Will Beck Help Romney Win Evangelical Voters?
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Christian Nationalism
The Myth of ‘Voodoo’: A Caribbean American Response to Representations of Haiti
Notwithstanding Haiti’s Christian character, the Haitian personality, if there is one, has been nurtured by a Vodou civilization that any responsible treatment of the subject must disentangle from the Western world’s manufactured “voodoo” culture.
Read MoreSkewing Pew: The Latest American “Religion” Poll
The latest poll from Pew asks about “religion” when it really means Christianity. This skews the data.
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Manhattan Declaration Is The New Old Culture War
The not-so-new ecumenism of the religious right: stoking fears of secularism as the new Nazism.
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Rebuilding the Wall of Separation: A Progressive Discussion on Church & State
Is it time for progressives, religious and nonreligious, to move toward a strategic acceptance of religious language in the public square? Or should efforts be focused on adding bricks to the wall of church/state separation?
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The Best Books Media of 2008
Forget the standard litany of the best-selling books and most popular movies… This year’s list includes comics, rock bands, Battlestar Galactica, “Hava Nagila” sung to the tune of “The Twist,” and “I Am the Walrus” translated into Aramaic.
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Blood and Politics — Christian White Nationalism in the Age of Obama
What’s a white racist to do these days? A new book examines the history of white nationalism as it has moved from the fringe to the mainstream, describes the religious roots of the movement, and alerts us to its political and social goals.
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RDBook: Sex, Power, and the Future of the World: An Interview with Michelle Goldberg
What’s the connection between feminism and the war on terror? How do indigenous activists use US influence to effect change in their own governments? Why was George H.W. Bush nicknamed “rubbers”? The author of a new book on reproductive rights in the global context answers these questions and then some.
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