Common Ground on Gays? Like Hell
Christian conservatives won’t hear of it.
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Jim Wallis’ Egregious “Memo to Nation’s Leaders” on Stupak
Sojourners CEO Jim Wallis pleads for compromise on abortion after initial compromise was disregarded; Pastor Dan is appalled.
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Stupak Forming Fault Lines in Left-Leaning Faith Groups?
With left-leaning faith groups unable to agree on abortion issues, the religious right—with the help of anti-choice Democrats—were able to convince Democratic strategists that they spoke for people of faith. Will the inability to take a strong stance for women’s rights split religious coalitions?
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Sideshow Bob Ran as a Republican
Regarding today’s feature on the vanishing middle, another argument for solidifying the liberal position: moving goalposts.
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A Great Gulf Fixed: Implications of the Vanishing Religious Middle
Results of a new poll show that in matters of religion the right and left are in different universes. Why, then, are progressives so insistent on finding common ground?
Read MoreExploiting Health Care Debate to Restrict Abortion?
Over at Salon.com, Frances Kissling has fighting words for self-proclaimed “religious progressives” who are pressing to bypass compromises and including even greater restrictions on abortion.
Read MoreGreat Moments In Bipartisanship: Bible Edition
Jesus says, “Blessed are the poor, for yours is the Kingdom of God.” GOP leaders immediately label this socialism.
Read MoreScrew Pragmatism!
When compromise at all costs is the rule, and anyone who wants to help the poor is labeled a radical, it’s time to quit looking for middle ground.
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Is Obama the Antichrist? Why Armageddon Stands Between the President and the Evangelical Vote
While the president has reached out to the faithful, he has yet to realize that he is dealing with a countercultural movement that at its foundation is obsessed with the apocalypse. But he will know it soon enough as evangelical interpretations of the Bible point to Barack Obama as the Antichrist.
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