https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to wisconsin en https://religiondispatches.org/2018/12/07/face-gops-shockingly-anti-democratic-actions-love-moral-failure The corrupt legislative shenanigans by lame-duck Republicans in Wisconsin, Michigan, and North Carolina have prompted many to reiterate calls for “civility” and “love.” But are those objectively good things? Fri, 07 Dec 2018 01:18:49 EST Daniel Schultz 178ea9a9-a723-434e-986d-ae2c720c2041 https://religiondispatches.org/2017/05/31/federal-appeals-court-finds-wisconsin-schools-transphobic-policy-unconstitutional-days When he walks across the stage to receive his diploma on Saturday, 17-year-old Wisconsin high school senior Ashton Whitaker will do so knowing that his name will go down in history connected to a landmark ruling that affirms trans students’… Wed, 31 May 2017 07:30:26 EDT Sunnivie Brydum 4fa11a13-53f3-4258-adcf-4dd48721964c https://religiondispatches.org/2017/04/21/cheese-state-reality-check-wisconsin-idea-and-social-gospel This Saturday, I’m off to a day-long meeting at a church with an interesting history. The town it sits in was originally formed as a utopian community, and some time later, the church was created in the image of those… Fri, 21 Apr 2017 01:32:03 EDT Daniel Schultz 1c28824e-b7a0-4616-b47a-8d448a1fdac7 https://religiondispatches.org/2014/10/29/fired-gts-professors-go-back-work-now When a seminary is in the news, two truisms apply: one, it is often bad news, and two, it will quickly fade from view. Late last month when I saw General Theological Seminary in the Huffington Post, I knew something… Wed, 29 Oct 2014 02:40:52 EDT Steve A. Wiggins 33b81230-3ada-4a2e-b4f0-dac46acd588b https://religiondispatches.org/2012/08/08/7-religion-stories-watch-2012-battleground-states It may all come down to who actually makes it to the voting booth. Wed, 08 Aug 2012 05:33:12 EDT Joanna Brooks 543fbf3b-d869-4395-bc24-0ef2c5693480 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/07/21/ralph-reeds-group-goes-after-union-thugs-wisconsin Get ready for the 2012 strategy of engaging evangelicals more intently in the right’s anti-government crusade. Thu, 21 Jul 2011 09:05:32 EDT Sarah Posner fb12a58b-d6a3-40ce-8c2d-534fa850af82 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/04/15/ucc-fights-back-against-conservative-steeplejacking “State group sues city congregation,” or, Things That Make Me Happy. Fri, 15 Apr 2011 01:43:30 EDT Daniel Schultz 6a576266-e925-4f8d-a45f-3cd9e3b4c97c https://religiondispatches.org/2011/03/29/our-lady-good-hope-and-excellent-behavior-why-apparition-and-why-now At a moment when the pope is cracking down on apparitions and limiting Marian devotion why this apparition, and not other literally countless reports that pop up in the news every year? Tue, 29 Mar 2011 04:07:51 EDT Lisa Bitel 08552178-ea00-4049-9d79-406d12d62680 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/03/28/hope-once-again-wisconsin Ordinary Cheddarheads are possessed of hope in a way that is if not explicitly theological, then at least well-explained by it. Mon, 28 Mar 2011 02:35:32 EDT Daniel Schultz 44fe9715-2ebb-42a7-bdef-a045cdeb1e7a https://religiondispatches.org/2011/03/22/first-us-visit-virgin-mary-confirmed-wisconsin About twenty miles outside of Green Bay and over a mile from even the smallest town, a tiny sign at a remote intersection points visitors toward Chapel Drive, site of the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help, site of the only approved site of a Marian apparition in the U.S. Tue, 22 Mar 2011 02:20:38 EDT Lewis Wallace e079fc7a-1b34-40c1-afef-16eba4fe3fd6 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/03/14/will-religious-side-workers At this moment the embattled US labor movement urgently needs strong community-based allies and much greater moral legitimation, yet broad-based strategic and moral support from the religious side has been slow to materialize. Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:09:40 EDT Peter Laarman 74e5fbe8-0330-4f6f-b118-72dfc876708f https://religiondispatches.org/2011/03/11/wisconsin-religious-voices-witness-against-scott-walker Wisconsin groups take a stand against union-busting and drastic cutbacks in social services. Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:43:56 EST Daniel Schultz 92d273b3-ba0d-48bf-9044-917beaff123f https://religiondispatches.org/2011/03/10/scott-walker-loves-jesus-thats-nice And the violent bear it away. Thu, 10 Mar 2011 04:55:23 EST Peter Laarman 65005d56-d30b-4a26-9cd2-632728615e61 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/03/09/scott-walkers-faith-based-anti-government-rhetoric Would Jesus be a union buster? Wed, 09 Mar 2011 03:32:10 EST Lauri Lebo 2ec71c1f-9366-4673-8105-31c9d8047745 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/02/24/its-us-save-ourselves-what-wisconsin-teaching-us 100 years after the Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire, a disaster that claimed the lives of 146 workers and galvanized the labor movement, public workers in Wisconsin and around the country are standing up to the largest-scale attack on American workers in recent history. Using the economic crisis as a pretext, and with financing from billionaire businessmen, Governor Scott Walker and others are trying to strip public unions of their collective bargaining power. This debate is not about trying to balance state budgets. This debate is about the future of American labor. Thu, 24 Feb 2011 04:40:15 EST Jill Jacobs cf147a06-4909-4550-a960-2ef8aef9ee8e https://religiondispatches.org/2011/02/23/theres-controversy-brewing-wisconsin-you-might-want-keep-eye The United Methodist Church opens another chapter on gays and lesbians’ struggle to serve the church. Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:27:11 EST Daniel Schultz 47d5e5a1-3f15-4560-80d7-9f96eb8442e8 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/02/21/tea-partys-cosmic-conflict-wisconsin Big Government is the sacred enemy that animates the Tea Party uniting it in opposition to death panels, socialists, gun-control advocates, unions, Obamacare, deficits, and so on… Mon, 21 Feb 2011 05:46:15 EST Gary Laderman f74b9ec4-c297-4d0f-bfc0-fe135d520c79 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/02/21/wisconsin-union-busting-religiously-sanctioned The events in Wisconsin seem to follow the Reconstructionist ideals. Mon, 21 Feb 2011 03:20:14 EST Julie Ingersoll 38626216-5cc0-4831-b10e-e30549e146a9 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/02/18/thinking-theologically-about-wisconsin-union-conflict What has faith to say about the conflict between Scott Walker and state workers’ unions? Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:22:04 EST Daniel Schultz a5ca14ad-25ed-4219-8caa-b22a1cb59974 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/02/16/which-side-are-you How long is it going to take for it to sink in with religious leaders that it will soon be time to choose sides? Wed, 16 Feb 2011 02:26:34 EST Daniel Schultz 58298645-8a84-48bf-a269-aabfa8151ceb