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Is it Fair to Question Rand Paul’s Religiosity?

More in the political advertising wars.
Sarah Posner
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Religion Dispatches

The Radical Background of Harry Reid’s GOP Opponent

The senate candidate once belonged to an affiliate of the Constitution Party, which calls for imposition of biblical law.
Julie Ingersoll
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Religion Dispatches

DeMint Uses Christian Reconstructionist Mailing List To Raise Money For Angle

South Carolina Republican’s political action committee buys email blast to Vision to America’s mailing list.
Julie Ingersoll
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Religion Dispatches

Gun Ownership: ‘An Obligation to God’

Herb Titus, a lawyer for the far-right Gun Owners of America, is jubilant over last week’s Supreme Court decision in McDonald v. City of Chicago, in which the Court held that state and…
Julie Ingersoll
Sarah Posner
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Religion Dispatches

State of Belief Radio: The Roots of Christian Reconstructionism

On Welton Gaddy’s State of Belief, RD’s Julie Ingersoll offers a primer on Christian Reconstructionism.
Sarah Posner
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Religion Dispatches

Rand Paul: We Wouldn’t Need Laws If Everyone Were Christian

Republican Senate candidate’s religion appears to trump the law. Is he a Christian Reconstructionist?
Sarah Posner
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Rand Paul and the Influence of Christian Reconstructionism

An explanation of theonomic libertarianism.
Julie Ingersoll
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