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Religion Dispatches

Hillary Clinton Won the Catholic Vote After All, So Dems Should Stay Pro-Choice, Right?

A more accurate analysis of the 2016 presidential election than the preliminary exit polls shows that Hillary Clinton won the Catholic vote, so now I’m waiting for the spate of stories about how the…
Patricia Miller
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Religion Dispatches

Can the "Spiritual Left" Make the Change They Wish to See?

We all know about the grassroots activism of the “religious right” and the role they play in US political life. The promise of a surging “religious left” has recently generated attention, with others…
Arielle Levites
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Christopher James Blythe

Political Research Associates
Christopher James Blythe is a research associate at the Maxwell Institute of Religious Scholarship at Brigham Young University, as well as the coeditor of the Journal of Mormon History and copresident…
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Religion Dispatches

'Anti-Romeo' Vigilante Squads Target Men Suspected Of Being Gay; More in the Global LGBT Recap

Christian LGBT bloggers David and Constantino Khalaf (Modern Kinship on Patheos) have published what they call “ The Ultimate Resource Guide for LGBTQ Christian and Allies.” OutRight Action…
Peter Montgomery
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Religion Dispatches

Ask a Muslim: What of Neanderthals and Aliens?

Not too long ago I received the following text: I’m gonna guess that your question isn’t about evolution, per se, but about what happens when religion appears to put us at odds with evolution. If…
Haroon Moghul
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Religion Dispatches

Gorsuch Confirmed... But Don't Get Too Bent Out of Shape

Well, it’s done. Moments ago the Senate confirmed Neil Gorsuch as the newest associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. His ascension to the high court was, of course, incredibly contentious, though…
Sunnivie Brydum
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Religion Dispatches

Is Religion the Only Tool Left for Legal Discrimination?

While many mistakenly believe that the law protects LGBTQ Americans from employment discrimination (excepting efforts to carve out religious exemptions), the fact remains that this is not universally…
Sunnivie Brydum
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Religion Dispatches

Bright Lights, Big Bible: A Liberal, Literary Evangelical Keeps the Faith

Raised in an evangelical family in Texas, Macy Halford has been reading My Utmost for His Highest since she was fifteen. A daily devotional originally published in England in 1927, the book is so…
Liesl Schwabe
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Religion Dispatches

How the Politics of the 1890s Explain the GOP’s Health Care Woes

Amid news that the GOP is trying once again to restart negotiations over their failed ObamaCare “repeal and replace” measure, it’s worth noting that the party’s problems with health care go beyond…
Patricia Miller
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Religion Dispatches

Identity Theology: Political Correctness with a Halo

It was the invitation that wasn’t. Princeton Theological Seminary offered Timothy Keller its Abraham Kuyper Prize for Excellence in Reformed Theology and Public Witness. Hundreds of seminary students…
Carlos Wilton
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