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Religion Dispatches

Supreme Court Rules First Amendment Applies to Mean and Crazy People Too

Upholds Westboro Baptist Church’s constitutional right to protest dead Marine’s funeral.
Lauri Lebo
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Repurposing the Gospel Aura: Eminem’s Chrysler Ad Borrows Some Spirit

So, about that Chrysler “Imported from Detroit” Super Bowl ad with Eminem. Not too long after I first saw the spot on the internet, I started thinking about how the pop-culture ubiquity of the black gospel choir belies its complicated cultural capital.
Douglas Harrison
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Religion Dispatches

Meet Arizona's Even More Anti-Immigrant Bill

Because when it comes to political ambition, you can never be too mean…
Lauri Lebo
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The Revival of the Pastors’ Policy Briefings

In 2008, they were for Huckabee. Now, they’re for everyone.
Sarah Posner
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Newt Gingrich, New Catholic, Presidential Hopeful

A religious makeover timed for 2012.
Joanna Brooks
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Gay Marriage Still Resonates As Top Issue Issue for Some Republicans

Huckabee still emphasizes it to “energize” base.
Candace Chellew-Hodge
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Creationists Try to Claim Scopes

Like Glenn Beck invoking the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
Lauri Lebo
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Georgia Legislator Behind Bill Criminalizing Miscarriage is Christian Reconstructionist

Bobby Franklin has been called “the conscience of the Republican Caucus.”
Julie Ingersoll
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Forget the “God Gap,” the “Union Gap” is Bad News for Republicans

Wisconsin energizes Dems’ base.
Daniel Schultz
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Loving an Abusive God

Elie Wiesel lost millions to Madoff because, he says, “we thought he was God.”
Bernard Schweizer
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