Gay people and their allies should take the occasion of the NAACP's centennial to celebrate the NAACP's century of accomplishments and recommit to supporting the organization and its objectives of ending racism in America.

It is time to Christianize the health care debate. Ok, before the radical atheists come at me with their blazing keyboards let me explain the reference. A hundred years ago my great grandfather Walter Rauschenbusch wrote a book called Christianizing the Social Order which called for the reorganization of...

As the Vienna Philharmonic finished its annual outdoor program at the Schonbrunn Castle, the guest conductor Daniel Barenboim exclaimed to the 50,000 gathered that he had a new hope because of the speech by the American President Obama on...

John Glenn Gooch's military stone had only recently been placed in the cemetery, when we arrived to plant flowers to honor him this Memorial Day weekend. Glenn died this winter and is now buried near the town...

Barack Obama's graduation address at Notre Dame was a victory for the President and for the United States. From the moment he walked onto the platform, to when he was conferred the honorary doctorate, to during...

When we get people who are more concerned about reading the rights to an Al Qaeda terrorist than they are with protecting the United States against people...

The Iowa Supreme Court did the just thing last week when it found laws prohibiting marriage between people of the same gender unconstitutional. The court gave a UNANIMOUS opinion displaying a moral clarity on the subject which other states...

There is a church in Indiana which requires people taking advantage of the food kitchen and homeless shelter to also participate in the life of the church. In short hand - no religion, no food. Just to be clear,...

President Obama got his stimulus package passed, Now the real work begins. The next months and years will be a new opportunity to prove the effectiveness of government to create jobs, keep people in their homes and...

God Damn Wall Street!

Ok, I had to get a little Jeremiah Wright off my chest because the disgusting behavior of Wall Street while our economy crumbles has made it tough to maintain equanimity.

The rip...

There have been many, (many!) Barack Obama t-shirts that appeared over the long months of the presidential election, but my favorite was the multi-colored portrait of the candidate boldly underlined with the word "Progress." Progress was promised in the...

Barack Obama's transition team is ringing in the New Year with a series of meetings with religious groups. It is striking that the names that dominate the list are the very ones that some people (Rick Warren:...

10. Jews feel the financial and image pain of Wall Streeter Bernie Madoff as his money lies damage Yeshiva University and Elie Weisel as well as smaller stakeholders.

9. Sarah Palin's witchcraft video.

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George Bush revealed that his approach to the bible, evolution and to other religions has more in common with liberal protestants than with his fundamentalist political amen corner. This was made clear in a surprising ABC Nightline interview...

As Barack Obama appoints his cabinet there is one area upon which the president-elect and his aides, as well as the media have been largely silent - the President's Council for Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. In...

I don't remember hearing the exact term before - but it is clear that the Pastor Problem is here to stay.

There were three categories of pastor problems in the 08 elections. The most closely watched and problematic were...

Praise God!

Barack Obama has been elected President of the United States!

Praise God!

Proposition 8 has passed!

I've heard or read both of these sentiments repeatedly over the last 48 hours -- sometimes from the same...

On Oct 2nd, Sarah Palin ended the Vice Presidential debate by voicing her strong belief in American exceptionalism, - that America has a unique blessing by God and a special mission to the world.

Just a couple weeks...