https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to sam brownback en https://religiondispatches.org/2017/07/28/brownback-nomination-further-evidence-religious-freedom-code-conservative-christian Wednesday was a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad day for LGBT Americans and those who believe we deserve basic respect and civil rights. After the president’s hastily tweeted ban on transgender Americans serving openly in the military, the Justice Department’s… Fri, 28 Jul 2017 11:49:04 EDT Sunnivie Brydum 652a0b8f-5b3b-4060-aa4a-f3ccd68be895 https://religiondispatches.org/2017/07/28/update-sam-brownback-religious-freedom-ambassador-his-distinguished-predecessor-hopes [ Editor’s note: a clarification/correction to the author’s reporting of his interview with Rabbi Saperstein was added to this piece on 8/4/17.] Full disclosure: Rabbi David Saperstein is a friend and colleague of many years. I came to know him… Fri, 28 Jul 2017 11:10:26 EDT Peter Laarman 03e9ef94-17e9-4891-887f-a629bc9f5da5 https://religiondispatches.org/2014/06/12/catholic-bishops-vote-double-down-culture-war The U.S. Catholic Bishops’ vote to maintain their politically aggressive Ad Hoc Committee on Religious Liberty for another three years signals that despite the warnings of Pope Francis to tone down the culture war stuff, the bishops are fully invested… Thu, 12 Jun 2014 08:53:21 EDT Patricia Miller 37a4f15b-161a-4392-a286-8e290f61d1dd https://religiondispatches.org/2012/04/17/abortions-not-kansas-anymore The majority of abortion clinics in Kansas, given less than 2 weeks to comply with new toilet and closet size regulations, would have shut their doors but for a federal judge’s 11th-hour temporary decision to block the regulations. Was it really safety or a backdoor attempt to end abortion in the state? Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:26:21 EDT Sarah Morice-Brubaker 5173d733-0725-4d22-84f2-ff548e15fd23 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/10/12/taking-religious-rightin-kansas-yes Liberals can use sharp contrasts in social positions to their advantage, without waffling or apologizing. No, really. Tue, 12 Oct 2010 08:30:14 EDT Daniel Schultz a62d44a3-6d3a-430b-a331-3e6860f25af6 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/09/21/can-mormon-glenn-beck-unite-christian-right Glenn Beck’s efforts to become a religious leader for Tea Party America has a lot of commentators discussing the feasibility of a Mormon convert leading a wary evangelical and Catholic right in a faith-driven cause. Tue, 21 Sep 2010 10:02:53 EDT Kathryn Joyce d9dcb740-d9ea-40b0-a44e-1c3e3303a6ff