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Karen E. Park

Karen E. Park is the co-editor of American Patroness: Marian Shrines and the Making of US Catholicism (Fordham, 2024). She writes the Ex Voto newsletter, which you can subscribe to for free here.

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The 17th Century Roots of Roy Moore's Refusal to Concede the Election

If we should change from a mixed aristocracy to mere democracy, first we should have no warrant in scripture for it: for there was no such government in Israel … A democracy is, amongst civil…
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Southern Evangelicals Defend Pedophilia Using Catholic Legends

Roy Moore’s evangelical defenders redefine Christmas spirit.
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Trump's Twitter Rant Helpfully Models Universal Human Depravity, Spokesperson Suggests

Any Christian who still defends Trump as he lies, harasses, insults and demeans those around him can only do so by saying, in effect, “So what? We are all morally depraved.”
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