Obama’s Faith-Based Makeover
Obama pledges to remake Bush’s faith-based initiative. No one is pleased…
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Organizing with Obama: Faith in Action
The “compassionate conservatism” of the Bush era was based on the idea that “sinful sloth” leads to poverty, and only religion can cure such a weakness. But the underpinning of Obama’s faith-based plan is political, not theological…
Read MoreObama’s Turn to the Right
Any faith-based plan to combat poverty, including Obama’s, is threatening to the rights of poor LGBTQ Americans, who have always been discriminated against by religious organizations…
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RDGenerations: Religion in the Academy
Father/daughter dialogue on biblical literalism, Obama as Antichrist, and God as “She”…
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Religious-Educator-in-Chief
If “we teach who we are,” Obama’s Cairo speech taught us that we are capable of appreciating difference and making peace.
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Salaam Obama
An American president addresses a Cairo audience with respect, and with appropriate language. What is truly remarkable is that Obama’s good manners seem remarkable to us.
Read MoreUpdated: A Response to President Obama’s Speech in Cairo
From his initial greeting, peace be upon you, to the way Obama framed his address, there were resonances in the speech for both Islamic history and American history.
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From Cairo to the Bible Belt: What US Christianity Must Face for Peace in the Middle East
Obama’s speech marks a radical departure from the prophetically-laden, right-wing rhetoric that cast America and Israel together waiting for Armageddon at the hands of Arab countries. In fact, what if the speech were intended to deconstruct the simplistic mistrust of American Christianity towards Islam?
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Obama’s Notre Dame Commencement: Common Ground on Abortion—Or Appeasement of Foes?
In his address to graduates, Obama urged “common ground” on abortion. The Rev. Dr. Carlton Veazey argues that if you accept that women are full persons in the eyes of God and the law, then you cannot stop working for women’s control over childbearing.
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Obama’s Pick Sotomayor Derided by Conservatives For Empathy
Conservatives insist that empathy is a touchy-feely code word for pro-choice and pro-LGBT rights. But true empathy is a form of intelligence that, according to studies, may be missing in those predisposed to authoritarian rule. Why would right-wingers be suspicious of a Supreme Court Justice with a high EQ, a trait commonly associated with women?
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