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From SCOTUS to book bans to abortion laws to anti-LGBTQ legislation, the religious right is central to American politics. It’s also often central to foreign relations. And, particularly when it comes to anti-gay movements, the movement has made for some interesting bedfellows. WSJ (Gift Article): Russia and U.S. Religious Conservatives See Common Foe in Africa: Gay Rights. “Slater, a prominent Mormon activist and the wife of a senior Intel executive, has spent the past quarter-century working with officials from Africa, Europe and the Middle East to oppose abortion, gay marriage and sex education not centered on abstinence. Now, the mother of seven’s efforts have merged with a broader, ultraconservative movement that encompasses the government of Russian President Vladimir Putin, African politicians and activists from the American Religious Right.” (If you’re pursuing the same goals as Putin, maybe you’re not on the path toward righteousness. But then again, these folks tend to love Trump, too.)