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Religion Dispatches
Following Donald Trump’s win in South Carolina’s Republican primary last week, conservative pundit Erick Erickson declared on his website that he will never vote for Trump because of the candidate’s…
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Religion Dispatches
On Super Tuesday, while commentators, coworkers, friends and family may debate the policies, pasts and perceptions of the Democratic hopefuls, the Clinton-Sanders contest remains essentially about one…
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Religion Dispatches
If last night’s debate revealed anything beyond the fact that, in the words of Lindsey Graham, the GOP is “batsh*t crazy” (and that Ben Carson thinks fruit salad is some type of divining instrument)…
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Religion Dispatches
Security sells. That’s why, says retired Episcopal Bishop John Shelby Spong, despite his best-selling controversial books and popular speeches, his position on Jesus and the Christian church will…
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Religion Dispatches
“Schizophrenic” is an upgrade.
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Religion Dispatches
While the Democratic Party in Iowa appears to be split down the middle after Bernie Sanders’ surprisingly strong showing, the picture on the Republican side of the aisle appears much more confusing…
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Religion Dispatches
A new poll from the Pew Research Center tells us, predictably enough, that Americans generally like their presidents to be “religious,” and that about half (more Republicans than Democrats) want…
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Religion Dispatches
I’m writing from Washington, D.C., where we are bracing for a historic blizzard that might dump more than two feet of snow on the area. Grocery and hardware stores are being emptied of food, batteries…
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