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At the Washington Post today, I’m discussing Tea Party politics and the religious right.

Both the religious right and the Tea Party movement might find themselves backing many of the same candidates, but that does not necessarily make them political allies. In fact, as November elections grow nearer, I expect we’ll see a fair amount of push and pull between these two groups, as they compete to influence the political stances and win the attentions of conservative candidates.

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You can read my latest column at Inside Catholic today.

When I accepted a job as an activity director in a nursing home, I had grand ideas of what I would accomplish with the residents there. Fresh out of college, sporting my shiny new bachelor’s degree in sociology, I felt ready to change the world.

Real nursing homes, I quickly found out though, are nothing like in the movies. They are filled to the brim with life. And death. And every stage in between.

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I’m talking about pro-life feminism and Sarah Palin at the Washington Post today.

I find it beyond ironic that after decades of fighting for a woman’s right to be heard and to determine her own destiny, pro-abortion rights feminists are now eager to put limits on what pro-life women are allowed to call themselves, the kinds of questions they are allowed to ask, and debate the legitimacy of pro-life women’s meaningful participation in politics.

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