Religion and Politics

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The Immorality of Teaching Abstinence Only

Rev. Debra Haffner | Posted 04.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Comprehensive Sexuality Education, Religion and Politics, Abstinence Education, Obama Administration, Sexuality and Religion, President Barack Obama, Sex Education, Politics News

As religious leaders, we believe there are strong moral foundations for giving young people the information they need to delay sexual intimacy. Preaching abstinence alone is not enough.

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Washington Post Validates Played-Out Sophistry

Stuart Whatley | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics

The Washington Post chose to run a suspiciously laudatory front-page story today on creationist field trips to the Smithsonian Natural History Museum.

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Will Faith-Based Programs Go Sour on Obama?

Tony Campolo | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Faith-Based Initiatives, Barack Obama, Rick Warren, Religion, Obama Faith, Religion and Politics, Barack Obama Faith Based Groups, Faith, Politics News

It may be that many leaders of faith-based social programs have sold their birthright for a bowl of pottage called federal dollars.

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Randy Forbes Wants Congress to Declare "The Holy Bible is God's Word"

Chris Rodda | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Religion, History, Capitol Visitors Center, Jim Demint, David Barton, Randy Forbes, Abraham Lincoln, Religion and Politics, Congress, Newt Gingrich, Barack Obama, H. Con. Res. 34, Politics News

This is nothing but a sneaky way of getting the Congress of the United States to declare that the Christian Bible is the word of God, which, of course, for many Americans, it is not.

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Why Is Religion Taboo in American Schools?

John W. Whitehead | Posted 03.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Religion and Politics, Religion, Religion in Public Schools, Separation of Church and State, Church and State, Politics News

Some elites cite the "wall of separation between church and state" as justification for censoring, silencing and discriminating against religious individuals, especially in the public schools.

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Two Meals, One Story: A Perspective on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict from an American Abroad

Amy York Rubin | Posted 03.06.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Russia, Jews, Holocaust, Gaza, France, Israelis, Homeland, Palestinians, Jewish Culture, Barack Obama, Obama Jews, Israelis Palestinians, Exile, Religion, Shabbat Dinner, Austria, Soldiers, Egypt, Germany, Muslims, Religion and Politics, Israel, Sweden, World News

From their merging of religious tradition with daily life to their personal and historical narratives, the similarities between Muslims and Jews living in Israel is almost tragically comical.

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A Nation of Believers and Nonbelievers - Second Thoughts on Obama's Inaugural Speech

Ronald Aronson | Posted 02.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Religion and Politics, Politics, Obama, Atheism, Humanism, Separation of Church and State, Obama's Inauguration, Politics News

Nonbelievers are often treated as if we don't exist. It has been done in Obama's name and, yes, by Obama himself. So to clear the air, we have a few issues to raise with the President.

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Hope, Humility and the Promise of Obama

Peter Henne | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Religion and Politics, US Foreign Policy, Terrorism, Obama Foreign Policy, Obama Inauguration, Barack Obama, Politics News

We can strive for perfection -- and achieve progress in the world -- but it will be brought about only through mature humility and sacrifice.

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Rick Warren Did Not Make Me a Believer

Disgrasian | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Barack Obama Rick Warren, Proposition 8, Rick Warren Invocation, Prop 8, Abortion Rights, Barack Obama Inauguration, Rick Warren Obama Invocation, Rick Warren Saddleback Church, Barack Obama, California Gay Marriage, Religion, Barack Obama Religion, Rick Warren, Obama Inclusive, Religion and Politics, Inclusiveness, California Gay Marriage Ban, Gay Marriage, Rick Warren Inauguration, California Proposition 8, Obama's Inauguration, Regulation, Politics News

Why the pronoun-switch midstream from "me" to "us"? Who is this "us"? You and other Christians? It sounded like you meant all of us, Rick Warren.

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Obama's Inaugural Gesture to Hindu America

Vamsee Juluri | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics

Obama's mentioning in his inauguration speech of some of the world's great religions can be seen as recognition not just of the people who follow them, but that religion is an immense cultural resource.

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Obamerica's Digital Congregation

Aimee Liu | Posted 02.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Political Organization, Usaservice, Service, President Obama, Barack, Secular Religion, Religion and Politics, Religious Right, Community Organizing, Obama, Inauguration, Religious Left, Obama Technology, The Internet, Community Service, Social Networking, Social Networking Sites, Computers, Web, Websites, Facebook, Internet, Social Networking Sites Community Organizing, Volunteering, Technology, Myspace, Politics News

Thanks to digital organizing, Obama now has a secular congregation as big as America. That congregation elected him. Now that same congregation is going to practice the values that he has preached.

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A Blessing for Barack (A Jewish Prayer for All Obama-ites)

Michael L. Millenson | Posted 02.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Inauguration Day 2009, Joseph Lieberman, Obama Inauguration, Prayer, William Kristol, Barack Obama, Jewish, African Americans, Joy, Jews, Obama's Inauguration, Judaism, Obama Jews, Religion, Spirituality and Politics, Inauguration, Religion and Politics, Spirituality, Politics News

There is a Jewish prayer that captures the sense of relief, gratitude, and joy that so many of us feel as Barack Obama becomes the 44th president of the United States. It is called the Shehechiyanu.

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Barack Obama and the Promise of Progress

Paul Raushenbush | Posted 02.18.2009 | Politics

The progressive movement throughout the last century has enlisted political leaders, economists, educators, and clergy who strive to create a more equitable world, a task we believe is possible.

