Obama’s “Other Worldly” Gaffe
McCain corroborates Obama’s Sociology of Religion 101 insights—all politicians do…
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Clinging to God, Guns, Obama, and Freud
What Obama did say was that guns and religion are best assessed as morally neutral, until we see what people choose to do with them.
Read MoreCompassion Forum or “Confession” Forum?
The questions were seemingly meant to induce affirmations from Democrats that God is indeed mysterious and awesome…
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Getting Wright Wrong: Preaching is Not Policy
Anyone who thinks that full agreement with your pastor is necessary has never been to church…
Read MoreThe Double Blessing: Obama, the Bible, and Outreach to Muslims
From a religious and biblical perspective, the sons of Isaac have long viewed the sons of Ishmael as potential enemies, and vice versa. Each side sees the other as the opponent in a battle for God’s single blessing. But—in fact—God invented the two-state solution in Genesis 21.
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Common Ground: Winning the Battle, Losing the Culture War
Obama’s Notre Dame speech seemed to reinforce the “common ground” school, which adopts Christian Right frames in the name of compromise. But a careful look at the numbers reveals that Democrats have more to gain by articulating a strong moral message—whatever the content—than by watering down the message in an effort to appease conservative Christians.
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Is Torture Utilitarian?
As politicians argue, and our pragmatist-in-chief tries to find an angle, we can agree that not all moral dilemmas can be reduced to a cost-benefit analysis of pleasure and pain. There are some kinds of pain a morally serious person ought never to inflict.
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Post-Modern Progressives, or Liberalism Ain’t What It Used To Be
With whom does one make alliances for the sake of peace in the world? Post-modern progressive theology does not compromise, but neither does it insist on a single truth. In its journey toward justice, it keeps its eye on the practical.
Read MoreRDPulpit: A Test of Moral Leadership for President Obama at G-20
Lutheran religious leader challenges the President to make good on his campaign pledges to fight for the eradication of extreme poverty.
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Pro-Life Tempest Over Obama’s Notre Dame Speech
Obama’s scheduled Notre Dame commencement has a small, largely powerless, group of Orthodox Catholics singing for publicity to an obliging media. Why did Notre Dame take the bait?
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