Christian Right

Uniting social conservatives and libertarians under one banner is no easy task. But John Aglialoro, a producer of the film “Atlas Shrugged II,” has found the woman for the job: Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged author and literary inspiration for his “Atlas Shrugged” Trilogy. Aglialoro argues that Rand’s objectivist philosophy–which has received more attention since Rand-fan Paul Ryan’s addition to the Republican presidential ticket–can appeal to both groups with its emphasis on small government, individual rights, and capitalism.

More on the electionpocalypse.

The American Center for Law and Justice was founded by Pat Robertson to oppose the ACLU, and a way to fight the Christian Right’s legal battles.

Catholics may well decide the election. But I daresay it won’t be because they line up behind the bishops.

As Election Day approaches, the most craven, partisan, dire (and dumb) religious appeals begin to surface.

A Republican, not just a Mormon, problem.

How the religious right wants you to spend Halloween.

Mitt Romney’s endorsement by various televangelists obscures the more important ways in which the candidate himself now projects the essence of televangelism.

How does Christian Right organizing use religious freedom to further their own anti-LGBT agenda? Amy Stone discusses the role of Religious Freedom in suppressing marriage equality in various states.

“First of all, I’d like to say thank you. Secondly, I’d like to say I’m sorry. I’d like to thank you because of your support and affirmation. And I’d like to say I’m sorry because of the ways that Christianity is far too often used as a tool of exclusion rather than inclusion. I’d also like to say that there are many other pastors and people of faith who share views such as my own. My speech just happened to go viral on the internet, but I have a ton of colleagues doing similar things all across the U.S. on a regular basis. We may not receive as much publicity as the highly-funded voices on the religious right, but I am hardly a lone voice.”