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The Religious Right and the Tea Party: Marriage of Convenience or Just a Passing Fling?

I spent two weekends in September attending conferences sponsored by religious right groups in Washington, DC. They were nothing if not eye-opening.

Published in the November / December 2010 Humanist
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Of Declarations and Tea Parties: A New Birth for the Religious Right?

Late last year a collection of far-right religious leaders gathered in Washington, DC, to unveil something called the “Manhattan Declaration: A Call of Christian Conscience.” Named for the borough of New York City where it was drafted, the Declaration is

Published in the March / April 2010 Humanist
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Another Successful “War on Christmas” for the Religious Right

Another holiday season is soon to pass, and this year, Santa Claus will be very, very good to the religious right–even though the leaders of that movement have been more than a bit naughty. In what has become an annual

Published in the January / February 2008 Humanist
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