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Elise Amendola / AP Even Christian Pharmacists Have to Stock Plan B
The Supreme Court declined to hear a major religious-freedom case on Tuesday, showing how much things have changed since Hobby Lobby.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters The Fictions Around Abortion in America
The Supreme Court has struck down parts of a major Texas law regulating access to the procedure. To do so, it had to navigate competing claims of medical fact and an intent to protect women.
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Gretchen Ertl / Reuters The Awkward Love Story of Trump and American Evangelicals
The presidential candidate has been cozying up to conservative Christians. Recently, they’ve been cozying back.
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Carolyn Kaste / AP Hillary Clinton, Longtime Christian
Trump says there’s “nothing out there” about his opponent’s faith. For those who have been paying attention, there’s a lot.
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Scott Morgan / Reuters Trump Is Surrounding Himself With Evangelical Pastors
The Republican appointed an “executive advisory board” that’s a who’s who of conservative Christian leaders.
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Brendan McDermid / Reuters Trump's Play to Win Evangelical Voters
At a meeting with more than 1,000 clergy in New York, the Republican nominee claimed political leaders are “selling Christianity down the tubes.”
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Karen L. King / Harvard / AP / … Karen King Responds to ‘The Unbelievable Tale of Jesus’s Wife’
The Harvard scholar says papyrus is probably a forgery.
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Mark Blinch / Reuters The Complicated Pain of America's Queer Muslims
In the midst of a post-Orlando debate that pits Islamophobia against homophobia, LGBT members of the Islamic community find themselves trying to balance multiple identities.
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Scott Morgan / Reuters A Clinton Ad Full of Disability Stereotypes
In “Grace,” the campaign condemns Donald Trump’s insensitivity. But even well-intentioned advocacy can have downsides.
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Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP David Perdue's Prayer for President Obama
The Georgia senator invokes a psalm calling down divine wrath on an enemy—but insists he meant no harm.
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Wikimedia The Emoji Bible, Reviewed
Looking at a new app as text, art project, and cultural phenomenon
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Shannon Stapleton / Reuters Betraying the Faith of Christopher Hitchens
Larry Taunton's new book says more about its author than about the man he claims as a friend.
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Andrew Harnik / AP The Trump Nobody Knows
When he discusses his faith, the Republican candidate sounds a great deal like the businessman-turned-politician who coined his campaign slogan.
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Ibraheem Abu Mustafa / Reuters Images of Ramadan 2016
Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting, began earlier this week, with the observation of the Hilal, or new moon.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters Trump and the Fear of Evil in America
The U.S. presidential candidate appeals to white evangelicals in part because he taps into common suspicions.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters How Long Can a Woman Wait to Have an Abortion in America?
States keep fighting over bans on the procedure after a certain number of weeks. In practice, these laws don’t mean much.
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Kara Gordon / The Atlantic America’s Profound Gender Anxiety
Outrage over transgender bathroom use is just the beginning of a long conflict over what it means to be men and women.
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Andrew Toth / Getty / Warren K. Leffler … Jimmy Carter Makes One Final Push to End Racism
The former president wants his fellow Christians to lead the country to reconciliation. But churches are in a period of profound uncertainty.
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Onthego110 / Wikimedia How Clergy Set the Standard for Abortion Care
Fifty years ago, a network of religious leaders helped thousands of women find safe, comfortable ways of having the procedure.
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