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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

Sarah PosnerMay 9, 2012

Obama Says His Faith Informed His Support for Gay Marriage

By Sarah Posner

President uses new religious language on the issue.

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Welcome to Alabama’s Most Biblical Town
Sarah PosnerMay 9, 2012

Welcome to Alabama’s Most Biblical Town

By Sarah Posner

Council votes to keep Bible quotes on welcome signs while mayor quits over sexual misconduct.

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Straight People Eat Cake
Sarah PosnerMay 9, 2012

Straight People Eat Cake

By Sarah Posner

How anti-gay North Carolina celebrates.

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Election 2012, Sarah PosnerMay 8, 2012

Why Obama’s Not “Evolved” Yet on Marriage Equality

By Sarah Posner

Is it religion?

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Sarah PosnerMay 8, 2012

Cut the Ten Commandments Down to Six?

By Sarah Posner

A federal judge thinks that might solve an Establishment Clause problem.

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Sarah PosnerMay 7, 2012

Evolve, Already!

By Sarah Posner

Obama on marriage equality.

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Sarah PosnerMay 7, 2012

American Bishops Pushed Rome on Nun Crackdown

By Sarah Posner

“Religious freedom” warrior Archbishop Lori and Boston’s Cardinal Law pushed for investigation.

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Election 2012, Sarah PosnerMay 3, 2012

What Will Romney Do about Bryan Fischer’s Gloating Over Grenell?

By Sarah Posner

Nothing, probably.

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Sarah PosnerMay 3, 2012

Pamela Geller Bars Muslims from “Human Rights” Conference

By Sarah Posner

Blocks Muslim women from event she claims is intended to protect Muslim women.

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Sarah PosnerMay 3, 2012

Republican Tapped to Lead Secular Coalition for America

By Sarah Posner

Says she will engage Republicans who have been “laissez-faire” about the religious right.

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