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Tara Isabella Burton

Tara Isabella Burton

Former Staff Writer, Religion

    Latest articles by Tara Isabella Burton

    Religion
    Pope Francis may refine Catholic teaching on the death penaltyPope Francis may refine Catholic teaching on the death penalty
    Religion

    He called it “contrary to the gospel.”

    By Tara Isabella Burton
    Culture
    Hey Arnold is TV’s best show about growing up in a big cityHey Arnold is TV’s best show about growing up in a big city
    Culture

    Doug and Rugrats captured suburbia. But Hey Arnold captured urban adventure.

    By Tara Isabella Burton
    Religion
    Former Trump adviser says the “Pence rule” would have protected women from Weinstein. He’s wrong.Former Trump adviser says the “Pence rule” would have protected women from Weinstein. He’s wrong.
    Religion

    Mike Pence has a rule about being alone with women. That doesn’t make women safer.

    By Tara Isabella Burton
    Religion
    Christianity in America is more politically polarized than everChristianity in America is more politically polarized than ever
    Religion

    Meanwhile, more and more Democrats think you don’t need to believe in God to be moral.

    By Tara Isabella Burton
    Religion
    The DOJ’s new “religious liberty” memo pushes religious freedom to its limitsThe DOJ’s new “religious liberty” memo pushes religious freedom to its limits
    Religion

    The ACLU and LGBTQ groups have criticized the documents.

    By Tara Isabella Burton
    Politics
    How birth control became part of the evangelical agendaHow birth control became part of the evangelical agenda
    Politics

    Trump’s latest birth control rollbacks seem like a victory for the religious right. But why?

    By Tara Isabella Burton
    Religion
    Christian faith communities are often on the front lines of mental health careChristian faith communities are often on the front lines of mental health care
    Religion

    Churches have a huge responsibility to people living with mental health issues. Are they living up to it?

    By Tara Isabella Burton
    Politics
    Roy Moore, Christian theocratRoy Moore, Christian theocrat
    Politics

    The “Ten Commandments judge” is now Alabama’s Senate frontrunner.

    By Tara Isabella Burton
    Explainers
    Football really is America’s religion. That’s what made the NFL protests so powerful.Football really is America’s religion. That’s what made the NFL protests so powerful.
    Explainers

    The macho Christianity behind American sports culture, explained.

    By Tara Isabella Burton
    Politics
    Sessions decries “fragile egos” on college campuses, defends Trump on NFLSessions decries “fragile egos” on college campuses, defends Trump on NFL
    Politics

    Students and professors protested Sessions’s Georgetown speech.

    By Tara Isabella Burton