Opting for Lucy Over Linus: Watching The Great Pumpkin in the Age of Trump
There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics, and…
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How America’s Charismatic Christianity Helped Fuel the Fantasyland Presidency of Donald Trump
The United States is suffering through an epistemic crisis. From day to day it seems…
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‘Almost Like Praying’: The Religious Work of ‘Hamilton’ Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda
In the wake of catastrophic destruction in Puerto Rico Lin-Manuel Miranda, the force behind Hamilton, has used…
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The Religious Right Has Come Out of the Closet
There’s a certain satisfaction for those of us who came of age at the time…
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Steve Bannon and the Conservative “Cafeteria Catholics”
The phrase “cafeteria Catholic” first gained currency in the mid-1980s to describe—mostly disparagingly—progressive Catholics who…
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A President “Anointed By God”: POTUS Shield and Religious Right’s Affair with Trump
People for the American Way’s Right Wing Watch this month published an important report by…
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Seth Meyers Tries to Unpack Trump’s Faith: A Narcissistic Prosperity Gospel
On Monday’s episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers, the host took a break from…
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7 Problems with Trump’s Hastily-Tweeted Trans Military Ban
In the span of three tweets the president declared this morning that as many as…
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Jesus Said Punch Up, Not Down: Why William Barber’s Attack on the Religious Right May Not Be What It Seems
William Barber, rising face of the religious left, managed to kick up some dust last…
Read MoreCatholic Nuns Show Bishops How it’s Done on ObamaCare
In the end, it would be a fitting sort of justice if it were the…
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