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Religion Dispatches

The Family Values Canard

Focus on the Family forgets about the family.
Candace Chellew-Hodge
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Happy National Day of Prayer

Event ends up using prayer to divide rather than bring us together.
Lauri Lebo
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Clarion Fund Claims Times Square Bombing Attempt Proof of “Coordinated Jihad Against Western Values”

Right-wing Jewish documentarians find proof of “Third Jihad” film in the pudding.
Sarah Posner
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The Muslim Brand of Liberty’s Ergun Caner

His salvation story is one of several the right adapts to brand Islam.
Hussein Rashid
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Shocked…Totally Shocked: Anti-Gay Crusader Caught with Male Prostitute

It was just for sharing the Gospel.
Candace Chellew-Hodge
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Religious Right Prays To Lift Curse Of Obama, Glenn Beck's Commencement Speech, And A Cross In The Desert: The Week In Religion, Poetically

The week’s religion news.
Christopher Marchsteiner
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Conservative Military Chaplains Fight Repeal of DADT

The choice is not obeying God or man — chaplains are bound to obey the military code.
Candace Chellew-Hodge
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Sarah Palin Is Right About Franklin Graham's Speech Rights

But she’s wrong about the rest of the National Day of Prayer.
Hussein Rashid
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Larry King’s Immoral Debate on Homosexuality and the Bible

And all the while ‘out’ Christian music sensation Jennifer Knapp keeps her cool.
Candace Chellew-Hodge
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New Ex-Offender Program Puts Church Ahead Of State

With budgets slashed, corrections officials are struggling to reduce the recidivism rate among ex-offenders. Chuck Colson’s new program steps into the breach, and hopes to bring down the wall separating church and state to help ex-offenders stay out of prison.
Mark Bergen
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