Can Evangelicals Ever be Journalists First?
Evangelicals are seeking more “power” in newsrooms. The emphasis on the label “evangelicals,” makes me wonder whether they can ever put any other label ahead of that.
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Republican Party: You Are What You Are!
I was not so quick to respond to sensationalist headlines of bigotry and racism at McCain/Palin rallies… but I was wrong.
Read MoreWill the Bishops’ Synod Open Doors for Women?
The French “working group” opened the door a crack… only to qualify its recommendations.
Read MoreJesus Christ! He’s Everywhere!
Atheists and secularists are feeling left out this election season.
Read MoreVatican Says No to Teachers’ Union in Scranton
The right of workers is one of the foundations of Catholic Social Teaching, so why did the Vatican oppose the teachers’ union?
Read MoreRace, Religion and the Colin Powell Endorsement
Powell and Obama share a perspective, born of an experience, that the rest of us should heed well: the deployment of religion in the cause of race- or other-baiting is an especially dangerous game.
Read MoreThe Last Debate, Blow by Blow
A round-by-round analysis of the final debate. McCain had to score a knockout, and Obama had to stay off the ropes…how did they do?
Read MoreAre Evangelicals Truly Separating Themselves from the GOP?
Are evangelical issues shifting or just trends in voter registration…
Read MoreThe Vatican’s Columbuses
Eight Jesuit missionaries killed in the 17th century were canonized in the early 20th. Looking back now, can we still count them as saints?
Read MoreDear Dr. Dobson, Concern Troll
The head of the conservative Christian organization Focus on the Family sympathizes with the least of us, only to counsel the reelection of the men who made it so.
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