Religion as a Front for Tyranny: A Roundtable on the Timeliness of Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Are we worse off than when “The Handmaid’s Tale” was first published?
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Why Trump’s Religious Liberty Order is “a Whole Lot of Nothing”
This morning’s presidential signing of an executive order “promoting free speech and religious liberty” isn’t the…
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Gorsuch Confirmed… But Don’t Get Too Bent Out of Shape
Well, it’s done. Moments ago the Senate confirmed Neil Gorsuch as the newest associate justice…
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If it’s Really About “Religious Freedom,” Why Mention Just One Belief?
For the past week or so, the National Review‘s Alexandra Desanctis and I have been debating…
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Irony Watch: Trump’s Travel Ban Violates Religious Freedom Act According to ACLU Lawsuit
Tearing a page from the “religious liberty” playbook, the ACLU contends that Trump’s travel ban violates core constitutional principles—and, crucially, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
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Will Justice Gorsuch Prioritize “Religious Freedom” Over Civil Rights?
Americans United for Separation Church and State has some serious concerns about how a Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch might dismantle that constitutional wall.
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The Deafening Silence of “Religious Freedom” Defenders on Trump’s Muslim Ban
For once, I agree with right-wing claims that religious freedom in America is under attack….
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Will “Church Militants” Be Marching for Trump?
Conservative interpretations of Catholic theology are often more influential on the religious and political right than they’re often given credit for.
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A majority of Americans support employee access to contraception through workplace-provided insurance.
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Did SCOTUS Just Restore Sanity to Religious Liberty Debate?
Largely lost in the (understandable) hubbub about the Supreme Court’s historic Whole Woman’s Health v….
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