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Big Love’s Barb Is Right

Historians document centuries of Mormon women’s ritual healing.
Joanna Brooks
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Religion Dispatches

Mormonism as “Brand”?

Why are religion scholars relying on corporate-speak to talk about Mormonism?
Joanna Brooks
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Ponzi Pastor, Bacon Terrorism, & Spiritual Jewelry

RD’s weekly review, unafraid to lose Facebook friends since 2010.
Michael J. Altman
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Kirk Cameron Joins the Anti-Mormon Chorus (Sort Of)

Left Behind star says he wouldn’t participate in Divine Destiny, but doesn’t want to question Beck’s faith.
Julie Ingersoll
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Will Beck Help Romney Win Evangelical Voters?

Wait and see.
Joanna Brooks
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The Evangelical “Plummet” from Francis Schaeffer to Glenn Beck

Is Glenn Beck the new religious right?
Sarah Posner
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America’s First Mormon Televangelist

Beck reinvents himself.
Joanna Brooks
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Beck, Native Americans, and the Book of Mormon

Desperate for material, Glenn trots out some golden oldies.
Joanna Brooks
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Glenn’s at it Again, and Again

What it means when he says he feels “the Spirit.”
Joanna Brooks
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Romney Campaign to Surrender Evangelicals in 2012

Anti-Mormon sentiment too strong to fight.
Joanna Brooks
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