https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to rick perry en https://religiondispatches.org/2015/09/13/why-donald-trumps-love-affair-evangelicals-probably-wont-last According to the latest Quinnipiac University poll of Republican likely caucus-goers, Donald Trump is still earning the admiration of 20 percent of evangelicals, bested only by Ben Carson at 27 percent. Candidates once thought to be easy evangelical favorites are… Sun, 13 Sep 2015 03:36:07 EDT Sarah Posner b38aecca-de6a-4edf-8a9e-781db2b4c9e8 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/01/29/will-getting-rid-bryan-fischer-get-rid-afas-problem Rachel Maddow broke the news last night that Bryan Fischer, the American Family Association’s Director of Issue Analysis, has been fired, following media coverage and pressure from watchdog groups highlighting Fischer’s racist and homophobic views in advance of an AFA-funded… Thu, 29 Jan 2015 09:28:17 EST Sarah Posner 49f59d92-d596-479e-96be-b85df80f4eb9 https://religiondispatches.org/2013/01/14/new-disciples-report-south-carolina Across South Carolina—and indeed the country—voters attend tiny churches, Bible studies, and prayer meetings. Their collective views on the candidates are much more difficult to measure and assess. And while they may be consumers of Christian talk radio, or televangelism, or other religious media, they are not lock-step followers of the decisions of elites who met at a ranch in Texas, or of Jim Bob Duggar, or of anything but their own received revelation. Mon, 14 Jan 2013 05:11:31 EST Sarah Posner 1077c48b-0a06-424d-83a6-95cf633a4e6f https://religiondispatches.org/2012/09/26/fasting-romney But Mormons aren’t the only ones calling the faithful to prayer. Wed, 26 Sep 2012 05:04:45 EDT Anthea Butler ffd85e00-f2c3-45bf-9d74-ff1cef230c52 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/08/09/romney-steers-hard-right-immigration-huntsman-out-after-new-hampshire A big Mo-publican primary update. Thu, 09 Aug 2012 07:34:33 EDT Joanna Brooks 85b63242-fcee-49e0-bbc7-1ca0f07fd079 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/08/09/romneys-mild-rebuke-bryan-fischer-and-fischers-ugly-speech Candidate’s remarks precede anti-Islam, anti-gay, anti-liberal rant from radio host. Thu, 09 Aug 2012 07:19:23 EDT Sarah Posner 48fd75ed-b69c-4fba-9130-c3c5cc1373fd https://religiondispatches.org/2012/08/09/bill-donohue-arbiter-political-correctness Demands Perry to make a break with Jeffress. Thu, 09 Aug 2012 07:05:41 EDT Sarah Posner dd02f374-1559-4692-961d-7f7f446380c9 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/08/09/david-lane-effect Was anti-Mormonism coordinated with Perry campaign? Thu, 09 Aug 2012 07:02:56 EDT Sarah Posner b802c2a6-e0ad-4172-ba92-c31738582b0f https://religiondispatches.org/2012/08/09/does-perrys-new-ad-suggest-romney-satan At least it’s not anti-Mormon. Thu, 09 Aug 2012 06:58:53 EDT Sarah Morice-Brubaker 22c571f9-ff11-4625-b298-13d5e09d1fdd https://religiondispatches.org/2012/08/09/phyllis-schlafly-rick-perry-out-undermine-traditional-marriage In the process implies that gays can’t be middle class. Thu, 09 Aug 2012 06:50:52 EDT Peter Montgomery 4baddfaf-0cab-4e69-887b-2da2be04e4ac https://religiondispatches.org/2012/08/09/republican-candidates-face-mythical-gays There was a time when politicians could get away with bashing gay people because they were invisible. That time appears to have passed. Thu, 09 Aug 2012 01:43:13 EDT Candace Chellew-Hodge e5ca44c2-7a31-4ae4-bc15-ba1af4bde407 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/08/08/romney-wins-iowa-8-votes But lacks the religious fervor to connect with 75% of GOP. Wed, 08 Aug 2012 07:57:20 EDT Joanna Brooks fa48f86a-6785-4ef4-af88-c77366483f6e https://religiondispatches.org/2012/04/17/beyond-alarmism-and-denial-dominionism-debate The New Apostolic Reformation has been in the news a great deal since Rick Perry first announced his prayer rally, The Response. Sarah Posner has an investigative journalist’s view of this movement, its place in religious movements of the 20th and 21st centuries, and in politics. Here she is in conversation with Anthea Butler, a scholar of American religious history. