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Tara Isabella Burton

Tara Isabella Burton

Former Staff Writer, Religion

    Latest articles by Tara Isabella Burton

    Politics
    Top Trump evangelical ally: Jesus never broke immigration lawTop Trump evangelical ally: Jesus never broke immigration law
    Politics

    Paula White uses Jesus’s sinlessness to defend Trump on family separation.

    By Tara Isabella Burton
    Supreme Court
    What Brett Kavanaugh’s past decisions on religious liberty mean for the future of SCOTUSWhat Brett Kavanaugh’s past decisions on religious liberty mean for the future of SCOTUS
    Supreme Court

    Kavanaugh will move the Court sharply to the right — but some conservative critics say it’s not enough.

    By Tara Isabella Burton
    Politics
    Trump’s SCOTUS choices are religious liberty advocates. Here’s what that means.Trump’s SCOTUS choices are religious liberty advocates. Here’s what that means.
    Politics

    All four of Trump’s top picks have frequently defended the rights of religious institutions.

    By Tara Isabella Burton
    Religion
    Scott Pruitt’s parting words to Trump: you are president “because of God’s providence”Scott Pruitt’s parting words to Trump: you are president “because of God’s providence”
    Religion

    At the EPA as throughout his political career, Pruitt blurred the lines between church and state.

    By Tara Isabella Burton
    Religion
    Before Trump, churches were increasingly multiracial. What next?Before Trump, churches were increasingly multiracial. What next?
    Religion

    A new study shows that churches were becoming more diverse over the past two decades. Then Trump happened.

    By Tara Isabella Burton
    Politics
    Polls suggest white evangelicals will still back Trump after family separation controversyPolls suggest white evangelicals will still back Trump after family separation controversy
    Politics

    Forty-four percent of white evangelicals support laws banning refugees altogether.

    By Tara Isabella Burton
    Religion
    Trump-allied pastor tells worshippers “America is a Christian nation”Trump-allied pastor tells worshippers “America is a Christian nation”
    Religion

    Pastor Robert Jeffress led a “Freedom Sunday” service at First Baptist Church Dallas.

    By Tara Isabella Burton
    Religion
    Poor People’s Campaign rally revives Martin Luther King Jr.’s missionPoor People’s Campaign rally revives Martin Luther King Jr.’s mission
    Religion

    It’s a culmination of a six-week Christian-led campaign against income inequality and racism.

    By Tara Isabella Burton
    Religion
    America’s highest-ranking Catholic official suspended for alleged child sex abuseAmerica’s highest-ranking Catholic official suspended for alleged child sex abuse
    Religion

    Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, former archbishop of Washington, has been suspended from ministry.

    By Tara Isabella Burton
    Religion
    Pope Francis condemns Trump’s family separation policyPope Francis condemns Trump’s family separation policy
    Religion

    Francis also had harsh words about Trump’s environmental stance.

    By Tara Isabella Burton