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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Pope Leo calls on U.S. bishops to stand up for migrants’ rights

Pope Leo calls out the cruelty of the Trump administration's treatment of migrants, and urges American bishops to join him.
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‘Not really pro-life’: Pope Leo’s thoughts on the handling of immigration in America

Pope Leo XIV refused to join Catholics bashing Sen. Dick Durbin's abortion-rights position and said being pro-life also includes treating immigrants humanely.
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James Dobson’s harsh, disciplinarian Christianity changed GOP politics

James Dobson, a founder of Focus on the Family and a Republican Party kingmaker, was one of the last of a generation who launched the Religious Right in the 1970s.
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We can blame Jimmy Swaggart for much of our toxic politics

Jimmy Swaggart, the prolific evangelist who died at age 90, will be remembered in part for his tearful apology after he was linked to a prostitute.
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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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