https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to rand paul en https://religiondispatches.org/2015/10/19/god-hates-nags-why-gods-name-westboro-protesting-kim-davis Members of the infamously anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) arrived in Morehead, Kentucky today to picket the Rowan County courthouse, workplace of Kim Davis, the county clerk and “religious liberty” martyr who rose to fame by refusing to issue marriage… Mon, 19 Oct 2015 12:21:13 EDT Rebecca Barrett-Fox ea08a479-b5f0-4802-b5ce-17278ede543d https://religiondispatches.org/2015/04/13/rand-pauls-messianic-campaign-video-shouts-yes-i-can The unique spectacle that is the presidential election season entered a whole new realm of fantasy last week with the dissemination of “A Different Kind of Republican Leader,” the official Rand Paul campaign trailer. Painting Paul as a kind of… Mon, 13 Apr 2015 02:26:48 EDT Gareth Higgins 0417a250-2e6f-4c67-aba3-cb2d99ee554e https://religiondispatches.org/2015/04/08/will-rand-paul-break-religious-outreach-mold Rand Paul just got an F. No, it wasn’t for his second nationally televised condescension to a female reporter. Or for this. It was for his reaction to Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act. The failing grade came from Maggie Gallagher… Wed, 08 Apr 2015 03:10:42 EDT Sarah Posner 2f7934f5-7695-4c81-95e6-18afb69932f2 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/02/20/rand-paul-religious-skeptic Rand Paul appeared on the Daystar television network earlier this week, sitting for an interview with televangelists Marcus and Joni Lamb, to sell not only his faith in God, but his faith in small government. Paul’s most sincerely held religious… Fri, 20 Feb 2015 03:37:15 EST Sarah Posner a1bc5a72-aabe-42e4-8b4e-f89f502adb70 https://religiondispatches.org/2014/12/09/republicans-get-free-spiritual-historical-trips-israel Remember a few weeks ago I wrote that Israel will be a 2016 litmus test for evangelical voters? Here’s more evidence that I’m right: Zeke Miller reports in TIME that all Republican National Committee leaders are being offered a free… Tue, 09 Dec 2014 12:31:46 EST Sarah Posner 80bb8905-7ce0-46b4-aca4-4bb19bc4bd8a https://religiondispatches.org/2014/11/04/christian-morality-vs-free-markets-constants-conservative Contemporary conservatism is home to an odd mix of pundits and personalities, from Bible-thumping social conservatives to blue-blooded economic elites, to assorted others who pledge to serve both God and mammon with equal fervor. For many progressives, the tensions and… Tue, 04 Nov 2014 03:50:34 EST Eric C. Miller c72a945a-eb58-4f02-94d4-94d015221d44 https://religiondispatches.org/2014/10/09/rand-paul-rattles-personhood-crowd Ryan Lizza describes the recent dust-up over Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-KY) support for emergency contraception, a stance that Lizza says places him at odds with his own support for so-called personhood bills, and most definitely has placed him at odds… Thu, 09 Oct 2014 01:02:30 EDT Sarah Posner 9c5883a3-e620-44ff-a508-16fda3079ae3 https://religiondispatches.org/2013/10/11/apocalyptic-christian-theologys-role-gov-shutdown Values Voters Summit forces moderate Republicans to face some crushing facts. Fri, 11 Oct 2013 02:26:41 EDT Anthea Butler 66f2ed24-8cef-4c5a-bf9b-beb82be3e8be https://religiondispatches.org/2011/09/08/few-religion-questions-debate Brian Williams and John Harris apparently don’t heed Bill Keller’s advice. Thu, 08 Sep 2011 05:21:51 EDT Sarah Posner be5d9f2b-3e6f-4a11-9167-735dbca0c4b7 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/05/11/rand-paul-next-ronald-reagan The latest Bloggingheads. Wed, 11 May 2011 09:04:35 EDT Sarah Posner 04bd5226-0b8c-42ba-b28d-763af6802475 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/04/05/r-paul-20 Is Rand Paul a fringe candidate or a