When Catholics Were the Muslims
A well-known national figure tries to rally Americans to the danger posed by a poorly…
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Pope Francis Opens Holy Doors; Trump Calls For Closed Borders
On the eve of Pope Francis’ opening the Holy Doors of St. Peter’s for the Extraordinary Jubilee…
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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,…
Read MoreAs New Poll Finds “Increased Xenophobic Streak,” Republicans Heighten Anti-Muslim Rhetoric
As Republican presidential candidates and governors pronounce Muslims and Syrian refugees personae non grata after…
Read MorePodcast: Trump, Carson, and Evangelicals in the Presidential Campaign
This week I was a guest on the Center for Inquiry podcast “Point of Inquiry”…
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Trump Pulls a Huckabee on Religion
Donald Trump, Saturday, October 24, 2015: I’m Presbyterian. Boy, that’s down the middle of the…
Read MoreCarson’s Lead Shows Evangelicals Care More About Politics Than Religion
Two polls out this week show retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson surging ahead of Donald Trump…
Read MoreTelevangelist 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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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…
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