Religious Conservatives Unhappy with Daschle Pick
The Religious Right attacks Obama’s pick for Secretary of Health and Human Services as a “pro-life nightmare.”
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Rabbi Lerner is Wrong on Rahm
There are plenty of reasons for concern over Obama’s appointment of Rahm Emanuel, but guilt by association is a downward spiral.
Read MoreVideo: “[Obama] Ain’t Got No Campaign, They Got a Movement Goin'”
Is the Obama campaign a candidacy or a movement? Civil Rights leaders in Birmingham talk about the meaning of the Obama campaign.
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Gutless Americans: Religion-Baiting Heading into Election Day
A pair of desperate Republicans attempt to smear their opponents with suspect claims about their religious commitments. Responses were swift and harsh.
Read MoreC’mon Muslim Myth Believers! Just Admit It!
A mole in the Good Ol’ Boy network reveals that many still buy into the myth that Obama’s a Muslim—particularly in Texas.
Read MoreBaseball and Democracy… it’s About Loss and Hope
Baseball is an exhausting thing to care about, a continual source of heartbreak, an elaborate choreography of loss, and a sentimental education in what such losing means.
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I Was Nearly Seduced by David Brooks’ Reasonable Analysis
Forget economic theory, and psychology; we need an ethicist.
Read MoreNot so Religulous After All: Praying for Jennifer Hudson
Incidents like the tragedy that befell American Idol Jennifer Hudson make us realize not only why we sing, but why we pray.
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Podcast: Rabbi David Saperstein on Authentic Religion
In this podcast Rabbi David Saperstein talks about the connections between holiness and social justice, healing the world, and authentic religion.
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Baldwin Brother’s Apocalyptic Comic
The Remnant is described as “A supernatural thriller in the vein of 24,” but the title suggests it’ll be more of a Left Behind knock-off…
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