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Anthea Butler

MSNBC Columnist

Anthea Butler is a professor of religious studies and Africana studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Her most recent book is "White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America."

Anthea Butler is a professor of religious studies and Africana studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Her most recent book is "White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America."

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The long-shot African cardinals who could make papal history

What part of the world will the next pope come from? Anything is possible when considering who the next leader of the Catholic Church could be — including a potential pope from Africa.
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The subtly complicated politics of Pope Francis’ funeral

Funerals can be contentious events, and Pope Francis’ funeral Saturday — which dozens of (often combative) world leaders will be attending — is no exception.
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There will never be another pope like Francis

Who will succeed Pope Francis, dead at 88? The conclave for the first pontiff from Latin America and the Jesuit order to lead the Catholic Church begins soon.
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Why you should pray your Easter Sunday worship isn’t interrupted by ICE

An estimated 10 million Christians are subject to deportation, ICE has permission to invade churches, but Trump promises "one of the greatest Easters ever."
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‘Conclave’ could have made a revolutionary statement — but it fell short

“Conclave,” an Academy Award nominee for best picture, illuminates the arcane world of the Vatican and its rituals surrounding a pope’s death.
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These Trump administration Catholics are at odds with Pope Francis over immigration

Francis’ letter to U.S. bishops about Trump's immigration policies was also a pointed critique of JD Vance’s erroneous exposition on medieval theology.
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The clergy giving cover to Donald Trump’s plans for mass deportation

Cardinal Timothy Dolan and the Rev. Franklin Graham are expected to pray at Donald Trump's second presidential inauguration.
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Pope Francis’ D.C. archbishop appointment is a poke at Trump

By choosing Cardinal Robert McElroy to lead the Archdiocese of Washington, the pope is sending a message to the incoming president promising mass deportations.
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How come there’s no war on Christmas this year?

This year, Republicans and conservative Christians have dispensed with whining about a war on Christmas in anticipation of the second coming of their political savior.
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‘Mary’ on Netflix is the cinematic propaganda the prosperity church craves

“Mary,” the new movie on Netflix, is both a bad supernatural movie set in the desert and a bad, violent, cheaply made thriller set in ancient times.
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The abortion debate is turning into Trump’s greatest dilemma

The 10 states where abortion rights will be on the ballot are a minefield for the Republican Party. Everything Trump says about the topic leads to another explosion.
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