Are the culture wars really over?
Views on sex, drugs and religion still dictate public policy decisions more than we might like to think
Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013 3:13 PM UTCPolitics Religion Dispatches
Sarah Posner
Politics Religion Dispatches
“Empty suit” preacher sinks Indiana megachurch
Steve Munsey offered his flock eternal salvation. Now his Family Christian Center is facing foreclosure proceedings
Tuesday, Mar 5, 2013 4:47 PM UTC 20Business Religion Dispatches
Ted Cruz: Congress and Harvard Law School are crawling with commies
The Texas senator has made no secret of his McCarthyist leanings. Neither has the Christian right that supports him
Friday, Mar 1, 2013 7:03 PM UTC 20Politics Religion Dispatches, Ted Cruz
Baptists for marriage equality
Hood supports the Uniting American Families Act, which allows same-sex couples to get immigration benefits
Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013 5:15 PM UTCPolitics Religion Dispatches
Bush’s director of faith-based initiatives praises liberal successor
John J. DiIulio, a former GOP appointee, offers some pointed criticism of Bush insiders to the Washington Post
Tuesday, Feb 5, 2013 6:11 PM UTCPolitics Politics, Religion
Dolan spoils the party
Why did Democrats allow the cardinal to give a right-wing prayer? The party still can't speak truth to power
Friday, Sep 7, 2012 3:23 PM UTC 23Politics
Bishops: God votes Republican
Cardinal Dolan's benediction at the GOP Convention makes clear the Catholic bishops have taken sides
Thursday, Aug 23, 2012 5:35 PM UTC 108Politics Religion, Catholic Bishops
Mitt Romney: Evangelical warrior
His Israel comments weren't simply gaffes: They were part of his ongoing campaign to win over the religious right
Friday, Aug 3, 2012 7:40 PM UTC 17Politics Mitt Romney, 2012 Elections
Religious right’s new rivals
There's a growing group of conservative Christians that's even more extreme -- and also in love with Ron Paul
Wednesday, Jul 4, 2012 8:30 PM UTC 105Politics Ron Paul, Christianity, Religion
Embracing the fringe
David Bereit was an extreme figure in abortion politics but he's found a bigger audience in the contraception fight
Saturday, Jun 9, 2012 1:00 PM UTC 20Politics Abortion, Contraception
Birth control’s worst enemy
Helen Alvaré has been leading Catholicism's fight against contraception
Sunday, Jun 3, 2012 6:00 PM UTC 157Politics Contraception, Editor's Picks
Don’t ask, don’t tell 2.0
Conservatives in Congress are pushing for new ways to keep discriminating against gay and lesbian soldiers
Thursday, May 17, 2012 3:50 PM UTC 40Politics Gay Rights, U.S. Military
Obama’s marriage epiphany
The president has "evolved" past religious conservative figures, like Rick Warren, to whom he used to pander
Thursday, May 10, 2012 12:01 AM UTC 19Politics Gay Marriage, Barack Obama
Obama’s faith-based failure
A troubling hallmark of "compassionate conservatism" -- the faith-based initiative -- persists despite promises
Friday, May 4, 2012 3:46 PM UTC 22Politics Religion, Barack Obama
The original culture warrior
Chuck Colson did more than just start a prison ministry; he forged key alliances on the religious right
Thursday, Apr 26, 2012 6:44 PM UTCPolitics
Time to talk Mormonism
Mitt Romney has been pandering to evangelical voters for months. Will he now connect these issues to his own faith?
Thursday, Apr 19, 2012 5:08 PM UTC 108News Mitt Romney, Mormon Church
Paul Ryan’s biblical bilge
Liberals are wrong to engage conservatives about the religious merits of the Wisconsin congressman's budget plan
Thursday, Apr 12, 2012 7:00 PM UTC 32Politics Paul Ryan, Religion
The Obamacare-abortion myth
If the Supreme Court upholds healthcare reform, anti-choice activists are planning to protest it like Roe v. Wade
Wednesday, Mar 28, 2012 5:50 PM UTC 25News Abortion, Healthcare Reform
Bishops seek liberty to impose birth control dogma
Catholic leaders redouble efforts to deny birth control to non-believing employees
Thursday, Mar 15, 2012 2:00 PM UTC 129News Birth Control, Catholic Bishops
What we should ask Romney about Mormonism
Mitt Romney doesn't have to answer for every Mormon belief. But his own role deserves scrutiny -- and answers
Thursday, Mar 8, 2012 12:45 PM UTC 147Politics Mitt Romney, Mormon Church
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