The “Religious Freedom” President is Gutting the Rest of the 1st Amendment
For all his talk of protecting religious freedom, one of the First Amendment’s five sacred…
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These Are the New Battlegrounds for LGBT Rights Under Trump
As Inauguration Day nears, and as our new, orange-tinted reality sets in, it behooves all Americans…
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How Long Before Trump Claims ‘Religious Freedom’ to Avoid Paying Taxes?
The existing evidence suggests Trump is a master at avoiding paying what he owes.
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“Freedom” vs. “Liberty”: Why Religious Conservatives Have Begun to Favor One Over the Other
Religious “liberty” is code for something else entirely.
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Does “Religious Freedom” Deserve Scare Quotes?
This new, mutant form of “religious liberty” does indeed deserve scare quotes.
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Will SB 1146 End LGBT Discrimination in California’s Religious Schools?
A new religious freedom battle has been brewing in California, but you probably haven’t heard of…
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Defense Bill Contains Stealth Attack on LGBT Rights
A measure that passed late last Thursday night in the House Armed Services Committee is…
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Is Anti-LGBT Legislation the New Southern Strategy?
In the ramp up to both the Democratic and Republican conventions the candidates have received…
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“Americans Hate Muslims, Too” (And Other Impediments to U.S. Advocacy for Religious Freedom Abroad)
Traveling through India in the summer of 1998, I arrived with some friends at Varanasi’s…
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Why “Family Values” Defined Conservative Christianity (and Why “Religious Liberty” Has Replaced it)
From about 1970 until about 2000, American politics was largely driven by concern about the…
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