Religion and Politics

How I didn't end up being a criminal

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Black Nationalism, Flag Burning, Fearmongering, Fear, Michelle Obama, Rambo, Barack Obama, Osama Bin Laden, Politics of Fear, Race in Politics, Terror, Barack Obama New Yorker Cover, Religion and Politics, Patriot, Pan-Terrorism, Political Cartoons, Politics News
Logan Nakyanzi Pollard

The imagery on the cover of the New Yorker represents the quality of conversation on race and religion in this country: mixed messages, nothing decoded.

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Anti-Discrimination, Bush Administration Style

J. Goodrich | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Religion and Politics, Conscience Objector, Health, Anti-Contraception, Title X, Politics News
J. Goodrich

We are told that hospitals and other health care providers should hire people who refuse to do parts of the job. If they don't hire those people, health care providers are then guilty of discrimination.

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Who Would Jesus Vote For?

John W. Whitehead | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Religion and Politics, John McCain, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Religion, New Testament, Barack Obama Religion, Jesus, What Would Jesus Do, McCain Religion, Politics News
John W. Whitehead

In their eagerness to sell voters on their Christianity, Obama and McCain have forgotten one critical fact: you cannot truly practice what Jesus taught and be successful in politics. After all, it was the politicians of his day who killed Jesus.

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"Honor Killing" Comes To America

Irshad Manji | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Women, Progressive Values, Hate Crimes, Human Rights, Religion and Politics, Atlanta, Progressive Politics, Progressive Movement, Multiculturalism, Honor Killing, Politics News
Irshad Manji

Right-wing media loves to ask, "When it comes to denouncing the oppression of Muslim women, where are the feminists?" Well, here we are.

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The DoD's Entirely Unsatisfactory Response to MRFF's Letter Regarding TBN 4th of July Special

Chris Rodda | Posted 07.04.2008 | Home

Read More: Religion, Military Religious Freedom Foundation, Politics News, Robert Gates, US Military, Department of Defense, Religion and the Military, Mikey Weinstein, Religion and Politics, Robert L. Van Antwerp, Home News
Chris Rodda

On June 25, I posted a piece here titled MRFF Urges DoD to Pull the Plug on TBN Special, Demands Investigation, regarding the objections of the Milita...

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The Rapture Party

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Religion, John McCain, Barack Obama Religion, Religion and Politics, McCain Religion, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News
Jayne Lyn Stahl

Any proposal to let religious charities be earmarked for federal funding only if they use religious observance as a criterion for endowment is not only reactionary, but it's dangerous thinking.

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Obama's Faith-Based Plan

Jim Wallis | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, Faith Based Groups, President Bush, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Senator Obama, Obama Faith, Faith-Based Initiatives, Barack Obama Religion, Religion and Politics, Obama Religion, 2008 Election and Religion, Faith, Politics News
Jim Wallis

My relationship with the Bush White House ended after my public criticism of the path to war in Iraq. Yet I continued to support the idea and promise of the faith-based initiative.

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Do We Really Need A 'Faith-Based' Initiative?

Barry W. Lynn | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama and Religion, Faith-Based Initiatives, Religion and Politics, Obama, Separation of Church and State, Barack Obama, Church and State, Politics News
Barry W. Lynn

I wish a presidential candidate would have the gumption to ask what has become a forbidden question: Do we need a faith-based initiative at all?

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David Barton: Bobby Jindal is "One of the Really Cool Guys"

Chris Rodda | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Religion and Politics, Religion, Frank Lautenberg, Bobby Jindal, David Barton, Congress, Faith-Based Initiatives, Evangelical Christians, Evangelicals, Politics News
Chris Rodda

Since Barton came on the scene in the late 1980s, his mythical version of American history has been employed by members of Congress with disturbing frequency, often finding its way into legislation

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The Religious Score Card

Linda Seger | Posted 06.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Homosexuality Religious Right, Bible, Barack Obama Religion, Religious Right, Religion and Politics, Pro-Choice Christians, Politics News
Linda Seger

Many conservative Christians make judgments based on two issues -- abortion and homosexuality. They love to quote the Bible -- so what does it say about these issues?

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The Religious Right's Uppity Woman Strategy

Christine Wicker | Posted 06.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Republican Strategy, John McCain, Michelle Obama, Southern Baptists, Racism in the Campaign, Bruce Ware, Southern Baptist Convention, Religion and Politics, Religious Right, Sexism in the Campaign, Denny Burk, McCain Campaign Strategy, Southern Strategy, Barack Obama, Home News
Christine Wicker

Republican theocrats will vote for McCain, even though they can't stand him. They will be roused because they have a twofer in Michelle Obama, the perfect object of their racism and sexism.

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Don't Blow it Barack

Lucy Carrigan | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Racism, Muslim, Barack Obama, Religion, Obama Muslim, Barack Obama Muslim, Religion and Politics, Obama Muslim Smear, Barack Obama Muslim Rumor, Anti-Muslim Bias, Politics News
Lucy Carrigan

Up until now, the Obama campaign has been smarter in its dealings with controversy, but they feared what some right wing Republicans will do with a picture of Barack Obama and, god-forbid, a Muslim.

