The Religious Right: Still Not Dead
Super Tuesday and the success of Donald Trump among evangelicals have caused otherwise sensible observers to…
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‘Barbaric’ v ‘Progressive’ Islam; Catholic Church Objects to Mexican Court OK For Gay Adoption; Malaysian Court Weighs Boundaries Of Civil and Shariah Law; Global LGBT Recap
Islam: ‘Barbaric’ and Progressive The United Nations ambassadors from the US and Chile have invited…
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Anti-Gay Evangelicalism is the Norm: A Less Rosy Take on the Evangelical “Tipping Point”
“I held my tongue as she told me, ‘Son, fear is the heart of love.’…
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Religious Right Reax to SCOTUS: “A Spiritual 9/11”
Reactions from conservatives (and those courting their votes) range from angry to apoplectic. With a strong dose of the ridiculous.
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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A Religion Scholar Gets It Wrong on Indiana’s RFRA
Stephen Prothero breaks from the pack—and gets lost.
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“Pro-Family” Ad Helps Explain Fear of Marriage Equality
In late March The Washington Post published a peculiar ad from the American Family Association (AFA) addressing…
Read MoreThe Battle for the Evangelical Vote
In a new profile of supposed evangelical kingmaker David Lane, the New York Times’ Jason…
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Evangelicals Looking for Walker to “Do Nothing” in 2016 Election
When speaking to religious audiences, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker likes to remind people that he…
Read MoreNetanyahu’s Speech, Lane’s Trip, and the Impossibility of Boycotts
Will Democrats boycott Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech on March 3? Why didn’t Republican…
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