Clinton’s Faith Talk Not New, But Was There a Better Answer?
The New York Times reports that Jessica Manning, a voter at a campaign stop in…
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Sarah Posner, author of God’s Profits: Faith, Fraud, and the Republican Crusade for Values Voters, covers politics and religion. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Atlantic, The American Prospect, The Nation, Salon, and other publications.
The Apocalypse Is Upon Us, Ted Cruz Endorsement Edition
I’m writing from Washington, D.C., where we are bracing for a historic blizzard that might…
Read MoreCruz-Induced Angst and Christian Virtue
Poor David Brooks. He wants to write about what ails the evangelical affection for Ted…
Read MoreInside the Rubio-Cruz Battle for Evangelical Voters
In the midst of an intra-evangelical dispute over whether Ted Cruz is indeed consolidating the…
Read MoreHow Obama Made Gun Control A Religious Freedom Issue
In announcing new executive action to more rigorously enforce requirements for background checks to purchase guns,…
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Cruz and the Evangelical Illusion
Just after Christmas, Ted Cruz met with several hundred evangelical leaders at a Texas ranch belonging…
Read MoreParty of Religious Liberty Botches Debate on Religion and the Constitution
Remember when the presidential election, or the Republican primary, at least, was going to be…
Read MoreRD on the Radio: Donald Trump and the Religious Right
This week on State of Belief Radio, I spoke with the Rev. Welton Gaddy about…
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Trump Smashing Religious Right Formula to Bits
Donald Trump’s stump speeches are not, as most are, the product of careful tweaking and…
Read MoreRefugee Crisis in the Age of Trump: Getting Holocaust Analogies Wrong
Some of the Republican presidential candidates are fond of Holocaust analogies. Mike Huckabee, for example,…
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