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Fusion Politics: A Way Forward for Bernie Sanders?

By Daniel Schultz

…think Sanders and his movement will be strongly influential. There are any number of priorities Sanders could choose from, of course. God knows it’s not like our nation isn’t in need of reform. At the moment, though, I’m less concerned with the pros and cons of any one issue than wondering what things might look like if Bernie tapped into what Rev. William Barber has named “fusion politics.” In the Christian Century, Jeremy Borden describes this a…

Sarah Palin and the Politics of Victimization

By Randall Balmer

…By all accounts—and especially Palin’s own account—the former governor of Alaska is a busy person these days, appearing regularly on Fox News, starring in reality television, and hop-scotching the lower 48 by private jet to make political endorsements and reeling in a reported $75,000 per speech. And all the while sustaining a vigorous home life: several children (I’m afraid I’ve lost count), including a son with Down Syndrome, a grandson, and a…

This is not a Religion Column: Biblical Capitalism

By Jeff Sharlet

…ession,” as it was called by an early advocate of “biblical capitalism.” In 1932, James A. Farrell, president of US Steel, tried to persuade then Governor Franklin Roosevelt that economic depression was “caused by disobedience to divine law,” and that the only cure was a mix of spiritual revival and unprecedented powers for corporate leaders. In 1936, Frank Buchman, the founder of the Moral Re-Armament movement—a network of upper crust Christian c…

25 Things You Can Blame Muslims For

By Haroon Moghul

…as the 11th century—the last descendants of Muslims were driven out between 1609 and 1614—and some of these made common cause with a Spanish dependency, the Netherlands, which converted to Protestantism and likewise resented religious hegemony. (How the tables have turned.) Protestant Dutch and North African Muslim pirates collaborated to harry Spanish and Portuguese ships, and eventually began to claim territory for themselves. Without this colla…

RD News Round-Up—September 22, 2008

By Bill Berkowitz

…accompanying video, about the Sarah Palin’s churches. On Sunday, September 13, Wilson reported that his “ten-minute mini-documentary, focusing on the Wasilla Assemblies of God” was pulled by YouTube, which called it “inappropriate content.” “At the point the video was censored by YouTube,” Wilson wrote, “it had been viewed by almost 160,000 people. The short of it is that YouTube has censored a video documentary that appeared to be close to havin…

His Own Received Him Not: Jimmy Carter, First Evangelical President

By Randall Balmer

…nce to the dramatic reversal of evangelical sentiment toward Carter between 1976 to 1980. How do you feel about the cover? I love the cover. Basic Books did a wonderful job—and I have the best editor in the world! Is there a book out there you wish you had written? Which one? Why? I admire novelists because fiction, in the hands of a master, carries a power far greater than nonfiction. So I would probably point to the works of some of my favorite…

Church’s Lawyers Have SNAP in Their Sights

By Kathryn Joyce

…show you how wide-ranging this is, we could have a letter in our files from 1990 from a woman in Miami who was molested in Arkansas by a priest who later went to Alaska, and she could have told no one and all parties could be dead. But if it’s in our files from 1990, we’re supposed to turn that over to the other side. Why not release them? First of all, people expect and we had promised that when they come to us for help, their privacy will be pro…

HBO’s Game Change Hits, But Sarah Palin Pic Misses Religion

By Anthea Butler

…her thinking. It’s why, even now, when cornered by CNN while voting in the Alaska caucus and asked whether she would throw her name into the ring if the 2012 Republican convention were contested, she responded with the words: “anything is possible.” For those with ears to hear, they would hear the prayers of a woman who is relying on the prophecies about her to carry her forward into the position she still believes is hers: President of the United…

Graham Whistles “Dixie” on Morning Joe

By Anthea Butler

…flew Sarah Palin around for her 2009 book tour, and regularly has the tail numbers of his planes blocked at Flightware.com. What does he have to hide? Franklin Graham’s appearances are coordinated to help out whichever Republican conservative candidate he perceives to be on top at any given time. Like his father, he wants to be the prayer partner of Presidents. But Franklin, frankly, is too crass for his own good. Crowing about his Christianity on…

Every Republican Candidate Should Have to Address Gay Rights Face-to-Face

By Joanna Brooks

…rs to contribute to anti-marriage equality efforts across the nation, from Alaska and Hawaii to Maine. But after watching the video of Vietnam veteran Bob Garon (who is gay and married) having a direct conversation with Romney about gay rights in a New Hampshire diner, I want to see every single Republican candidate sit down with Garon and answer his question face-to-face: “You do not feel that everyone is entitled to their Constitutional rights?”…