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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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Religion Dispatches

Southern Evangelicals Defend Pedophilia Using Catholic Legends

Roy Moore’s evangelical defenders redefine Christmas spirit.
Karen E. Park
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Religion Dispatches

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.”
Karen E. Park
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Religion Dispatches

How Trump Got Absolved By a Widow's Suffering: Carryn Owens as "Victim Soul"

A theological-historical reading of last night’s spectacle of politics, pain, and Trump’s “happy” ending.
Karen E. Park
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