God

Reading The Pictures: God, Obama

Michael Shaw | Posted 05.25.2011

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Framing Obama as an aspiring deity works like a red cape in the face of the Christian right by flaunting the notion Obama somehow sees himself as a God, God himself, or, the son of God.

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Will God Stop Voting?

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: George Bush, Mark Foley, John MCain, John Ashcroft, Religion and Politics, Religious Right, Larry Craig, God, Barack Obama, Voting, Religion, Healthy Living News

There never will be, and never should be, a religious reason to pick one candidate over another. God hasn't personally voted in an American election, but he keeps voting by proxy.

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Obama Doesn't Need to Atone, May Seem Out of Touch

Sam Sanders | Posted 05.25.2011

Many American voters want to see a person like themselves, someone who has atoned for past mistakes and is reborn as a dedicated public leader. Unfortunately, Obama does not fit in this mold.

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You Can Sue God, But You Can't Win

Cathleen Falsani | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Religion, God, Billy Connolly, Eddie Izzard, The Man Who Sued God, Mircea, Sue God, Sued God, Suing God, Ernie Chamberes, Judicial Action Against God, Healthy Living News

The intersection of theodicy -- the theological conundrum of "If God is good why is there evil in the world?" -- and our human penchant toward the litigious has ancient historical roots.

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Idolizing Ideology: Republican Exceptionalism

Paul Brandeis Raushenbush | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John McCain, Michele Bachmann, God, America, Republicans, Sarah Palin, Politics News

On Oct 2nd, Sarah Palin ended the Vice Presidential debate by voicing her strong belief in American exceptionalism, - that America has a unique blessi...

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God's Hybrid

Dr. Jeffrey McCombs | Posted 11.17.2011

Somewhere along the primordial way, a bunch of micro-organisms became enclosed by, fewer in number, but larger "tissue" cells and the evolutionary rac...

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Crisis as a Test of Faith

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Leadership, Political Crisis, Fear, God, Economic Crisis, Economy, Worry, Religion, Healthy Living News

It feels as if Obama, a naturally cautious, deliberate adult, gives little quarter to fear and anger. He will serve as a counter-example Bush, whose entire career in office has been fueled by both.

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Mavericks to Nowhere

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Lies, God, Sue Katz, Sarah Palin, Truth, Politics News

Sarah Palin makes vague claims to have gay friends -- and no one can find any of them anywhere, alive, dead or in print.

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The Story of Silly George -- The King Who Believed in an Imaginary Magicfriendinthesky

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Christianity, Political Satire, Free Market, God, 2008 Election, Fairy Tales, Satire, Sarah Palin, George W. Bush, Politics News

You see, the silly prince's brain had quit working the same way that all people's brains quit working when they decide they've found One Truth that solves everything.

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An Open Letter to Bill Maher About Faith

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 05.25.2011

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I know that your new film is about to debut, Religulous, and that you mean it to be funny. Truthfully, my friend, faith is a funny thing. Not funny ha-ha, funny odd.

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Praying For Pipelines Not My Kind Of Religion

Linda Hansen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Most people of faith pray for peace, an end to poverty, disease and human suffering. For others, their God wants the good guys to have the big bomb, most of the world's oil and plenty of cash.

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If Paul Reiser is Right, What Does That Say About America?

Susan Smalley, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Christianity, Religion, God, 2008 Election, Healthy Living News

If someone tells them what they can or can't do (e.g. no more choice), their world is less stressful, less full of personal decision-making.

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Knowing God's Will in Politics and Government: Gov. Palin's Bankrupt Theology

William E. Jackson Jr. | Posted 05.25.2011

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The real danger of religion in politics is not the relationship as such, but the stubborn and immovable mind set that baptizes political interests as authorized by God.

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The Divided States of America: One Nation Under Two Gods

Michelle Haimoff | Posted 05.25.2011

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These diametrically opposed, partisan visions of America can never be reconciled because both parties feel that they are fundamentally saving the other party from itself.

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The Media Sentinels Of Palin's God

Ellis Dean | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Religion, Pat Buchanan, Assembly of God, Government John McCain, Rachel Maddow, Sarah Palin, Media, Christian Base, God, Republican Party, Wasilla, Church and State, Home News

Pat Buchanan and his ilk would place Palin's religion beyond analysis. They would have her kind of faith be a one-way factor in government: capable of influencing decisions but protected from examination.

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What Do Sarah Palin and Dick Cheney have in Common?

Omid Memarian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John McCain, Foriegn Policy, Offshore Drilling, Sarah Palin, Sara Palin, Iraq, Pregnant Daughter, Oil, Republicans, President Bush, Mary Cheney, God, Dick Cheney, Politics News

Both love hunting. It's not clear how this ties into their social and political values, particularly when it comes to foreign policy. But, it is a commonality. Both love guns -- one locally, the other globally.

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G O P is not G O D

Buddy Winston | Posted 05.25.2011

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Fear of God

Dan Pasternack | Posted 05.25.2011

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The unwavering faith in absolute truth that belongs to evangelicals is incredibly powerful. And it's the reason why Sarah Palin is a brilliant choice as John McCain's running mate.

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Bristol Palin Shocker: Baby's Father Revealed!

David Goldstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John McCain, God, Satire, Virgin Birth, Bristol Palin, Sarah Palin, Politics News

Oh. My. God. REUTERS -- The father of the unborn baby being carried by the 17-year-old daughter of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin...

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Excuse Me, Pat Robertson, But Why Is God Sending Another Hurricane Towards New Orleans For The Start Of The GOP Convention?

Mark Nickolas | Posted 05.25.2011

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So, I ask these same charlatans, why is God contemplating such a thing?

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Dear Americans, Pray Harder

Matthew-Lee Erlbach | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Religion, John McCain, God, Saddleback Church, Economy, Barack Obama, Evangelicals, Politics News

Dear Americans, Barack and John here. We know that there's been some controversy over our appearance at Saddleback, the Evangelical Megachurch. Some ...

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Larry Flynt And The Politics Of Hope

Jon Raymond | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Freedom of the Press, God, War Correspondents, Investigation, Movies, Larry Flynt, Generation Kill, U.S. Supreme Court, Clinton Impeachment, Home News

In this upside-down country of lying presidents and corrupt politicians, it seems almost natural that the one true champion of real American values is a world-class pornographer.

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Excuse Me, How Does It Feel to Be Poor?

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: War on Poverty, Religion, Michael Harrington, Poverty, God, Faith, Barack Obama, Healthy Living News

Is there a new idea that can bridge the immense gap between rich and poor in income, education, health, and opportunities? Religion certainly isn't that new idea.

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The Sound of God Laughing

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Mike Myers, Scott Mcclellan, Consciousness, Deepak Chopra, Laughter, God, Divinity, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News

The last person I'd expect as the antagonist of a parable is a harried modern comedian -- yet it's just that hero whom Deepak Chopra gives us in his wonderful new book, Why is God Laughing?

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Rituals and Membership Cards

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Religion, God, Rituals, Healthy Living News

The idea that a membership card gives you special privileges strikes me as an unfeasible way to approach the enormous challenge of transcending to a higher level of awareness.

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