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Book Review: Held in the Light: Norman Morrison's Sacrifice for Peace and His Family's Journey of Healing

Megan Pillow | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Religion and Politics, Religion, Norman Morrison, Quakers, Vietnam War, Book Reviews, Huffpost Books, Books, Politics News

Morrison's self-immolation was seen as both a hopeful and a desperate act, sparking feelings of both empathy and outrage across a nation that had already seen its share of death.

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Which One? Anti-Christ vs. Committed Christian Campaign Rhetoric

Eric Shutt | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Religion, Video, John McCain, Barack Obama Religion, Religion and Politics, Obama Religion, Barack Obama, Politics News

Being a public figure doesn't mean you have to deny your beliefs. But as religion plays a role in American politics, preserving the boundary between religion and government is more vital than ever.

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The Middle East Conflict is Still a Religion-Fueled One

Ali A. Rizvi | Posted 02.09.2009 | World

Read More: Christians, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Jews, Bible, Gaza, Middle East, Torah, Secularism, Quran, Muslims, Religion and Politics, Hamas, Separation of Church and State, Israel Hamas, World News

Despite the current contention that the Arab-Israeli conflict is rooted in politics and economics -- it is naive and dangerous to overlook its religious roots.

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Barack Obama and the (progressive) Religious Revival

Paul Raushenbush | Posted 02.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Rich Cizik, Religion, Bill Hybels, Social Justice Catholics, Barack Obama George Bush Faith Based Programs, Rick Warren, Barack Obama Religion, Religion and Politics, Mainline Protestants, Obama Transition, Rick Warren Saddleback Church, Barack Obama, Evangelicals, Politics News

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 dominat...

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Minnesota U.S. Senator Klobuchar Requests $500K Earmark for Christianist Program Tied to Ex-Gay Ministry

Pam Spaulding | Posted 01.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Religion, Religion and Politics, Pam's House Blend, Ex-Gay, Separation of Church and State, Politics News

Senator Klobuchar is requesting a $500,000 earmark for Minnesota Teen Challenge. What is that? MNTC believes that Halloween, Harry Potter and Pokemon are gateways to drug addiction.

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The Ten Worst Religious Stories of 2008

Paul Raushenbush | Posted 01.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Prosperity Gospel, Religion, Hunger, Buddhist Monks Mynamar, Barack Obama, Terrorism, Sarah Palin, Mumbai Attacks, Religion and Politics, Jeremiah Wright, China Tibet, Bernie Madoff, Buddhist Monks, National Press Club, Islamists, Politics News

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 sma...

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What Makes a Human Become a Republican?

John DeBellis | Posted 01.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, The Constitution, Politics, Political Parties, Political Humor, Environment, Racism, Religion and Politics, Political Satire, Obama, Psychology, Global Warming, Guns, Dick Cheney, Republicans, Politics News

I have friends from broken homes who grew up to be well adjusted human beings who would cut off their ears rather than listen to Rush Limbaugh even if he was chocking on an illegal painkiller.

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Religious Minorities Under Siege in Iraq (VIDEO)

Jennifer Utz | Posted 01.18.2009 | World

Read More: Iraq War, Religion, Religious Minorities, Sabean Mandaen, Yazidi, Religion and Politics, Iraqi, Iraq, Christian, Refugees, Video, World News

Facing forced conversions, kidnapping for ransom, and murder, religious minorities represent a starkly disproportionate amount of those who've left their homes to find safety elsewhere.

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Marriott and Milk

Marc Gunther | Posted 01.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Proposition 8, Gay Rights, Milk, Bill Marriott, Gay Marriage, Marriott Corp., Lgbt, Religion, Prop 8 Donations, Milk Movie, LGBT Community, LGBT Rights, Religion and Politics, Religious Faith, Harvey Milk Movie, Politics News

What role should CEOS and big companies play when confronted with controversial issues? Ought they not take a stand on social issues, too?

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What Ms. Roosevelt Might Have Said About Gay Rights

Pia Sawhney | Posted 04.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Homosexuality, Politics News, Politics, California Gay Marriage, Human Rights, Gay Rights, Religion and Politics, Breaking Politics News, Human Rights Abuses, Homosexual Rights, Gay Marriage, Eleanor Roosevelt, 60th Anniversary Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, United Nations, World, Politics News

If Ms. Roosevelt was around today... would she have used the 60th anniversary of the UDHR the way gay activists have; and would she have endorsed a national boycott in solidarity with them?

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Flaccid Apparatchik: The Stephen Johnson Story

David Roberts | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Religion, Environmental Protection Agency, George W. Bush, Epa, Environment, Religion and Politics, Stephen Johnson, Politics News

grist.orgAnyone interested in understanding not only Bush's environmental legacy but the Bush Era simply must carve out the time to read "Smoke ...

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Flag International: Global Perspectives On The American Flag

Lauri Lyons | Posted 01.10.2009 | World

Read More: Europe, Election Day, 9/11, Multicultural, Globalization, Iraq, America, England, Politics, Freedom of Speech, Muslims, First Amendment, American Flag, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Americana, Belgium, Homeland Security, European Union, Melting Pot, Barack Obama, Abu Ghraib, France, Patriot Act, u.s. Foreign Policy, Patriotism, Obama Election Day, Iraq War, Religion and Politics, Identity, International Relations, Holland, Spain, World News

What is America? Growing up, I have been able to view the country from several perspectives: Black, female, first-generation American, and a former military child.

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