The Fretting About Whether Democrats Are “Friendly” To Religion
Instead of worrying about making friends, pols should focus on greater transparency and separation of church and state.
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Bad Religion Leaves Big Bruises: When Christians Threaten Health Care Reform
Two strands of Christianity battle against a bill ensuring that all Americans are cared for. One prefers John Locke to Jesus while the other has its issues with women.
Read MoreCatholic Bishops to Use Mass to Lobby Against Health Care?
Both pro-choice and pro-life supporters of health care reform must speak out against this immoral use of religious services.
Read MoreWill Pro-Life Democrats Kill Health Care Reform?
Or is the opposition just to provide cover for them?
Read MoreAre Prominent Liberal Religious Figures Willing to Reveal Their Positions? Why Not?
A right-wing blogger has a run-in with the “progressive evangelical” on abortion and leaves confused. He’s not alone.
Read MoreWhy Are Some Religious Progressives Reinforcing the Religious Right on Abortion And Health Care Reform?
And for that matter, why is an influential blogger writing straight from dubious press releases?
Read MoreThe Endgame on Health Reform: Religious Progressives Need to Keep Critical Perspective
Is Universal Coverage the only moral touchstone in health care reform? Religious progressives need to think again.
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Mythmaking 101, or, Why We Believe in Death Panels
Forget what you learned about myth from Joseph Campbell—this death panel rumor is the real deal: values masquerading as truth, all in service of one heckuva group fantasy.
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The Silence of Religious Voices in the Health Care Debates
The national conversation about health care has been about everything but care, or compassion, for those truly in need. Isn’t it simply wrong for religious leaders to sit this one out?
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Conservative ‘Cafeteria Catholics’ Favor Opposition to Gay Marriage Over Health Care
As the debate over gay marriage is reignited in New Jersey, the local Roman Catholic bishops threw themselves in with a zeal they have yet to display in the fight for universal health care, despite theological requirements that they fight for it. Are they acting like “cafeteria Catholics,” picking and choosing which parts of the Church’s mandates to follow?
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