Two new books on America’s religious history provide key insights into the currents that produced one of the country’s least religious and least biblically literate presidents.
Sarah Posner
Sarah Posner’s coverage of religion and politics has appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, The Week, and many others.
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How Trump Beat Cruz at His Own Game
Banking on evangelicals, Cruz misread the Republican base at a moment when Trump had memorized its contours and soft spots.
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How Contraception Court Challenge Hurts Religious Freedom
Conservatives have challenged the Affordable Care Act’s contraception mandate on the grounds that it tramples on their religious liberty, but a leading law professor argues that the lawsuit would undermine freedom of worship in the long run.
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Anti-union SCOTUS Challenge Threatens Church-State Separation
The Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association case not only puts public-sector unions in danger, it risks opening a new chapter in the war over religion in public schools.
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In American Jewish Politics Regarding Israel, the Center Is Collapsing
Increasingly, U.S. media are covering the growing repression of left-wing and dissenting voices in Israel, alienating many American Jews, especially among the young.
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In ‘Long, Slow, Agonizing Process,’ a Former Texas Operative Leaves the Religious Right
Elaine White was once in the inner circle of political power in the second-largest state in the nation. Then a crisis of faith changed all that.
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Blurred Lines at the Border
Catholic charities contract with the feds to provide services for undocumented immigrants, but are crucial reproductive services being denied in the name of religious liberty?
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More Than a Hobby
In a case challenging the Obama administration’s contraception mandate, a court finds that for-profit companies have free-exercise rights under the First Amendment. A look at Hobby Lobby, the company at the heart of the legal challenge.
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Rand Paul Plays God Politics
On immigration, the Kentucky Senator tries to bridge the gap between the GOP and evangelical Latinos. But like the party, he just doesn’t get them.
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Onward Christian Voters
Religious-right Republicans will need a new Huckabee, but the party establishment probably won’t like whoever it is.