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The Public Eye, Fall 2012

Amy Stone analyzes the religious freedom argument in 2012 same-sex ballot initiatives, Brian Tashman analyzes a legal arm of the Christian Right, and Frederick Clarkson exposes Rev. Samuel Rodriguez as far from the moderate he pretends to be.

In this issue

Rev. Samuel Rodriguez: Not So Moderate

Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, executive director of the Sacramento-based National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC) is regularly tapped by national media outlets like CNN and The New York Times as the leading voice of Latino evangelicals and…

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The New Religious Freedom Argument

Gay Marriage in the 2012 Election
A rainbow flag with the words: Bigotry disguised as "Religious Liberty" is still Bigotry!

The political world was abuzz this spring when the National Organization for Marriage’s confidential battle plan to block LGBTQ marriage rights became public in a Maine lawsuit and the Human Rights Campaign posted it for the world to see.

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The Legal Arm of the Christian Right

Inside the American Center for Law and Justice
A man in a brown chair leaning back, and a man in leaning forward sitting opposite him.

After his unsuccessful 1988 presidential bid mobilized Christian Right voters, televangelist Pat Robertson channeled his campaign’s energy into forming two influential right-wing organizations. One was the voter mobilization powerhouse the Christian…

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Do We Have to Be "Equal"?

Commentary

The 2012 election promises to be an intensely contested one, but one constituency seems guaranteed to vote for Barack Obama in large numbers: The LGBTQ community, especially given his endorsement of gay marriage.

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