It’s Not Just About Ground Zero
The consequences of fusing the sacred and the secular.
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Ann Coulter Puts the “Con” in “Homocon 2010”
“It’s part of the show.”
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Pat Robertson’s Women Warriors Leading Spiritual Warfare In Zimbabwe
At the Fathers’ House International church in Henderson, Kentucky, Pastor Lisa Bourland is seated on the floor of the altar in the prayer room washing the feet of speakers for that evening’s Women, Weapons of Warfare (WWW) conference. Behind her is a blank movie screen—the…
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Pat Robertson’s Women Warriors: The Video
The following video was shot and edited by RD associate editor Sarah Posner to accompany her feature, Pat Robertson’s Women Warriors Leading Spiritual Warfare In Zimbabwe.
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Mel Gibson’s ‘To-Do’ List
Also: Sarah Palin’s, the Pope’s…
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Gun Ownership: ‘An Obligation to God’
Rev. Smith Goes to Washington
UCC minister Chuck Currie is campaigning for a seat on a $1 billion legislative body in Portland, Oregon. In this interview with the man whose candidacy may inform our thinking about the role of religious progressives for years to come, the pioneering blogger takes on church/state issues point blank.
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The Faith-Based Militia: When is Terrorism ‘Christian’?
A veteran analyst of right-wing militancy notices a creeping maturity in the media’s ability to talk about the religious elements of terrorism—even when it’s Christian.
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The Return of Christian Terrorism
Threats of right-wing violence have doubled in the past year. What is behind the latest upsurge in the movement to create a Christian theocratic state?
Read MoreDoes The Supreme Court’s Religious Composition Matter?
If Stevens retires and is replaced by a non-Protestant, it will be the first time in history that the court will have no Protestants on the bench. Can we discuss this in “polite company?”
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