Religion Dispatches
After Richard Mourdock, a Republican Senate Candidate in Indiana, called pregnancy after rape a gift from God critics were furious. Were they wrong to conclude that this popular theology leads to some very disturbing beliefs?
Read MoreJust another day at the Values Voters Summit.
Read MoreAnd it’s not just because parking will be tough.
Read MoreIt may all come down to who actually makes it to the voting booth.
Read MoreNo word from the Almighty on the failings of Akin’s Republican foes.
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The number of those who believe that rape survivors should have to carry a pregnancy to term is rising, though scrutiny of the position reveals it to be cruel and extremist.
Read MorePerry, Bachmann, Paul, and others must believe that 99.99% of scientists are involved in an effort to keep the truth from the world.
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Sarah Palin is out to wreck the GOP and Obama—whether she runs or not—and her hardscrabble and devoted ‘Babies, Guns, and Jesus’ followers are behind her.
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While there are some religious elements to be found in Democratic politics, the party as a whole doesn’t begin to approach its rival’s Republicanity.
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Texas Governor Rick Perry says of his August 6 “call to prayer for a nation in crisis” that we need to call on Jesus because “some problems are beyond our power to solve.” Here, John Adams is resurrected to provide guidance.
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