Greatest Hits of 2015: Religion Stories Our Readers Couldn’t Resist
Running the gamut from religious fundamentalists to closet atheists, reality TV scandal to serious theological debate, here…
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The Pundits and the Dominionists
What is the media getting, and not getting, in its coverage of the religious right in politics?
Read MoreDebunking Shari’ah Myths
A bloggingheads discussion about the Muslim Brotherhood and the American right wing panic.
Read MoreWho on Religious Left is “Worth the Ink”?
US News and World Report’s Dan Gilgoff implies that only those with access to the White House are worth writing about.
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God TV: Televangelism 2.0
A hip new apostolic movement with claims of a direct line to God, molding the young for God’s kingdom with sexual purity, 24/7 prayer, and asceticism.
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Battling for the Soul of the Democratic Party
Since the 2004 defeat of John Kerry, a handful of religious Inside-the-Beltway Democrats—called the religious left by some—have seen their influence rise dramatically. But how progressive is their “broader agenda?” And what of religious left leaders who include reproductive justice and LGBT civil rights on their list?
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“The Call” Warns of Antichrist Legislation in California and Beyond
The conservative evangelical founder of “The Call,” Lou Engle, is on a crusade to end legal abortion in the United States. He believes that George W. Bush and his Supreme Court picks were the result of prayer and, as depicted graphically in Jesus Camp, he aims to inspire young evangelicals to defeat the forces of Satan and his legislation.
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