Religion Dispatches
Few mainstream journalists are truly capturing the reality of the economy in terms of the nation’s worst off. As of last month, the actual number of workers in crisis is not the 14 million but more like 29 million, or 18 percent of the total workforce. Where are the religious coalitions willing to challenge the president’s policies?
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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.
Read MoreNow is not the time to hedge bets. The Obama administration ought to be pressing its advantages and racking up some victories.
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Brown sophomore Kevin Roose, an Ivy-league heathen, infiltrated the nation’s holiest university and emerged a changed man—not committed to conservative Christianity, but to finding a new language for reconciliation.
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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.
Read MoreOnly when both sides of the abortion debate express their views will we find common ground. Restrained discourse helps nobody.
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