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      The Battle for the Bible Against Christian Nationalism Seeks to Continue Historic Campaign
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      Funding of Religious Education is ‘6-Lane Highway’ Through Church-State Wall
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      School Voucher SCOTUS Case Isn’t About ‘Choice,’ It’s About Coerced Support for Religion
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      ‘Empty the Pews’ Chronicles the ‘Nurtured Insanity’ of a Fundamentalist Upbringing
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      Did Romney Cynically Cite His Mormon Faith for Impeachment Vote as Critics Claim?
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      The Battle for the Bible Against Christian Nationalism Seeks to Continue Historic Campaign
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      A Devil’s Dozen of the Best ‘New Religion Journalism’ Books of the Decade
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      Books to Give this Holiday Season to Help Understand the World We’ve Found Ourselves in (and to Help Reimagine a Better One)
    • Catholic Anti-Nuke Activists Looking at 20 Years in Prison a True Test for Religious Freedom
      Catholic Anti-Nuke Activists Looking at 20 Years in Prison a True Test for Religious Freedom
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      Religious Leaders Need ‘Empty the Pews’ Which Chronicles the Darker Side of the ‘Nones’ Phenomenon
    • Is the Satanic Temple Just an Elaborate Prank? 10 Questions for the Author of ‘Speak of the Devil’
      Is the Satanic Temple Just an Elaborate Prank? 10 Questions for the Author of ‘Speak of the Devil’
    • A Devil’s Dozen of the Best ‘New Religion Journalism’ Books of the Decade
      A Devil’s Dozen of the Best ‘New Religion Journalism’ Books of the Decade
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    • The Myth of the Pro-Life Swing Voter the Dems Must Chase
      The Myth of the Pro-Life Swing Voter the Dems Must Chase
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      Citing ‘Matthew 25’ Isn’t a Viable Democratic Faith Outreach Strategy
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      Klobuchar Feeds Trolls with Pro-Life Outreach

Stephanie Russell-Kraft

Stephanie Russell-Kraft covered securities litigation and regulation, as well as general legal news, for Law360, a daily news wire for attorneys. Her writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Fusion, Jezebel and AlterNet.

Archive, Culture, New BooksMay 30, 2017

The Children of Bellow and Roth: New Book of Short Fiction Takes On the Male Jewish Experience

By Stephanie Russell-Kraft

“I’m unbelievably bored writing about Judaism as a journalist,” author Gordon Haber said during a…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Beyond Belief: Election 2016, Politics/Law, Religious Liberty, Sexuality/GenderOctober 12, 2016

“Freedom” vs. “Liberty”: Why Religious Conservatives Have Begun to Favor One Over the Other

By Stephanie Russell-Kraft

Religious “liberty” is code for something else entirely.

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Archive, Politics/Law, Religious Liberty, Sexuality/GenderAugust 1, 2016

Will SB 1146 End LGBT Discrimination in California’s Religious Schools?

By Stephanie Russell-Kraft

A new religious freedom battle has been brewing in California, but you probably haven’t heard of…

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Archive, Religious Liberty, Sexuality/GenderJuly 12, 2016

Mississippi’s Gov. Bryant Resorts To Far-Fetched Analogy To Defend Anti-LGBT HB 1523

By Stephanie Russell-Kraft

According to Bryant, the carve-outs in HB 1523 are no different than federal laws protecting pacifists from military conscription.

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Archive, Politics/Law, Religious Liberty, Sexuality/GenderJuly 7, 2016

Religious Freedom Is No Carte Blanche: Highlights from Mississippi HB 1523 Court Ruling

By Stephanie Russell-Kraft

Mississippi’s House Bill 1523, the law the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s Andrew Seidel called “excruciatingly…

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Beyond Belief: Election 2016, Politics/Law, Religious LibertyJuly 5, 2016

5 Most Important Quotes from Trump’s Evangelical Summit

By Stephanie Russell-Kraft

It seems like not a day goes by when a reporter or political commentator declares…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Religious Liberty, Remapping American Christianities, Sexuality/GenderJune 28, 2016

#SorryNotSorry: What U.S. Christian Denominations Teach About Homosexuality

By Stephanie Russell-Kraft

The massacre of 49 individuals in an Orlando gay nightclub on June 12 has ignited…

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Archive, Religious Liberty, Sexuality/GenderJune 23, 2016

Disingenuous Pleas for “Common Ground” on Religious Liberty Aren’t Likely to Find Any

By Stephanie Russell-Kraft

If you were to skim John Gehring’s latest piece for Commonweal, you might think he’s…

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Archive, Politics/Law, Religious Liberty, Sexuality/GenderJune 8, 2016

Mississippi Religious Lib Law Violates First Amendment and Shuts Out Religious Progressives

By Stephanie Russell-Kraft

As I predicted after the first two lawsuits were filed against Mississippi’s House Bill 1523,…

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Archive, Politics/Law, Religious Liberty, Sexuality/GenderJune 1, 2016

Manufacturing Religious Freedom Martyrs

By Stephanie Russell-Kraft

On May 12, the conservative advocacy group Alliance Defending Freedom introduced the newest Christian martyrs…

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