rising star in the Republican Party? Tue, 05 Apr 2011 03:19:49 EDT Julie Ingersoll 2ec9b64d-d27b-4ab6-a0f5-33d1f90133bf https://religiondispatches.org/2011/02/24/will-abc-whitewash-radical-rand-paul-tonight Nightline’s teaser clip manages to make the man who would have opposed the Civil Rights Act mainstream. Thu, 24 Feb 2011 04:23:31 EST Julie Ingersoll 1eb54f1c-616e-4834-88e1-8439db4bcff9 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/12/17/christian-astronomer-sues-university-over-creationist-belief Professor says he was passed over for position because he questions evolution. Fri, 17 Dec 2010 06:06:33 EST Lauri Lebo 4e2f16bd-bddf-48a0-ab73-0be473f20eb3 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/11/24/limits-polling-understand-influence-religion-religion-and-election-part-ii Brookings report too narrowly defines “religious” issues to conclude religion didn’t play a role in the mid-terms. Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:19:12 EST Julie Ingersoll 4e8525ef-e47f-498b-b092-632a767e8abf https://religiondispatches.org/2010/11/15/better-dead-fed-behind-palins-dig-unbiblical-fed “Cease and desist” was Sarah Palin’s rebel yell at Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke last week, in a speech attacking the Fed’s plan to buy up $600 billion in government debt to stimulate the US economy. Mon, 15 Nov 2010 10:21:57 EST Julie Ingersoll 8bd5df3f-4b8b-443b-b333-26e196d292d4 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/11/09/rand-pauls-buddhist-roots-uncovered Colbert finds his “interconnectedness.” Tue, 09 Nov 2010 01:01:49 EST Julie Ingersoll 2d299451-59fe-4877-8b6c-9225e2e32e84 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/11/08/your-money-or-your-civil-rights-gays-vote-gop Why are gays increasingly voting against their interests? Mon, 08 Nov 2010 01:43:16 EST Candace Chellew-Hodge ee3d7490-b804-4584-ae2f-e54f4e72bd2c https://religiondispatches.org/2010/11/01/final-probably-thoughts-aqua-buddha-ad Why Democrats won’t penetrate the religious attack ad. Mon, 01 Nov 2010 11:57:48 EDT Sarah Posner dcf06aa6-7f40-4173-8a02-1cb9652ea0a8 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/10/27/why-aqua-buddha-ad-failed-harm-rand-paul It’s not about Jesus, it’s about propriety. Wed, 27 Oct 2010 01:08:02 EDT Joanna Brooks 68863c88-7d97-4685-8eb0-16e7a829b402 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/10/21/rand-paul-not-anti-authority Why the Aqua Buddha ad isn’t despicable, Part II. Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:54:25 EDT Sarah Posner 9a4d3172-c8f5-4bb4-9d53-10da6bfcfa52 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/10/18/it-fair-question-rand-pauls-religiosity More in the political advertising wars. Mon, 18 Oct 2010 04:24:30 EDT Sarah Posner e48f02dc-f79d-412d-a164-a4271ae28cd0 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/10/07/new-values-voters-mantra Government and God. Thu, 07 Oct 2010 09:57:09 EDT Sarah Posner 38ecc5bd-4470-4060-8f63-e8319f9be5ec https://religiondispatches.org/2010/08/16/christian-reconstructionism-dodge Not a secret conspiracy, but an essential part of the conservative movement. Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:21:16 EDT Sarah Posner b1b64e7b-660a-47bb-a724-45c6c7e5b42a https://religiondispatches.org/2010/08/15/week-religion-sunday-edition Strippers and Churchgoers at odds, Rand Paul and Aqua Buddha, Tim Tebow and his monk’s hairdo. Sun, 15 Aug 2010 11:02:42 EDT Michael J. Altman bbd70883-5da4-4d8d-b9b2-5e4bcc89b825 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/07/15/demint-uses-christian-reconstructionist-mailing-list-raise-money-angle South Carolina Republican’s political action committee buys email blast to Vision to America’s mailing list. Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:36:04 EDT Julie Ingersoll 1ba98b69-5a10-4024-9cf7-79088f40404f