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When Sex Got Political

About a century ago, liberal Protestants started to disagree with more conservative Christians over issues related to sexuality. R. Marie Griffith, director of the Danforth Center on Religion at Washington University in St. Louis, joins us to talk about how this split set the stage for many of the cultural battles still fought today. Her new book is called “Moral Combat: How Sex Divided American Christians & Fractured American Politics” (Basic Books).