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Perry Tries to Goad Dems into Doing Something Stupid

New ad claims candidate would end “Obama’s war on religion.”
Sarah Posner
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Religion Dispatches

Trump as GOP’s New Televangelist

Prosperity gospel dumps God for The Donald.
Sarah Posner
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The Islamophobia Dodge of the Religious Freedom Pledge

Open DoorsUSA doesn’t want to talk about Islamophobia.
Sarah Posner
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Iowa Republicans Grade Newt’s “Worldview”

Gingrich’s Christian Right training.
Sarah Posner
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Christian-Only Prayer Rally The Response Goes To Early Primary States

Another David Lane effort?
Sarah Posner
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Mormon-Baiting Pastor’s New Fame Should Help Him Sell His New Book

Take a wild guess which Mormon he thanks in the book…
Joanna Brooks
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Romney’s Christian Nation Conundrum

The candidates’ not-straight answers on religion and religious tests for office.
Sarah Posner
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Anita Perry: “God Was Speaking to Me” that Rick Should Run for President

“It’s been a rough month.”
Sarah Posner
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Robert Jeffress Has a Lot of Nerve

What happens when evangelicals bring theological debates into presidential politics.
Sarah Posner
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Why Do Southerners Call Mormonism a Cult?

An interview with Patrick Mason, the nation’s leading scholarly expert on anti-Mormonism.
Joanna Brooks
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