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Romney Prepping for Evangelical Dance

By Sarah Posner

…t to get out the vote for them,” Marjorie Dannenfelser of Susan B. Anthony List, which endorsed Rick Santorum, told Gibson. He has an “intensity” problem, according to the Family Research Council’s Ken Blackwell (who was once deemed out of the mainstream by Republicans in his home state of Ohio). A move to the center would “kill him,” said Deal Hudson of Catholic Advocate, who thinks that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is too liberal. All…

An End to the “Gentleman’s Agreement” on Israel?

By Jay Michaelson

…usalem is still disputed territory, and so the State Department refuses to list Israel as the child’s country of birth. In 2002, Congress passed a law requiring the State Department to end this charade. But, in accordance with the terms of the gentleman’s agreement, the State Department simply refused to enforce the law. Now in reality, this is absurd. I lived in (West) Jerusalem for three years, and it’s as Israeli as the cellphone. Moreover, whi…

The General’s Son Recounts Very Different Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

By Ira Chernus

…kind of religious or spiritual life, I asked myself and the few who would listen, is based on fear of enemies—especially when the antipathy of those “enemies” is understandable enough, and their resort to violence, though certainly tragic, is no different from what Israel and every other nation-state would do in their situation? Wouldn’t it raise the level of Jewish moral and spiritual life a lot more to offer compromise and gestures of cooperati…

Mitt Romney: Wooden Pastor or Real Boy?

By Mary Barker

…man psychology being what it is, however, we are good at constructing checklists that limit our obligations at the same time that they assure us of our worthiness. And I can’t help but wonder if Mitt’s comment about his taxes (he hasn’t paid a penny more than he is legally required, and believes that he would not be a good candidate for president if he had) doesn’t reveal a bit of this attitude. His 10% tithing may impress those outside the tradit…

Romney on Israel: More GOP Than LDS

By Sarah Posner

…the existence of Palestine or its people?” Peterson described Romney’s response as “fairly dismissive,” and that “I really thought he missed an opportunity there to send a message to the Arab community, which is fairly large, too, that I hear your concerns too. That I regret.” Peterson added, “I list myself as a political conservative, I am a quite serious conservative, probably more than Mitt Romney is, probably of a peculiar kind. I really don’t…

C’mon, Joel, Swerve a Little Bit

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…y give up his daughters to such a fate. That’s just a short, off-the-cuff, list of some of God’s “best,” the ones that God uses to set moral examples for the rest of us through the millennia—murderers, adulterers, child abusers, and polygamists. All behaviors that were chosen, by the way. I figure if these are some of God’s “best” and gay and lesbian people are not, perhaps it’s simply because we have a higher standard of morality than God’s “best…

Electionpocalypse, Part II: The Mythical Jewish Vote

By Sarah Posner

…nt for turning a blind eye to the rise of Avigdor Lieberman’s ultra-nationalist, racist Yisrael Beiteinu party. (It’s now slated to merge with Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud, which was horrible enough before such a worrisome marriage.) Beinart is anathema to said American Jewish establishment, and he’s been slandered as anti-Israel. But as Shaul Magid noted in a review here, Beinart’s “critics, it appears, care far less about Israel than they do about…

Catholics Choose Conscience Over Church

By Mary E. Hunt

…enturies.” These talking points resound from diocese to diocese. Is anyone listening? Data from Belden Russonello Strategists (commissioned by the American Civil Liberties Union and Catholics for Choice) indicate that most Americans do not think religious beliefs ought to influence provision of services. On birth control coverage, Catholics weigh in at virtually the same percentage as the nation as a whole against withholding coverage based on rel…

Jews and Christians for Santorum?

By Sarah Posner

…uslim high school students, secularists, and yes, Mormons, are also on his list. Perusing my inbox, a sampling: “Obama’s Fraudulent Faith Just Unmasked.” “Obama’s Economic Policy Directly Opposes the Bible.” “Rick Santorum is Right: Satan Has Targeted America.” “Stand Strong: Stop the Intimidation Today.” “Twisted Scripture: Overcoming the Lies of Homosexuality.” “URGENT: Stop Sharia Law in Florida.” “Obama Withholds Important Opt-Out for Christia…

Why Does Abortion Have to Be a Personal Question for Men?

By Sarah Posner

…ic voters don’t really rate abortion and contraception at the top of their list of concerns. As the other Sarah discussed earlier today, Catholic doctrine has a lot to say about issues unrelated to reproductive matters. Biden took a probably little noticed dig at Ryan when he pointed out that the Republican’s economic policy proposals are at odds with Catholic social justice teaching. Raddatz could have asked about how quite a number of Catholic t…