Republicans Face Showdown With Religious Right Over Dropped Abortion Bill
House Republicans last night withdrew the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which would ban…
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Santorum and Huckabee Question Authority
One hears a great deal about conservative Christians — especially the ones running for the highest…
Read MoreWhy Republican Reaction to Marriage Equality Will Be More Like School Prayer Than Abortion
What will Republicans say about marriage equality should the Supreme Court, as many observers expect, hold…
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The New Ground Zero on LGBT Rights and Religion
Houston. Atlanta. Big southern cities with liberal mayors facing a backlash from conservatives, claiming actions…
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Don’t Write Obit for Liberal Zionism Just Yet: A Conversation With Israeli MK Merav Michaeli
Merav Michaeli, the Israeli journalist-turned-politician now serving in the Knesset as a member of the…
Read MoreWherein An Elected Official Gets His Holiday Miracles Mixed Up
Here’s a heartwarming holiday story from Springfield, Massachusetts, where city councilor Bud Williams said at a…
Read MoreChristians More Supportive of Torture than Non-Religious Americans
A new Washington Post/ABC News poll finds that Americans, by a 59-31% margin, believe that CIA…
Read MoreInternational Religious Freedom Battles Heat Up
On Friday, the Senate voted to confirm Rabbi David Saperstein to the post of Ambassador-at-Large…
Read MoreRepublicans To Get Free “Spiritual, Historical” Trips to Israel
Remember a few weeks ago I wrote that Israel will be a 2016 litmus test…
Read MoreIn Wake of Eric Garner Case, Southern Baptist Leader Rips Racism in the Church
After the failure yesterday of a grand jury to indict the New York police officer who…
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