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Sarah Posner

Sarah Posner, author of God’s Profits: Faith, Fraud, and the Republican Crusade for Values Voters, covers politics and religion. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Atlantic, The American Prospect, The Nation, Salon, and other publications. Follow her on Twitter. RSS feed Email

Politics/Law, RD Blog, Sarah PosnerMay 2, 2013

Ted Cruz, “Natural Born Citizen”

By Sarah Posner

Born in Canada, but no “birth certificate problem.”

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Politics/Law, RD Blog, Sarah PosnerMay 1, 2013

A Faith-Based Opportunity for Obama

By Sarah Posner

With departure of DuBois, is there change coming for the faith-based office?

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Politics/Law, RD Blog, Sarah PosnerApril 24, 2013

Was Tamerlan Tsarnaev a “Devout” Muslim?

By Sarah Posner

A bloggingheads discussion.

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RD Blog, Sarah Posner, Sexuality/GenderApril 18, 2013

How Evangelical Adoption Went Viral

By Sarah Posner

A discussion of Kathryn Joyce’s new book.

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Politics/Law, RD Blog, Sarah PosnerApril 18, 2013

Gun Owners of America Celebrates Defeat of Gun Control Amendments

By Sarah Posner

“No compromise” gun group takes credit.

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Politics/Law, RD Blog, Sarah PosnerApril 17, 2013

“People of Faith” Want… Guns?

By Sarah Posner

Or just endless tenure in a job that doesn’t require an IQ test.

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Politics/Law, RD Blog, Sarah PosnerApril 12, 2013

Myth Busted: The GOP Is Through With the Religious Right

By Sarah Posner

RNC passes anti-gay resolution.

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RD Blog, Sarah Posner, Sexuality/GenderApril 12, 2013

Yes, Let’s Talk About Kermit Gosnell

By Sarah Posner

And the religious views of reporters. 

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Politics/Law, RD Blog, Sarah PosnerApril 11, 2013

The Third Party Publicity Stunt

By Sarah Posner

Social conservatives claim they will bolt the GOP over gay marriage.

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Politics/Law, RD Blog, Sarah PosnerApril 9, 2013

Mitch McConnell’s Embarrassment

By Sarah Posner

Why the Ashley Judd tape exposes the hollowness of base-pandering.

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