Dispatches from the Election: John McCain, Great White Nope
Friday’s historic debate in Mississippi showcased the McCain campaign’s election strategy: Talk down to Obama and play to the racist element in the Republican Party.
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Op-Ed: The Other: Dimensions of Resistance to Obama’s Candidacy
Racism takes many forms, and the history of American racial prejudice is centuries-long. Is it naive to think that it does not play a role in the 2008 election?
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Obama Territory
For the congregation of a Baptist church in Brooklyn Obama’s candidacy inspires hope, but there is so much work to be done—a progressive urban agenda is at stake. Will the candidate remember this when he comes into his kingdom?
Read MoreDispatches from the Beltway: God-Gap Flip-Flop
A new survey reveals not only that church attenders and youth have swung back into Obama’s camp, but that he’s perceived as “friendlier” toward religion than McCain.
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The Question of Evil: Politicians Weigh In
What the presidential candidates’ responses to a question about the nature of evil reveal about the state of American Christianity…
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Dispatches from the Election: How the Values Voter Myth Strengthened the Democrats
McCain’s campaign theme of intolerance is being met by Obama’s support for the values of tolerance and empathy. For the first time since the Civil Rights Movement there’s a clear battle of morality-based worldviews.
Read MoreRD News Round-Up—Oct.14, 2008
Connecticut legalizes gay marriage; Religious voters favor Obama; Blame the Jews for Wall Street; Gay marriage ‘worse than radical Islam,’; McCain to Gays: Thanks, but no thanks.
Read MoreRDNews: Oct 20, 2008
Religious Right hammers Obama on abortion; 3 states, 3 anti-abortion initiatives; An Obama Supreme Court through the eyes of a conservative activist; Early marketing of the War on Christmas.
Read MoreBarack’s “My Plan for Iraq” a Missed Opportunity
The current mess in Iraq provides Obama with an opportunity to demonstrate his knowledge about the conflict and difference between Sunni and Shi’ite…
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Obama’s Muslim Problem—And Ours
By all accounts, Obama finds anti-Muslim bigotry offensive. Yet, his behavior during the current presidential campaign leaves a bad taste in the mouth of Muslims and in the mouths of us who believe that openness to the religious others is what America must mean.
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