Did the Pope Embrace the Prosperity Gospel?
Late last month, Pope Francis met with charismatic Christian and Pentecostal leaders at the Vatican,…
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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.
Many Religious Leaders Oppose Religious Exemption in Anti-Discrimination Order
The Atlantic’s Molly Ball describes the letter from religious leaders to President Obama, requesting an…
Read MoreReligious Leaders Press Obama for Exemption from Executive Order Barring Discrimination
Just one day after the Supreme Court’s decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., 14…
Read MoreHobby Lobby, Bill Gothard, and the Submission of Women
Mother Jones’ David Corn and Molly Redden report on the relationship between the Green family, owners…
Read MoreThe Roberts Court’s “Special Solicitude” for Corporations
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), five men on the Supreme Court told us this…
Read MoreYour Uterus Is “An Important Subject” About Which Your Fellow Citizens “Wish To Converse”
Today the Supreme Court invalidated a Massachusetts law that required protesters at abortion clinics to…
Read MoreReligious Freedom Not Harmed by Tenth Circuit Decision in Utah Marriage Case
The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals today affirmed the decision of a federal district court…
Read MoreReligious Discrimination and the Violence Against Women Act
A coalition of 90 religious, educational, health, women’s, LGBT, and civil rights groups this week called…
Read MoreIsrael’s New President and Intolerant Judaism
Israel’s new president, Likud’s Reuven Rivlin, elected by the Knesset on Tuesday, once called Reform Judaism “idol…
Read MoreSo Much for “Judeo-Christian” Values
The GOP has long touted its commitment to “Judeo-Christian values,” a meaningless term meant to…
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