Conservative evangelicals have seen more victories in a Trump administration than they probably would have under any other Republican.
Religion
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Are Jews White? It’s a Mistake Even to Ask
Trump has revived American anti-Semitism. It’s not about color or race.
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America Glimpses the End Times in the Age of Trump
In a single day, an absurd pile of events suggests that the government may indeed be trying to “immanentize the eschaton.”
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How the Religious Right Led to Trump
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.
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Obama Protected Mosques. Will Trump Target Them?
Mosques in America, which the Obama administration fought to defend, now embody the threat to religious liberties posed by President Trump.
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Begin, Again: Trump Through the Eyes of a Holocaust Survivor
How do the rhetoric of the president-elect and the hate crimes unleashed after his election affect those who have witnessed the worst?
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A Sacred Populist: Pope Francis Shakes Up His Church
Pope Francis has outraged conservatives and liberals alike in the Catholic hierarchy, but his populist message is in step with his politically turbulent times.
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A Government Of, By, and For the Deplorables
A frightening array of Islamophobes, xenophobes, homophobes, racists, and misogynists is assembling around President-elect Trump, normalizing the language and actions of hatred.
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Koch Brothers’ Latest Target: Pope Francis
Better known for their high-dollar political spending, the billionaire Koch brothers have also poured millions into Catholic University’s business school to promote a free-market orthodoxy sharply at odds with the teachings of Pope Francis.
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No, Trump Hasn’t Destroyed the Christian Right
The Republican nominee simply exposes the movement’s true aim: preservation of white patriarchy.
