By Mike Lofgren, Viking PressAug 9, 2012
Having observed politics up close and personal for most of my adult lifetime, I have come to the conclusion that the rise of politicized religious fundamentalism may have been the key ingredient in the transformation of the Republican Party. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 4, 2012
Liberia is considering two proposals that would make consensual same-sex acts punishable with jail time; NATO refuses to get involved in the crisis in Syria; and a Jewish journalist killed by terrorists was baptized posthumously by the Mormon Church. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 16, 2012
Mormonism is not the quintessential “American religion,” to use Tolstoy's words, just because it got its start in upstate New York. The church has long embodied notions and practices that drive contemporary American capitalism. And those ideas, as author Chris Lehmann demonstrated last October in Harper’s Magazine, remain central to the shaping of national economic policy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigNov 23, 2011
Pew researchers discovered that the number of religious groups lobbying politicians in Washington, DC, has increased 500 percent in the past four decades, from fewer than 40 in 1970 to more than 200 today With more than 1,000 lobbyists vying for the ears of Congress members, the groups together spend more than $390 million a year (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
The Rev. Madison Shockley / TruthdigOct 21, 2011
A candidate’s faith does in fact matter, especially when the religious institution to which he or she belongs is involved in explicit political campaigns that affect millions of lives. Such issues as civil rights for women, immigrants and the LGBT community come immediately to mind. Romney wants to have it both ways. He wants the voters to see him as a Christian like them but doesn’t allow for any examination of the “distinctive doctrines” of Mormon theology. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Richard Schickel / TruthdigJul 16, 2011
Morris' film has a giddy quality. But, essentially, he is trying to keep a straight face amid the chaos he is recounting. Come right down to it, what could a filmmaker add to this story by striking attitudes toward the events he recounts? Strange are the ways of love—not to say, in some cases, totally weird. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 22, 2010
Those of us who were in California during the election of 2008 (and many who weren't) remember how quickly the tide seemed to turn when it came to the expected versus real outcome of the Proposition 8 vote (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 13, 2009
Some members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints got their sacred undergarments in a twist about an upcoming episode of "Big Love" in which secret religious practices and spaces are depicted. HBO has apologized, but, as Salt Lake Tribune columnist Vince Horiuchi wonders, will all this hubbub just serve to draw more attention to Sunday's installment of the series? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 16, 2008
Many of us living in California definitely took notice when the battle over Proposition 8 suddenly heated up and became more contentious in the days before it passed. The New York Times has the story on what happened in that final stretch before the election. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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