RDBook: Power Belongs to God
In The Family Jeff Sharlet explains how a little-known group links religion and power to cultivate influence…
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You Gotta Have Faith-Based Politics
Even as it talks about inclusion and admits nonbelievers into the ranks of upstanding citizenry, the new administration, like the last one, has a plan to use religion to further its political goals.
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This is not a Religion Column: Biblical Capitalism
The roots of the economic crisis tap directly into a movement within American fundamentalism. Much has been made of Palin’s Pentecostalism but her links to The Family go unnoticed.
Read MoreThe Christian Century is Dead
What happens when the flagship vehicle for mainline Protestant voices starts to falter?
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RD Book: Class Conscious
Review: D. Michael Lindsay’s Faith in the Halls of Power and Sean McCloud’s Divine Hierarchies.
Read MoreDon’t Ignore Lies About Economic Stimulus, Religious Freedom
The truth about the secret anti-faith clause in the stimulus package.
Read MoreAllowable Discrimination?
Obama seems to be backpedaling on the issue of “allowable discrimination.” Appropriating tax dollars to bigoted faith groups is not the change we were looking for.
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