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MRFF Urges DoD to Pull the Plug on TBN Special, Demands Investigation

Chris Rodda | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Religion and the Military, Military Religious Freedom Foundation, Religion, Robert Gates, Department of Defense, Religion and Politics, Pete Geren, Mikey Weinstein, Robert L. Van Antwerp, US Military, Politics News
Chris Rodda

We sent this letter demanding an investigation into the appearance in this program of active duty military personnel, including color guard dipping two American flags to Christian pop star Carman.

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James Dobson's "Fruitcake" Interpretations

John K. Wilson | Posted 06.24.2008 | Home

Read More: Barack Obama 2008, Religion, Bible, 2008 Presidential Race, Democratic Presidential Candidate, James Dobson, Christianity, Religion and Politics, Obama, Focus on the Family, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Offthebus, Home News
John K. Wilson

Dobson's attacks on Obama reveal what Dobson truly is: a right-wing nut with delusional interpretations of the Bible who unfortunately wields enormous influence within the Republican Party.

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Stephen Mansfield's "Internet Mugging"

Chris Rodda | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Religion and Politics, Religion, Stephen Mansfield, Barack Obama, The Faith of George W. Bush, The Faith of Barack Obama, Barack Obama Religion, Obama Religion, Politics News
Chris Rodda

While I've lambasted Stephen Mansfield for his regurgitation of Christian nationalist American history lies in his book, I now find myself in the peculiar position of defending him a bit.

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Stephen Mansfield vs. Mikey Weinstein

Chris Rodda | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Military Religious Freedom Foundation, Religion, Religion and Politics, Stephen Mansfield, Dan Rather, Mikey Weinstein, Church, Military, Religious Right, Politics News
Chris Rodda

Campus Crusade's total revenue for 2006 was $497,516,000. This mega-fundamentalist organization is hardly some rinky-dink little group of religious enthusiasts that's barely capable of running a church.

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Obama Separates The Men From The Boys

Christine Wicker | Posted 06.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama's Father's Day Speech, Evangelical, The Fall of the Evangelical Nation, Evangelical Vote, Christine Wicker, Religious Right, Barack Obama, Father's Day, Black Vote, Black Voters, Barack Obama Religion, Religion and Politics, Obama Black Voters, Politics News
Christine Wicker

In his Father's Day sermon, Obama made big progress with three tough voter groups, and all without making the slightest reference to any of them.

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Christian Ministry Attacks Obama and Lies About Bibles For Our Troops

Chris Rodda | Posted 06.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Military Religious Freedom Foundation, Religion and the War, Religion and Politics, Religion, Religion in the Military, Barack Obama, Koran, Politics News
Chris Rodda

While plenty of Bibles seem to be available to troops who want them, ministries like Revival Fires want to ensure that every soldier receives one -- whether they want one or not.

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Are We the Change We've Been Searching For?

Byron Williams | Posted 06.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Religion, John Hagee, Michael Pfleger, Barack Obama Reverend Wright, Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Religion and Politics, Reverend Wright, Politics News
Byron Williams

The country does not simply need to change political parties in the White House; it needs a change of direction, which leaves the Democrats as the de facto party of change.

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Gay Muslims Make a Familiar Point

Rick Ayers | Posted 06.05.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Queer, Islam, Documentary, Religion and Politics, Gay Rights, Muslims, A Jihad for Love, Entertainment News
Rick Ayers

A Jihad for Love is not political posturing or abstract statistics. It is a journey of pain and suffering, and ultimately hope.

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The "Great Commission" and Iraq

Chris Rodda | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Religion and the War, Religion and Politics, Religion, Missionaries, Iraq, Politics News
Chris Rodda

Iraq is crawling with missionaries and evangelists, both civilian and military, who show little or no regard for laws or military regulations. "Go and make disciples of all nations" trumps all man-made laws.

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Swiftboating Obama: Renowned Muslim Scholar Couldn't Publish Apostasy Response

Evan Derkacz | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Religion and Politics, Neoconservatives, Islam, New York Times, Media Criticism, Religiondispatches, Politics News
Evan Derkacz

You would think that one of the world's foremost Islamic Jurists would have no trouble getting published as an authority on Islam in order to set the record straight about Luttwak's ridiculous claim about Obama.

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Reverend Hagee's Hitler Problem and Mine: God, Could You Email Me Offline?

Harold Pollack | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Holocaust, Mccain, Hagee, God, Sharon Stone, Evil. Hitler, Lieberman, Religion, Sharon Stone Earthquake, Religion and Politics, John McCain Hagee, Politics News
Harold Pollack

Hagee is not stupid or crazy. It is only his worldview that leads him to the occasional stupid or crazy place.

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God and Man in the White House

Seth Greenland | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rev. Wright, Religion and Politics, Jeremiah Wright, John Hagee, Religion in Politics, Rev. Hagee, Politics News
Seth Greenland

The shame does not lie with Wright and Hagee. The shame is that American politics has degenerated to the point where these toxic God-wielders are actively courted by our leaders.

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McCain's Pastor Problem

Sarah Posner | Posted 05.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Iran Attack, Appeasement, John McCain, John Hagee, John McCain 2008, Televangelists, Religion and Politics, Christianity, Rod Parsley, Evangelicals, Politics News
Sarah Posner

Bush, Cheney, and their band of neoconservative outlaws who led us into one catastrophic war and might lead us into another are pleased to have these faith-based cheerleaders on the sidelines.

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