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Watching Politics from the Pew

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January 2012

January 24, 2012

Watching Politics From the Pew: Gingrich, Romney, and Personal History

"Too often we allow ourselves to be caught up in gut reactions, jerked here and...

January 10, 2012

Watching Politics from the Pew: The Presidential Obstacle Course

"Too often Christians call for more character and better values in leaders, but they get...

December 2011

December 20, 2011

Watching Politics from the Pew: The Death of a Dictator

"His maniacal cult of personality was crazy enough to amuse us, but we too often...

November 2011

November 29, 2011

Watching Politics From the Pew: The Cost of Healthcare and Wisdom

"Our national crisis is an amazing display of the simple fact that sinful humans are...

November 22, 2011

Watching Politics From the Pew: The Failed Supercommittee and the Possibility of Peace

"At its heart, conflict is rarely about numbers, or challenges, or even ideology. Conflict is...

November 15, 2011

Watching Politics From the Pew: Valuable Debates?

"Debates have a surprising impact on our ethics."

November 08, 2011

Watching Politics from the Pew: The World Demands Answers

"If a roomful of White House reporters began demanding that you justify the things you...

November 01, 2011

Watching Politics From the Pew: Herman Cain and "Christian" Political Hypocrisy

"We do not forgive. We do not forget. The American church does not promote wise...

October 2011

October 18, 2011

Watching Politics From the Pew: Two-Year Marriage Licenses

"Events like these just serve as a reminder to me that the government can fail...

October 11, 2011

Watching Politics From the Pew: Who Cares if He Is Mormon?

"I do not expect everyone to agree. But I do expect, once in a while,...

September 2011

September 27, 2011

Watching Politics From the Pew: Ugly Debate Crowds

"Your cheers betray the hatred in your hearts and the poison in your minds."

September 20, 2011

Watching Politics From the Pew: Is Bi-Partisanship More or Less Christian?

"Is bi-partisanship and compromise an inherently good thing?"

September 13, 2011

Watching Politics From the Pew: Debates and Truth

"I think one of the most discouraging things about watching political campaigns is that truth...

August 2011

August 30, 2011

Watching Politics From the Pew: Hypocrisy

"[H]ypocrisy is not a sin that should be taken so lightly or thrown about so...

August 23, 2011

Watching Politics from the Pew: Some Thank-yous

"I want to thank some politicians. And not sarcastically, either."

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