Religion

Islamophobia and the 2010 Election

Though Obama's policies on Islam and the Middle East differ little from his Republican challengers, the right still claims he is pro-Islamic.

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| Thu Mar. 29, 2012 12:12 PM PDT
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Republicans Really Don't Like Science

A new paper finds declining trust in science among conservatives.

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| Thu Mar. 29, 2012 10:48 AM PDT
Illustration: Steve Wacksman

I Was a Terrorist…Seriously!

Ex-jihadist Kamal Saleem tells tales of palling around with Arafat, Qaddafi, and Saddam. But his story has some big holes in it.

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| Mon Mar. 26, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Muslim Group Leader to NYPD: Thanks for Spying on Us

Meet the right's favorite Islamic activist (who shares a sugar daddy with Rick Santorum).

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| Mon Mar. 19, 2012 7:10 AM PDT

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Alabama's Ten Commandments Judge is Back, Baby! (Maybe)

Forget the presidential primary. The most interesting name on the ballot in Alabama is Judge Roy Moore.

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| Tue Mar. 13, 2012 8:19 AM PDT
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Iran War Watch: Netanyahu Gives Obama a Badass Biblical Scroll

...which actually is all about dominating Persians.

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| Tue Mar. 6, 2012 12:35 PM PST

Rick Santorum: Obamacare Poster Boy

The candidate's tax returns reveal staggering medical bills that would bankrupt many Americans—yet Santorum wants to roll back programs that would help families like his.

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| Thu Mar. 1, 2012 4:00 AM PST

WATCH: Are You Christian Enough for the GOP? [Saunders Cartoon]

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| Mon Feb. 27, 2012 1:47 PM PST
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Karger: Did the Mormons Shut Down My Website?

Gay GOP presidential candidate Fred Karger suspects the LDS Church of shutting down his campaign website. His hosting company says otherwise.

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| Mon Feb. 27, 2012 1:41 PM PST
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Document: What One Witness Would Have Said at GOP's "Sausage Fest" Birth Control Hearing

House Democrats wanted Yonit Lax to testify about the Obama administration's controversial birth control rule. Republicans decided to go with a bunch of dudes.

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| Mon Feb. 27, 2012 10:45 AM PST
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Palin to Staff: Delete Right-wing Pastor John Hagee

According to an email, the former Alaska governor sought to have a religious right group remove a reference linking her to its controversial founder—after she appeared at an event sponsored by his group.

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| Fri Feb. 24, 2012 12:02 PM PST
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Which Catholic Institutions Cover Birth Control?

Quite a few, in fact.

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| Fri Feb. 24, 2012 11:36 AM PST

Corn on "Hardball": Do Santorum's Satanic Plot Remarks Cross a Line?
Thu Feb. 23, 2012 11:34 AM PST
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Does Santorum Believe Obama Is Part of a Satanic Plot?

Santorum says Beelzebub is trying to destroy the US; he says the same about the president.

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| Wed Feb. 22, 2012 9:26 AM PST

WATCH: The Gospel According to Some Old Celibate Dudes [Fiore Cartoon]

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| Thu Feb. 16, 2012 2:29 PM PST
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What War on Religion?

If Obama is hell-bent on waging battle with religious institutions—as his critics allege—he sure has a funny way of showing it.

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| Thu Feb. 16, 2012 4:00 AM PST

WATCH: The Founding Fathers' Un-Christian Nation [Saunders Cartoon]

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| Mon Feb. 13, 2012 12:28 PM PST
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Details of the White House "Accommodation" on Birth Control Rule

Insurance companies will have to reach out to employees of religious organizations directly to offer them free birth control.

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| Fri Feb. 10, 2012 9:25 AM PST

Women Who Use Birth Control Are the 99 Percent

Reality check: Nearly every American woman has used some form of contraception.

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| Fri Feb. 10, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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Most of Obama's "Controversial" Birth Control Rule Was Law During Bush Years

The right has freaked out over an Obama administration rule requiring employers to offer birth control to their employees. Most companies already had to do that.

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| Wed Feb. 8, 2012 3:10 PM PST