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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

OMFG, RD Blog, Sarah PosnerMay 28, 2015

Rubio Is Confused About Christianity, Marriage Equality, and the Constitution

By Sarah Posner

Marco Rubio went on television with the Christian Broadcasting Network’s David Brody and suggested that Christianity…

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RD Blog, Sarah Posner, UncategorizedMay 21, 2015

Josh Duggar and the Purity Lie

By Sarah Posner

Josh Duggar, the oldest son of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, stars of “reality” TV…

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OMFG, RD Blog, Sarah Posner, UncategorizedMay 18, 2015

Jeb Bush’s “New Way” Of Talking About Gay Marriage

By Sarah Posner

Just a few months ago, Jeb Bush was being hailed as the GOP presidential candidate who…

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5 Reasons You Shouldn’t Overthink the New Pew Data’s Impact on Politics
Christian Nationalism, OMFG, RD Blog, Sarah PosnerMay 12, 2015

5 Reasons You Shouldn’t Overthink the New Pew Data’s Impact on Politics

By Sarah Posner

There are two big takeaways in the Pew Research Center’s new Religious Landscape Survey, its…

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OMFG, RD Blog, Sarah PosnerMay 11, 2015

Ben Carson’s Flat Tax Gets the Bible Wrong

By Sarah Posner

Presidential hopeful Ben Carson’s claim that his flat tax proposal is based on biblical tithing…

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Politics/Law, RD Blog, Sarah Posner, Sexuality/GenderMay 10, 2015

The Panic Over Churches’ Tax-Exempt Status in a Gay-Married World

By Sarah Posner

A new worry in conservative circles has slowly gathered steam since the Supreme Court heard…

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OMFG, RD Blog, Sarah PosnerMay 5, 2015

Mike Huckabee, meet Amy Schumer. And, for that matter, Tony Orlando.

By Sarah Posner

Perhaps you are too young to remember Mike Huckabee’s 2008 presidential run. If so, you’re…

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OMFG, RD Blog, Sarah Posner, UncategorizedMay 1, 2015

About That “Pledge in Solidarity to Defend Marriage”

By Sarah Posner

A group of religious right activists (and a couple of presidential hopefuls) have signed a…

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Politics/Law, Sarah Posner, Sexuality/Gender, StoriesApril 30, 2015

Discrimination on the Taxpayer’s Dime? The Fight To Curtail the Overreach of RFRA

By Sarah Posner

Religious exemptions have allowed employers to discriminate based on faith—slippery slope would be an understatement.

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OMFG, RD Blog, Sarah Posner, UncategorizedApril 28, 2015

In Marriage Arguments, Scalia Frets Over Clergy Religious Freedom

By Sarah Posner

A Freudian slip reveals something about the Establishment Clause.

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