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      White Smoke, Black Pope? Pope Leo XIV, first US pontiff, has African roots
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      EXPERTS AGREE: what Trump is doing is fascism
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      What The Roman Catholic Church needs is a wholesale reset, not a new Pope
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    • Catholic Right Support isn’t the Only Reason Trump Believes He Can Get Away with Mockery of Catholicism
      Catholic Right Support isn’t the Only Reason Trump Believes He Can Get Away with Mockery of Catholicism
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      EXPERTS AGREE: what Trump is doing is fascism
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      My Book on The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity Was One of Hundreds Just Banned by the Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
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      Remembering ‘MOVE’ as American religion on the 40th anniversary of Philadelphia bombing its own residents
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      Catholic Right Support isn’t the Only Reason Trump Believes He Can Get Away with Mockery of Catholicism
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      EXPERTS AGREE: what Trump is doing is fascism

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, Politics/Law, Religious Liberty, Sexuality/GenderMay 27, 2016

Who Defines Religious Freedom?

By Stephanie Russell-Kraft

In the United States, who defines religious freedom? The First Amendment? The courts? The legislature? Religious…

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Archive, Politics/Law, Religious Liberty, Sexuality/GenderMay 19, 2016

Will “Do No Harm Act” Do Any Good in Religious Lib Battle?

By Stephanie Russell-Kraft

Two Democratic congressmen this week introduced the “Do No Harm Act,” a proposed amendment to…

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Archive, Politics/Law, Religious Liberty, Sexuality/GenderMay 16, 2016

“Excruciatingly Different” Mississippi Religious Lib Law Specifies Beliefs

By Stephanie Russell-Kraft

The Mississippi “religious liberty” law that will soon allow public officials to refuse service to…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Politics/Law, Religious Liberty, Sexuality/GenderMay 12, 2016

What’s Behind the “Common Sense” Rhetoric of Bathroom Bill?

By Stephanie Russell-Kraft

North Carolina’s HB2 (also known as the “bathroom bill”) may not explicitly be about religious…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Politics/Law, Religious LibertyMay 5, 2016

Predatory Prayer: When Does “Please” Not Mean “Please”?

By Stephanie Russell-Kraft

Is it possible to coerce someone to pray? Is it still coercion if you say please?…

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Archive, Politics/Law, Religious Liberty, Sexuality/GenderMay 3, 2016

NC’s “Bathroom Bill” Shows Problem With “Religious Freedom” Label

By Stephanie Russell-Kraft

Even the well-intentioned use of “religious freedom” can obscure other problems.

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