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Bishops Upset at Obama/Notre Dame: Try Listening to Jesus

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 06.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Catholic Church, Archbishop Raymond L. Burke, Grand Theft Jesus, Jesus, Catholic Bishops, Bishop John D'Arcy, Obama Catholics, Obama Notre Dame Commencement, Barack Obama, Obama Notre Dame, Religion, Religion and Politics, Politics News
Robert S. McElvaine

As an American Catholic, I find these actions by the Hierarchy and "conservative" elements within the laity to be more than a little disturbing.

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"Everyday People" Turns Forty -- and the "Good Sixties" Triumph

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 12.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Pop Music, 1960s, Religion, Civil Rights Movement, Rock Music, Sly Stone, Everyday People, 2008 Election, Music, Barack Obama, Spirituality, Culture, Grand Theft Jesus, Politics News
Robert S. McElvaine

This month, "We shall overcome" overcame "I shall overindulge" as the meaning of the Sixties.

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Christian Author Warns of Palin's "Scary" Religion: "Answer Questions, as JFK Did 48 Years Ago Today"

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 10.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Grand Theft Jesus, Palin Religion, Charlie Gibson Palin, John Kennedy, Jesus Thieves, Sarah Palin, Grand Theft Jesus, Palin Religion, Tim LaHaye, John Kennedy, Charlie Gibson Palin, Sarah Palin, Jesus Thieves, Religion, Politics News
Robert S. McElvaine

For the sake of the country -- and for Gov. Palin's own sake -- the campaign's vow of silence on the subject of her religion must be broken -- completely, publicly, and personally by the candidate herself.

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"Bush & McCain & Pray for Rain"

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Pat Robertson, James Dobson, Religion, Grand Theft Jesus, Religious Right, Democratic National Convention, Barack Obama, Jesus Thieves, Democratic Convention, Invesco Speech, Barack Obama DNC Speech, Barack Obama Convention, Politics News
Robert S. McElvaine

The weather turned out to be beautiful. We await a reaction from Dr. Dobson. God is neither a terrorist nor a political partisan.

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Obama vs. "Oh, Bomb 'Em" -- Who's the Christian?

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Christians, Religion, Grand Theft Jesus, Barack Obama. Rick Warren, John McCain, Jesus Thieves, Constantine, Politics News
Robert S. McElvaine

There are several examples of where Jesus offers an answer to Pastor Warren's question on what to do about evil that is nearly opposite to Sen. McCain's.

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Paris Hiltons of Elections Past

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 09.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Paris Hilton, John F Kennedy, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Mccain Paris Hilton Ad, Walter Lippmann, Paris Hilton Mccain Ad, Norman Mailer, Barack Obama, Grand Theft Jesus, Ronald Reagan, Politics News
Robert S. McElvaine

When they ran for president, Franklin Roosevelt and John Kennedy were seen as fluff -- celebrities -- but they are now generally seen as the two greatest presidents of the past century.

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Ghosts of 1960

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Election and Race, John F Kennedy, 1960 Democratic Convention, John McCain, Fear Watch 2008, Richard Nixon, Barack Obama, John F. Kennedy Obama, 1960 Election, Grand Theft Jesus, Obama Change, Politics News
Robert S. McElvaine

For all the advantages that Barack Obama has this year, the same problems that nearly led to Kennedy losing to Nixon are lurking just below the surface of the 2008 political landscape.

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Jesus Thieves Convene for McCain

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Matthew Staver, Religion, John McCain, Grand Theft Jesus, Phyllis Schlafly, Mike Huckabee and Religion, David Barton, Jesus Thieves, James Dobson, Rick Scarborough, Christian Right, Christianitylite, Phil Burress, Tim LaHaye, Obama and Religion, Politics News
Robert S. McElvaine

Many of the nation's leading Jesus Thieves convened in Denver last Tuesday to work towards uniting behind the candidacy McCain, a man who used to have the courage to denounce such charlatans.

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The Audacity of Dope

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Call to Renewal, Grand Theft Jesus, George Carlin, Leviticus, Jesus, Jon Stewart, James Dobson, End Times, Barack Obama, Jesus Thieves, Sermon on the Mount, Religious Right, Politics News
Robert S. McElvaine

I'll take the Christianity of a Jesus Follower like Barack Obama over that of a Jesus Thief like James Dobson any day of the week.

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George Carlin: An Irish Mensch

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 07.01.2008 | Entertainment

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Robert S. McElvaine

After one of George's hilarious shows, we talked about my theories on the meaning of vulgar language. I was struck by what a calm, deep-thinking person he was off-stage.

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McCain & the Rev. Wrongs

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Religion, John McCain, Grand Theft Jesus, John Hagee, Jesus, Religious Right, Christianity, Hitler, Rod Parsley, Barack Obama, Jesus Thieves, Politics News
Robert S. McElvaine

Barack Obama has had his Rev. Wright Problem, but John McCain has created for himself a serious Rev. Wrongs Problem.

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