Why Kim Davis Has Missed Her Moment
Years ago, I remember Christian right leaders fretting about pastors going to jail if they…
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Updated: G-O-D Plays a Bit Part in First GOP Debate
Update: On the social issues front, perhaps the most remarkable development of the debate didn’t…
Read MoreIgnoring the Pope on Climate Change is Not Like Using Contraception
The encyclical is finally here. Laudato si was officially released today and has already produced a tremendous…
Read MoreLindsey Graham’s Lying “Eye-ranians”
What I’d say if invited to the Southern Republican Leadership Conference.
Read MoreWhat Republicans Mean When They Compare Climate Change to Religion
Last week, Texas Republican Lamar Smith, chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space, and…
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Rand Paul’s Messianic Campaign Video Shouts “Yes I Can!”
The unique spectacle that is the presidential election season entered a whole new realm of fantasy last…
Read MoreOK’s Anti-Gay Marriage Bill Would Change Weddings But not Marriage—Not Even Gay Ones
In an effort to promote freedom of religion, Republican State Rep. Todd Russ introduced House…
Read MoreEvangelicals Want Immigration Reform. Why Won’t Republicans Listen?
Lifeway Research, which conducts surveys on evangelical attitudes on a variety of issues, released a new…
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Why Republicans Don’t Think Obama Is Christian
Alex Theodoridis, a political scientist at the University of California, Merced, conducted a survey last fall…
Read MoreRepublicans Face Showdown With Religious Right Over Dropped Abortion Bill
House Republicans last night withdrew the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which would ban…
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