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Pastor on Pulpit Freedom Sunday: “Why I Cannot Support Barack Obama for President”
It was raining, and chilly, when Hope Christian Church celebrated Pulpit Freedom Sunday this past weekend. Some 150 congregants gathered for the special 8 a.m. …
By Tiffany Stanley
Editor’s Note
When Church and State Collide: The Supreme Court Goes to Mass
Any reader of U.S. history knows that religion and politics have mixed in a multitude of ways from the time of the nation’s founding. Motivated …
By Marie Griffith
Essay
What Does Shari’a Really Mean?
In August, Representative Joe Walsh spoke to constituents at a town hall meeting in Elk Grove, Illinois, about radical Islam, noting, “It’s in Addison. It’s …
By Krystina Friedlander
The States Project
Connecticut: A Blogger Revisits the Yale Athletic Fields
A Blogger Revisits the Yale Athletic Fields.
By Mark Silk
Review
Vampires, Gay Rights, and the Political Underpinnings of HBO’s True Blood
HBO’s True Blood has always been saturated with political commentary. The first episode aired in September of 2008, just months before the passage of California’s …
By Joseph Laycock
Editor’s Note
What War on Religion?
In July of 1844, word reached New York that Joseph Smith Jr., founder of the LDS Church, had been murdered by a mob in Illinois. …
By Tiffany Stanley
Interview
The Lost Art of Political Compromise: An Interview with Al Simpson
Alan K. Simpson is one of America’s favorite political pugilists. A lawyer, legislator, and devout Episcopalian, during his four decades in national politics, Simpson has learned …
By Max Perry Mueller
The States Project
Alabama: A Son of the South Returns to the Heart of Dixie
A Son of the South Returns to the Heart of Dixie.
By David H. Watt
Report
“But They Are Nothing Like Us”: The Politics of Muslim Men in Prison
“They think that they are us, but they are nothing like us.” An insight or two into the politics of Muslims in prison might be …
By Joshua Dubler
The States Project
Rhode Island: A Resident Hears Dissent in Roger Williams’ State
A Resident Hears Dissent in Roger Williams’ State.
By Thomas A. Lewis