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The Battle for the Meaning of Religious Freedom Day

By Frederick Clarkson

…ious Freedom Sunday (this year, January 13) with the Christian right legal network, Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF). Every president since 1993 has issued the annual presidential RFD proclamation, as required by Congress, but Trump was the first to overtly use it to promote the agenda of the Christian right. Trump had referenced a number of recent legal battles over religious exemptions from the law (some of which ADF had been a party to) “As the…

Pseudo-Historian David Barton in the Times and on The Daily Show

By Julie Ingersoll

…the laws… He is interrupted by Barton who says, “no that’s never been the definition…not once have we ever said you have to be a Christian (Stewart might have been going there but he hadn’t gotten there yet).” Barton insists that the definition of “Christian Nation” he promotes is merely one that recognizes that the “nation’s institutions and cultures have been shaped by Christianity” He says there “is no exclusivity at all;” that the reason t…

#VanillaISIS, White Tears and the Adventures of Captain Moroni

By Megan Goodwin

…alled on like-minded civilians to bring guns and supplies to the Wildlife Refuge. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl5rkosu2Ig&feature=youtu.be&t=4m43s #NotAllMormons? The Bundys and some of their followers are Mormons, including a “Captain Moroni” (recalling, as Jana Riess reminds us, the “military stud muffin of the Book of Mormon”). The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has officially condemned their efforts while maintaining that the…

Are Evangelicals Suffering From Buyer’s Remorse with Obama?

By Bill Berkowitz

…roposition 8 and $1.35 million to the 22 same-sex marriage ban campaigns in 2004 and 2006. In the 1980s, Eric’s older sister Betsy Prince married Dick DeVos, whose father Richard was a co-founder of Amway. According to Jeremy Scahill, together, the two families have been one of the “greatest bankrollers of far-right causes in US history, and with their money they propelled extremist Christian politicians and activists to positions of prominence.”…

Single, But Married To Jesus

By Anthea Butler

…the economic spectrum; however, the majority of them have five dollars of net worth in the bank, trust Jesus, and hope that a man who is like “The Pastor” will emerge when the doors of the church open. Despite my sarcasm, I can tell you that this is the story in many a black church on Sunday morning. So before Steve Harvey and any of that jackleg, scripture-spouting, church-hoppin’, marriage-worshipping crowd starts to talk about how I am a hater…

Fix the Economy GOD’$ WAY: Dave Ramsey’s Great Christian Recovery

By Paul Harvey

…government and not to themselves for employment; and it is only the heroic efforts of private entrepreneurs, operating preferably without any government interference but with a strong Christian morality, that prevents exploitation and mandates helping others, that will restore both the spiritual and financial health of the country. John Galt, meet Jesus Christ. Kitchen Table Economics the Answer to the Nation’s Crisis? To the degree that he assist…

Can I Get Some Birth Control Pills With That Slushie?: Unpacking the Contraceptive Mandate Rollback

By Sunnivie Brydum

…cording to the Guttmacher Institute, LARC use increased from 9% of women in 2009 to 12% in 2012, after the mandate went into effect. Increases in LARC use were especially notable among Hispanic women and women with no children, who tend to be younger women. SB: How do you see this rule interacting with the Trump Administration’s (and rank-and-file Republicans’) ongoing efforts to weaken public assistance for health care for people with uteruses? A…

It Is About the Hijab: Wheaton College and the Narrowing Criteria for Evangelical Belonging

By Hollis Phelps

…(NAE), in partnership with LifeWay Research, released an “evangelical beliefs research definition” to identify evangelicals in research and polls. Rather than identify evangelicals by self-definition, denominational affiliation, or even political demographics, as is common in polling and research, the new NAE/LifeWay definition hinges evangelical identity on the confluence of four basic beliefs: The Bible is the highest authority for what I belie…

Soccer and the Sublime in the Shadow of Apartheid

By Preston Davis

…ongue experience you go through as an observer. The ineffable takes place before your eyes: 20 crisp, well-crafted passes to a swung cross to a divining header finish. The net ripples. Elation ensues for some; agony for the others. It is a brilliance that toys with physics, captivates the senses and provides purpose (if only momentarily), vanquishing concern for all other responsibilities in life—a moment of honesty, a microcosm of the human drama…

WaPo OpEd: Pope Francis and the Koch Bros Love and Serve the Poor Together

By Patricia Miller

…Food Stamp program that took up the slack; enrollment soared from just over 25 million in 2006 to nearly 50 million in 2014. The real problem, according to the Saemans, isn’t that the benefits of the economy are increasingly flowing upward to the likes of the Koch brothers. Its that government centralization, which “conflates big government with the common good,” leads to corrupt crony capitalism in which “politicians and bureaucrats hold the keys…