Blagojevich Is Right
The governor has been tried in the court of opinion, but this does not take away his duty to operate under the rule of law. And he is playing within the rules of the system.
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This is Not a Religion Column: Christian Candidate Quiz Bowl
Let us ask: How does God guide you, exactly?
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The Religious Right’s Apocalyptic Visions of an Obama Presidency
Dr. James Dobson’s Focus on the Family Action circulates a “Letter from 2012 in Obama’s America,” depicting a doomsday scenario of Bible banning, a disbanded Boy Scouts, taxpayer-funded abortion, gay marriage from coast to coast, talk radio outlawed, God expunged from the public sphere, and, gulp, no guns.
Read MoreCould The Right Have More Sway Under Obama?
According to Bush administration insiders, the religious right was considered a bit of an irritation. But Obama might be about to give it some real power.
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Left, Behind on Obama’s Warren Strategy
Expecting the not-yet-commander-in-chief to attend to each of my parochial concerns is a little, well, precious.
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“Spark in Athens, fire in Paris. Insurrection is coming”: What’s going on with Greece’s unsung generation?
Read MoreIs Rick Warren Gay?
Doth the inaugural pastor protest too much? (With pages on lesbians and gays “scrubbed” from Saddleback Church Web site)
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Obama Shaking Hands with Warren While Winking at Gays?
Are we witnessing the old Reagan trick of extending an empty hand to a mainstream group while risking the ire of the politically powerless?
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Paul Weyrich, “Godfather” of Modern Conservative Movement, Dead at 66
You may not know the name, but you know his work.
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Rick Warren’s Purpose-Driven Libido
If Warren is correct to conflate promiscuity with homosexuality how does he explain the gay community’s desire for marriage equality?
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