Televangelist Who Prayed With Trump Says It Wasn’t Endorsement
Televangelist Kenneth Copeland claims his prayers for Donald Trump at a meeting with televangelists last month…
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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 Multi-Faceted Role of Religion in the 2016 Campaign
Listen to a podcast of the Ticket 2016, during which I talked about religion in…
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Republican Presidential Candidate Courts Televangelists. So What Else Is New? (Updated with video)
Politico reports today that Donald Trump is courting prosperity televangelists in an effort to “keep…
Read MoreA Test for Trump—And the Religious Right
Last night the Family Research Council announced that Donald Trump would, after all, be speaking…
Read MoreFiorina Wins Social Conservative Hearts Over Planned Parenthood… and Trump
During last night’s debate, there was more evidence that the religious right is turning against…
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How the Christian Right Can Save America from Donald Trump
A few days ago, I predicted that Donald Trump’s love affair with evangelicals will be…
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In Liberty U Speech, Sanders Breaks the Democratic “Faith Outreach” Mold
I finally got a chance to watch Bernie Sanders’ Monday speech at Liberty University this…
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Why Donald Trump’s Love Affair With Evangelicals (Probably) Won’t Last
According to the latest Quinnipiac University poll of Republican likely caucus-goers, Donald Trump is still earning…
Read MoreWhy Kim Davis Has Missed Her Moment
Years ago, I remember Christian right leaders fretting about pastors going to jail if they…
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The Only Religion Question Reporters and Debate Moderators Should Ask Presidential Candidates (Kim Davis Edition)
UPDATE: Following this morning’s hearing, Kim Davis has been taken into custody by U.S. Marshals…
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