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Tara Isabella Burton

Tara Isabella Burton

Former Staff Writer, Religion

    Latest articles by Tara Isabella Burton

    Money
    What a “spiritual” beauty subscription box says about religion todayWhat a “spiritual” beauty subscription box says about religion today
    Money

    Moonbox sells self-care products to use at different stages of the lunar cycle.

    By Tara Isabella Burton
    Religion
    US bishops had a plan to combat clerical sex abuse. The Vatican just hit pause.US bishops had a plan to combat clerical sex abuse. The Vatican just hit pause.
    Religion

    The Vatican asked the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to delay votes on proposals to fight child abuse.

    By Tara Isabella Burton
    Politics
    Tlaib and Omar are the first Muslim women elected to Congress. They’re also so much more.Tlaib and Omar are the first Muslim women elected to Congress. They’re also so much more.
    Politics

    Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar are two powerful political forces to be reckoned with.

    By Tara Isabella Burton
    Politics
    The GOP can’t rely on white evangelicals foreverThe GOP can’t rely on white evangelicals forever
    Politics

    White evangelicals are still Trump’s base. But they’re in decline.

    By Tara Isabella Burton
    Politics
    Jeff Sessions helped create Trump’s brand of evangelical patriotism. It will outlast him.Jeff Sessions helped create Trump’s brand of evangelical patriotism. It will outlast him.
    Politics

    The ousted attorney general was an architect of Christian nationalist propaganda in America.

    By Tara Isabella Burton
    Explainers
    Why (white) evangelicals still support TrumpWhy (white) evangelicals still support Trump
    Explainers

    Historian and author John Fea on Trump’s “court evangelicals” and the long history of Christian nationalism.

    By Tara Isabella Burton
    Explainers
    Why this shrinking religious group might be among America’s last “swing voters”Why this shrinking religious group might be among America’s last “swing voters”
    Explainers

    White mainline Protestants are the only religious group to have shifted on Trump.

    By Tara Isabella Burton
    Religion
    The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette honors the Tree of Life fallen with a traditional Jewish prayerThe Pittsburgh Post-Gazette honors the Tree of Life fallen with a traditional Jewish prayer
    Religion

    The paper printed the opening words of the Mourners’ Kaddish on its front page.

    By Tara Isabella Burton
    Religion
    The centuries-old history of Jewish “puppet master” conspiracy theoriesThe centuries-old history of Jewish “puppet master” conspiracy theories
    Religion

    The alleged Pittsburgh synagogue shooter thought George Soros was controlling the world economy. Here’s the anti-Semitic history of that far-right narrative.

    By Tara Isabella Burton
    Politics
    Messianic Jews and Jews for Jesus, explainedMessianic Jews and Jews for Jesus, explained
    Politics

    Mike Pence brought a controversial Messianic rabbi onstage at a rally to pray for the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting victims.

    By Tara Isabella Burton