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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, Archive, Patricia Miller, Sexuality/GenderSeptember 29, 2017

The Rise of the Catholic Cyber-Bullies

By Patricia Miller

There was a time in the Catholic Church when supporters of doctrinal orthodoxy could count…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Beyond Belief: Election 2016, Patricia Miller, Politics/Law, Religious Liberty, Sexuality/GenderSeptember 19, 2017

Steve Bannon and the Conservative “Cafeteria Catholics”

By Patricia Miller

The phrase “cafeteria Catholic” first gained currency in the mid-1980s to describe—mostly disparagingly—progressive Catholics who…

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Archive, Patricia Miller, Politics/LawSeptember 6, 2017

Not So Fast: New Data Does Not Support Conservative Shift for Dems

By Patricia Miller

It’s more or less an article of faith that religious Americans, especially white Americans, have…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Patricia Miller, Politics/LawAugust 30, 2017

The Ex-KKK Priest and the Subtle Terrorism of the Anti-Abortion Movement

By Patricia Miller

Largely lost in the coverage of the Rev. William Aitcheson, the priest serving in a…

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(A)theologies, ArchiveAugust 25, 2017

Catholic Bishops Tackle Racism, But Is It Too Late?

By Patricia Miller

After years of foot-dragging on issues that aren’t related to abortion or “religious liberty,” the…

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Archive, Politics/Law, Remapping American ChristianitiesAugust 16, 2017

Can the Catholic Church Survive Trump?

By Patricia Miller

The bishops helped radicalize white Catholics to be favorable to Trump—which they were, with 60 percent backing him despite all-but-explicit condemnations by Pope Francis:

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(A)theologies, Archive, OMFG, Politics/LawAugust 7, 2017

The Most Ridiculous Responses to the Vatican’s Call-out of the Catho–Christian Right

By Patricia Miller

It’s not surprising that the apparently Vatican-approved denouncement of the conservative Catholic-Christian alliance that has…

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Beyond Belief: Election 2016, OMFG, Patricia Miller, Politics/Law, Sexuality/GenderJuly 25, 2017

Catholic Nuns Show Bishops How it’s Done on ObamaCare

By Patricia Miller

In the end, it would be a fitting sort of justice if it were the…

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Archive, Patricia Miller, Politics/Law, Religious Liberty, Sexuality/GenderJuly 19, 2017

Vatican Fires Shot at US Religious Right, Calls Out “Religious Liberty” Industry and “Evangelical-Catholic Alliance”

By Patricia Miller

An article being described as “explosive,” written by two allies of Pope Francis in a…

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Archive, Beyond Belief: Election 2016, Patricia Miller, Politics/Law, Religious Liberty, Sexuality/GenderJuly 13, 2017

3 Reasons Catholic Bishops Are Holding Their Tongues on GOP Health Care Debacle

By Patricia Miller

When President Obama proposed requiring health plans to cover common contraceptives without charge, the Catholic…

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