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Fighting 21st Century Fascism

The Public Eye Magazine
The Public Eye, Summer 2015

Issue
83

Senior fellow Frederick Clarkson discusses how the Christian Right is stepping up its game to circumvent civil liberties by creating exemptions to civil rights laws—twisting the meaning of The idea that people’s religious views should be neither an advantage or a disadvantage under the law. Learn more away from an affirming and pluralistic value.

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When the Exception Is the Rule: Christianity in the Religious Freedom Debates

When historians recount the history of separation of church and state in our time, one of the signature events may be a federal court case that didn’t even make it to the Supreme Court. It didn’t need…
Frederick Clarkson
Article
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Public Eye

Beyond the Hate Frame

An Interview with Kay Whitlock & Michael Bronski
What is called “hate violence”—violence directed at vulnerable and marginalized groups—is not abhorrent to respectable society. On the contrary, respectable society has provided the models, policies, and practices that marginalize.
Lindsay Beyerstein
Q&A
Public Eye

Latin America in the Crosshairs

Alliance Defending Freedom Takes Aim
ADF, an Arizona-based, right-wing religious legal organization, has, in the last decade, made a dedicated push to grow its international portfolio.
Gillian Kane
Article
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Public Eye

Big Questions About Templeton

How the Philanthropic Giant Legitimizes Faith Healing
Templeton has sought to create a rapprochement between science and religion. This article traces the impact of the Foundation by exploring a slice of its influence on research into the Charismatic and Pentecostal movements.
John Weaver
Article
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The Art of Activism: Asad Badat

Asad Badat, the artist behind the cover of the Summer 2015 issue, says he’s always seen himself as “a passionate observer who has romantic eyes for beauty.” Recently, though, he’s departed from this observatory position.
Aviva Galpert
Art of Activism
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