Jeb Bush’s “New Way” Of Talking About Gay Marriage
Just a few months ago, Jeb Bush was being hailed as the GOP presidential candidate who…
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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.
5 Reasons You Shouldn’t Overthink the New Pew Data’s Impact on Politics
There are two big takeaways in the Pew Research Center’s new Religious Landscape Survey, its…
Read MoreBen Carson’s Flat Tax Gets the Bible Wrong
Presidential hopeful Ben Carson’s claim that his flat tax proposal is based on biblical tithing…
Read MoreThe Panic Over Churches’ Tax-Exempt Status in a Gay-Married World
A new worry in conservative circles has slowly gathered steam since the Supreme Court heard…
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Mike Huckabee, meet Amy Schumer. And, for that matter, Tony Orlando.
Perhaps you are too young to remember Mike Huckabee’s 2008 presidential run. If so, you’re…
Read MoreAbout That “Pledge in Solidarity to Defend Marriage”
A group of religious right activists (and a couple of presidential hopefuls) have signed a…
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Discrimination on the Taxpayer’s Dime? The Fight To Curtail the Overreach of RFRA
Religious exemptions have allowed employers to discriminate based on faith—slippery slope would be an understatement.
Read MoreIn Marriage Arguments, Scalia Frets Over Clergy Religious Freedom
A Freudian slip reveals something about the Establishment Clause.
Read MoreWill Rand Paul Break the Religious Outreach Mold?
Rand Paul just got an F. No, it wasn’t for his second nationally televised condescension…
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Why The Ongoing RFRA Battle Is About Far More Than Wedding Cakes
Now that both Indiana and Arkansas have enacted their Religious Freedom Restorations Acts, with each…
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