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Tara Isabella Burton

Tara Isabella Burton

Former Staff Writer, Religion

    Latest articles by Tara Isabella Burton

    Religion
    Megachurch leadership resigns to protest their church’s handling of sexual misconduct allegationsMegachurch leadership resigns to protest their church’s handling of sexual misconduct allegations
    Religion

    Months after Bill Hybels stepped down in disgrace from Willow Creek Community Church, his successors have resigned.

    By Tara Isabella Burton
    Religion
    Pope Francis officially updated Catholic teaching, calling the death penalty “inadmissible”Pope Francis officially updated Catholic teaching, calling the death penalty “inadmissible”
    Religion

    The Catholic Catechism will argue that “dignity of the person” prohibits capital punishment.

    By Tara Isabella Burton
    Religion
    Study: most wealthy countries aren’t religious. Then there’s the US.Study: most wealthy countries aren’t religious. Then there’s the US.
    Religion

    Fifty-five percent of Americans pray daily. That’s a statistical anomaly.

    By Tara Isabella Burton
    Politics
    Jeff Sessions announces a religious liberty task force to combat “dangerous” secularismJeff Sessions announces a religious liberty task force to combat “dangerous” secularism
    Politics

    The Justice Department’s latest move is another nod to Christian nationalism by the Trump administration.

    By Tara Isabella Burton
    Explainers
    How the National Prayer Breakfast offers foreign lobbyists a chance to “pay to play”How the National Prayer Breakfast offers foreign lobbyists a chance to “pay to play”
    Explainers

    Journalist and author Jeff Sharlet on the National Prayer Breakfast, Maria Butina, and the group that calls itself “the Family.”

    By Tara Isabella Burton
    Explainers
    A Catholic cardinal has weathered sex abuse allegations for years. Now they’re finally public.A Catholic cardinal has weathered sex abuse allegations for years. Now they’re finally public.
    Explainers

    Theodore McCarrick has resigned from the College of Cardinals after allegations of abusing both children and adults.

    By Tara Isabella Burton
    Gender
    Seagram’s heiress arrested for role in controversial “sex cult”Seagram’s heiress arrested for role in controversial “sex cult”
    Gender

    Clare Bronfman is allegedly a leader in Nxvim, the controversial sex organization that also claims Allison Mack as one of its members

    By Tara Isabella Burton
    Politics
    Trump-allied pastor: Reagan was a womanizer tooTrump-allied pastor: Reagan was a womanizer too
    Politics

    Robert Jeffress says evangelicals knew Trump was “no altar boy.”

    By Tara Isabella Burton
    Explainers
    Christians are calling for better family leave policies. That wasn’t always the case.Christians are calling for better family leave policies. That wasn’t always the case.
    Explainers

    A Christian think tank makes the case for better child care policies.

    By Tara Isabella Burton
    Religion
    Jehovah’s Witnesses are banned in Russia. That doesn’t stop them from worshipping.Jehovah’s Witnesses are banned in Russia. That doesn’t stop them from worshipping.
    Religion

    In Putin’s Russia, Jehovah’s Witnesses are labeled “extremists” and accused of being American spies. Still, they keep their faith alive.

    By Tara Isabella Burton