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Partisan Science: Evolution and Creation in Postsecular American Politics

Posted on April 4, 2014 by mattsheedy

by Donovan Schaefer A recent Pew Research Center poll explored correlations between political party identification and beliefs about the origins of species in the U.S. The poll found that self-identified Republicans are the most likely to reject evolutionary accounts of human origins–whether … Continue reading →

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We Don’t Doubt, We Don’t Take Direction: Whiteness, Religion, and the 2012 US Election

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Donovan Schaefer

By Donovan Schaefer The 2012 election campaign made an open contest of religion much less than anyone would have predicted in 2008.  Aside from the occasional outburst during the Republican primaries, Governor Mitt Romney’s Mormonism was nearly a non-issue, even … Continue reading →

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“Legitimate Rape”: God’s Justice and the Republican Party

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Donovan Schaefer

Republican Congressman and US Senate Candidate Todd Akin, of Missouri, said in an interview Sunday, in a line now infamous, “It seems to me, from what I understand from doctors, that’s really rare.  If it’s a legitimate rape, the female … Continue reading →

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A Separation: Religion, Class, Secularism

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Donovan Schaefer

Always a little behind the curve in Syracuse, I finally watched Asghar Farhadi’s A Separation, the first Iranian film to win an Academy Award, a week ago. The movie is exquisitely well made, rhythmically weaving a set of intricate ethical … Continue reading →

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