Religion Dispatches
Barack Obama and John McCain will share a stage for the first time this August. Their host? Rick Warren, megachurch pastor and bestselling author—and a man with undeniable political influence.
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MoveOn wannabe, Colin Hanna, has found a new platform for his Obama attack ads: MTV. Aiming to ”plant some seeds of doubt” in the ”younger demographic” a positive org goes negative to push McCain—along with a border fence, an anti-Jihadist site and a Pastor initiative…
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Evangelicals on torture; BornAliveTruth.org targets Obama; Focus on the Family and gays; the Evangelical Youth Vote; Regnery’s Islamophobia; the Religious Left
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Obama pledges to remake Bush’s faith-based initiative. No one is pleased…
Read MoreWhile everyone on both sides of the abortion issue seems to condemn the murder of George Tiller, few admit the malignant effects of “baby killer” rhetoric.
Read MoreA new group hires the PR company that so efficiently promoted the aims of the swiftboat campaign to trash John Kerry. They’re hoping to do the same to health care reform.
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What’s a white racist to do these days? A new book examines the history of white nationalism as it has moved from the fringe to the mainstream, describes the religious roots of the movement, and alerts us to its political and social goals.
Read MoreEager to stir up its base, Christian conservatives have latched onto the fight against Hate Crimes Legislation which, they claim, may result in the prosecution of anti-gay clergy.
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Last week on Larry King, “America’s Pastor” downplayed his opposition to gay marriage. That was not always the case.
Read MoreHas Iowa adhered to its long history of justice or is preventing two men from marrying each other no different than prohibiting a man from marrying his house plant.
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