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:20:41 EDT Anthea Butler cd288381-add0-4d09-8962-0d4959ed94a1 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/03/19/blankets-booties-and-jesus-spiritual-war-uterus-rick-perrys-texas Where Bush would sign something because anti-choice was his base, Perry actively instigates. A report from the frontlines of the kinder, gentler scorched-earth campaign against abortion and birth control in Texas. Mon, 19 Mar 2012 05:03:36 EDT Sarah Posner 468d217c-b50f-409a-90cf-2911becc90fa https://religiondispatches.org/2012/03/13/2012-bishops-join-fight-repackage-discrimination-religious-freedom At the end of 2011, in a sign of what’s to come, the U.S. Bishops warned the Obama administration to amend a regulation on contraception in its health care legislation or stand accused of religious discrimination. Tue, 13 Mar 2012 05:54:07 EDT Sarah Posner bffc2eef-ec9e-4595-8c84-2ee154865884 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/03/12/doonesbury-cartoons-cause-controversy-wrong-reasons Ultrasound is not rape. Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:39:15 EDT Sarah Posner 2a93f892-404b-47da-927c-5076218d2760 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/01/19/gop-gingrich-perry-team-put-satirists-out-work Are South Carolinians really going to rally behind the swinging Gingrich? Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:47:32 EST Sarah Posner 2371856e-7dc5-490c-a305-e096563239a0 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/01/06/religious-right-elites-still-looking-candidate Trying to find the anti-Romney. Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:54:24 EST Sarah Posner 78fac862-dc55-486e-802a-6465e59a723e https://religiondispatches.org/2012/01/04/lesson-iowa-be-careful-what-you-pray Santorum banking on the Duggars. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:58:05 EST Sarah Posner 4bfc2a1f-4618-449b-bcf3-49a57618a5fe https://religiondispatches.org/2011/12/21/did-you-just-hear-western-civilization-collapse No, all is well. Wed, 21 Dec 2011 01:39:59 EST Sarah Posner 4b8d1280-4501-4f0f-bb41-e66496813b5f https://religiondispatches.org/2011/12/07/perry-tries-goad-dems-doing-something-stupid New ad claims candidate would end “Obama’s war on religion.” Wed, 07 Dec 2011 02:31:53 EST Sarah Posner d9d9ceff-877b-4063-89ae-b26520130bd1 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/12/06/trump-gops-new-televangelist Prosperity gospel dumps God for The Donald. Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:33:17 EST Sarah Posner f527357f-0e4e-4cbe-a7f6-de800599c17c https://religiondispatches.org/2011/11/28/islamophobia-dodge-religious-freedom-pledge Open DoorsUSA doesn’t want to talk about Islamophobia. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:34:26 EST Sarah Posner 720148d1-462e-4021-a305-290a21d798e1 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/11/23/iowa-republicans-grade-newts-worldview Gingrich’s Christian Right training. Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:35:16 EST Sarah Posner a0bb01f3-7f96-4466-909a-e37c658ee20e https://religiondispatches.org/2011/11/16/christian-only-prayer-rally-response-goes-early-primary-states Another David Lane effort? Wed, 16 Nov 2011 03:00:35 EST Sarah Posner 48d0671d-ee3f-4344-8335-29be668adc03