Was Blind But Now I See: The Debut of a New Anti-Abortion Strategy
The anti-abortion movement takes conversion narratives to the next stage.
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‘Let It Be Unto Me’: Akin, Rape, and the Early Church
A pair of historians discuss Republican rep. Todd Akin’s remarks on “legitimate rape”: the female body carries a huge burden of representation: her ability to protect the boundaries of her body, and to maintain her purity, reflects the church’s ability to do the same.
Read MoreThe Theological Roots of Akin’s ‘Legitimate Rape’ Comment
The Senate candidate is proud of how his Masters in Divinity shaped his politics.
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Zeroes and Sums: Is It Wrong to Praise Paul’s Positions?
In the Department of No Surprise, we report this week on the excommunication from polite conversation of one Ron Paul, the odd-man-out candidate for the Republican–presidential nomination. Odd man, because Paul is just his own oddly compounded self and stays that way.
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Anti-Contraception Activists Claim Their Suits are Last Resort to Undermine Health Care
Following Supreme Court ruling, the right looks for other ways to reject Obamacare.
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Pro-Life Rift in Ohio: Boon or Bust for Pro-Choice Movement?
This week, a pair of anti-abortion bills were fast-tracked for passage through the Ohio legislature, drawing attention to the surprising success of Ohio’s increasingly divided anti-choice movement.
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The GOP’s Race to the
Dark Ages
Birth control bans and religious liberty.
Read MoreThe (Mostly Catholic) Anti-Abortion Roe v. Wade Schlep
The Catholic Church subsidizes the event so significantly they should just call it the Catholic March for Life.
Read MoreTea Party “Constitutionalism” on Abortion
Florida’s bitterly contested Governor race just got more controversial.
Read MoreScott Roeder’s Religion
New investigative report documents the people and organizations underlying his religious motivations.
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