Is Romney’s Foreign Policy Problem a Product of his Mormonism?
An interview with Mormon Studies expert Patrick Mason.
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How Does Mormonism Shape Romney’s Foreign Policy?
Neo-con, pragmatist, exceptionalist… but not a visionary.
Read MoreShari’ah is Coming to America According to Conservative ‘Team B’
Team B may not even qualify as third-string JV.
Read MoreThe “Shrinking Influence” of Social Conservatives at the United Nations
The Alliance Defense Fund has new “special consultative status” at the U.N. What does that mean?
Read MoreObama Changes Course on Islam
While not stated directly, three recent public announcements offer cues as to how America is recasting itself as a global player…
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Obama’s AIPAC Speech Hardly a Change to Believe In
In his first act as the Democratic nominee for president Barack Obama stood up before AIPAC and triangulated his way into their hearts. Is it good for the United States? For Israel? For the Jews? For Palestinians?
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Are Christians Theologically Prepared to Accept Torture?
The results of a new Pew survey indicate that going to church increases the likelihood that people will support torture, especially if they are white evangelical Protestants. This is not good news.
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Of Values and Viruses: The Challenges for Obama’s New Global AIDS Coordinator
Dr. Eric Goosby, Obama’s pick to run the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS relief, will face the challenge of faith-based opposition to condom distribution, among other difficulties, when he assumes this important position.
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Know-Nothing Christians Irate Over Obama Comments
During a profoundly symbolic trip to Turkey the president assured the Muslim nation that America is not a Christian nation, sparking right wing cries that he’s “thrown Christianity under the bus.” The real problem here is the absence of religious literacy among the critics currently speaking in alleged defense of the Christian faith.
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RDPulpit: Israel, The Great Unmentionable
Christians should neither excoriate Israel nor remain silent in the face of horrendous attacks in Gaza and elsewhere. Rather, according to Rev. Laarman, American Christians must heed King and make the issue about US policy and the kind of nation we aspire to be.
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