It’s Preposterous That We Can’t Question Nominees on Religion
For the second time since her contentious hearing for an appellate court slot, the religious…
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Roy “10 Commandments” Moore Doesn’t Want to Reform the Senate, He Has a Higher Calling
Much has already been written about the dangers Roy Moore—Alabama’s infamous “10 Commandments judge”—could pose…
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Will Dems Find Moxie to Resist Immoral GOP Tax Plan?
For almost ten years now, the folks at Sojourners and other progressive evangelical outfits have…
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CA Sen. Kamala Harris To Make A Very Interesting Church Appearance…
You learn things reading church newsletters. Take, for example, this very interesting tidbit about First…
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Reclaiming My Time: Maxine Waters, the Sabbath and the High Holy Days
In late July, California Rep. Maxine Waters’ “reclaiming my time” became the rallying cry heard round the…
Read MoreEast Lansing Demonstrates How Not to Respond to Anti-LGBT “Christian” Businesses
From wedding cakes to apple cider, the nation’s best-funded Christian legal nonprofit is using “religious”…
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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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Trump’s DOJ Wants Constitutional Protection for Wedding Cakes, Not LGBT People
Nine months into Donald Trump’s presidency, it should surprise no one to learn that his…
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Not So Fast: New Data Does Not Support Conservative Shift for Dems
It’s more or less an article of faith that religious Americans, especially white Americans, have…
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The Ex-KKK Priest and the Subtle Terrorism of the Anti-Abortion Movement
Largely lost in the coverage of the Rev. William Aitcheson, the priest serving in a…
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