Sarah Posner
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Past articles by Sarah:
The radical Christian group that is still getting a pass on Jan. 6
Materials the House Jan. 6 committee released show a deeper link between Christian nationalism and the insurrection than revealed in its final report. → Read More
The Christian right's mounting attacks on trans youth
Two court cases illustrate how religious conservatives' campaign threatens the health and well-being of trans young people. → Read More
Kellyanne Conway’s connection to Trump’s right-wing ‘judge whisperer’ doesn’t look good
A new report raise fresh questions about the network of dark money groups controlled by Leonard Leo, a central figure in the right's judicial takeover. → Read More
The major role of Christian nationalism on Jan. 6
While some in the religious right treat the term as pejorative, there's more and more evidence the ideology was key to the attempted coup. → Read More
Why the Christian right's falsehoods didn’t stop marriage equality
Dozens of Republicans broke with the religious right, but the broader alliance is far from doomed. → Read More
The Hobby Lobby leak looks bad for Justice Alito. But that’s not the worst part.
The real story is the religious right's growing influence over the court. → Read More
Ron DeSantis' bonkers new ad has to be seen to be believed
On the eighth day, his campaign tells us, God sent Ron DeSantis to save America. → Read More
The Southern Baptist Convention’s Deal With the Devil
The roots of the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe go back 50 years, when zealots preaching a gospel of misogyny and homophobia—led by an accused sexual predator—took over America’s largest Protestant denomination. → Read More
Overturning “Roe” Is the Crowning Achievement of Christian Nationalism
If finalized, the Dobbs decision would unleash state legislatures to escalate their attacks on reproductive and LGBTQ rights. → Read More
Debate over teaching books by Black authors has roots in violent 1974 clash in West Virginia
The Kanawha County protests led to bombings, racist threats and a movement that persists today. → Read More
How the Christian right embraced voter suppression
Abortion isn’t the only victory conservative evangelicals have won in 2021. → Read More
How the Christian right helped foment insurrection
Christian-right activists inside and outside of government promoted the election fraud lie and claimed God told them to “let the church roar.” → Read More
No, the latest scandal won’t make White evangelicals ditch Trump. Whatever it is.
It doesn’t matter what Trump says about White evangelicals in private. → Read More
The Evangelicals Who Pray for War With Iran
Mike Pence and Mike Pompeo, who urged Trump to kill Qassem Soleimani, are ardent proponents of Christian Zionism. → Read More
The Army Of Prayer Warriors Fighting Trump's Impeachment
As the Senate takes up his impeachment trial, white Christian evangelicals remain firmly in the president's corner. → Read More
The Republican Party's Far-Right Strongman Caucus
Members of the GOP have supported nativist autocrats since long before Trump. → Read More
To Trump, Kavanaugh’s testimony about religious liberty made him worth the pick
Kavanaugh didn't say much about religious liberty at his hearings. He didn't have to. → Read More
The ‘Anti-Catholic’ Playbook
Does Brett Kavanaugh think abortion should be illegal? A secret network of right-wing activists has spent millions attacking such questions as anti-religious bigotry. → Read More
Will Brett Kavanaugh Pass the Religious Right’s New Litmus Test?
While Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court is a staunch conservative, his views on religious freedom are less well known. → Read More
South Carolina Governor Requested Exemption to Allow Foster-Care Agency to Discriminate Against Non-Christians
He personally intervened with the Department of Health and Human Services on behalf of Miracle Hill Ministries. In an unusual move, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, a long-standing ally of President Donald Trump, has personally intervened with the Department of Health and Human Services to secure a religious exemption from federal nondiscrimination laws for a Christian… → Read More