to Contraception Compromise

By Patricia Miller

As my colleague Sarah Posner recently reported, it looks increasingly likely that several of the Catholic…

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OMFG, Patricia Miller, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderJuly 21, 2014

US Bishops Defund Immigrant Rights Group Over LGBT Equality

By Patricia Miller

Putting vital anti-poverty work at risk.

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OMFG, Patricia Miller, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderJuly 17, 2014

Vatican Furiously Walks Back Pope’s Understatement of Sexual Abuse Problem

By Patricia Miller

When the pope told an Italian paper on Sunday that the rate of pedophilia in…

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OMFG, Patricia Miller, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderJuly 9, 2014

Douthat, Dionne Push Wrong Lesson on Religious Exemptions

By Patricia Miller

As the Obama administration is beseeched from both sides about a potential religious exemption to…

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(A)theologies, OMFG, Patricia Miller, RD BlogJuly 4, 2014

What Is Wheaton College’s Theological Objection to Contraception?

By Patricia Miller

What theological objection does Wheaton College, the Christian college that won a stay from the…

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(A)theologies, OMFG, Patricia Miller, RD Blog, UncategorizedJuly 2, 2014

The Vatican is the Magic 8-Ball of “Family Life”

By Patricia Miller

When I was a kid, I had a Magic 8 Ball. It was a maddening…

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OMFG, Patricia Miller, RD BlogJuly 1, 2014

Hobby Lobbying: How Corporations Got Consciences

By Patricia Miller

The Green family who initiated the Hobby Lobby case may be evangelical Christians, but Hobby…

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OMFG, Patricia Miller, RD BlogJune 25, 2014

Priests Take a Stand for Nuns; Criticize Cardinal Müller

By Patricia Miller

A group of U.S. priests has sent a letter to Pope Francis criticizing Cardinal Gerhard…

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OMFG, Patricia Miller, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderJune 12, 2014

Catholic Bishops Vote to Double Down on Culture War

By Patricia Miller

The U.S. Catholic Bishops’ vote to maintain their politically aggressive Ad Hoc Committee on Religious Liberty…

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(A)theologies, OMFG, Patricia Miller, RD BlogJune 10, 2014

I Agree With Douthat, Church Can’t Accept Gay Marriage

By Patricia Miller

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will decide whether to renew the Ad Hoc Committee…

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