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October 2006

October 19, 2006

Slings and Arrows

I've just finished reading Tempting Faith, and have all manner of thoughts in reaction to...

October 18, 2006

The Great Warming

The launch of a major statement calling for immediate action on climate change has brought...

October 18, 2006

One Baptism, One Faith?

I’m ashamed to admit that, in reading the book, I was often surprised to find...

October 17, 2006

David Kuo’s Sins

He was an Evangelical true believer who subscribed to a sort of hegemonic view that...

October 17, 2006

Tempting Faith and Partisan Jabs

In Tempting Faith, former White House operative, David Kuo, has written an interesting book, much...

October 17, 2006

The goofy will always be with us

he fact is that our current President is just plain goofy. Nothing anyone says or does...

October 16, 2006

Wake Up and Smell the Hypocrisy

This party's god is power. There is no other. I grew up in a fundamentalist...

October 15, 2006

Ashcroft and Christianity

Former Attorney General John Ashcroft gave an amusing interview to the New York Times Magazine...

October 13, 2006

Foley: the catalyst, not the cause

The new Gallup poll showing that Democrats are now dead-even among white, frequent church-goers is...

October 13, 2006

Bush blames Clinton for Christian approach on North Korea

Mr. Bush cannot continue to wear the mantle of Christianity, while blaming his predecessor peace-makers...

October 12, 2006

Guns Don’t Kill People; Separationists Kill People

The White House held a conference yesterday on school shootings, but made sure that (almost)...

October 12, 2006

No Hiding Under a Bushel

Check out this ad from the Eliot Spizter campaign in New York. If you spent...

October 11, 2006

When Troops Go Dovish

Recently, I had the odd fortune of meeting an extremely high ranking military officer. Under...

October 11, 2006

Four years ago today…

Today -- October 11 -- is the four-year anniversary of the Senate's vote to authorize...

October 10, 2006

Another Reason to Vote Democratic

I can think of about 468 reasons to vote for Democratic congressional candidates in November...

October 09, 2006

Preaching about voting

How can a church encourage people to vote while staying kosher with the IRS? I...

October 08, 2006

Iraq and Turning 18

I have a beautiful and smart son whose eighteenth birthday just happens to be today. ...

October 05, 2006

Focus on the Positive

I know winning is important. But in the grand scheme of things, I would much...

October 05, 2006

Simply Naughty Emails?

The great equalizer of self-righteous rantings against OPS - "Other People's Sins" - is that...

October 05, 2006

Thanks, Mr. Brophy

Inappropriate behavior is part of the basic teen job description. Here's what teenagers do: ...

October 04, 2006

The Arlington Group and the Mark Foley Scandal

Let's see if I got this right. Foley's indiscretions were swept under the carpet by...

October 03, 2006

JUDGE NOT LEST THOU BE JUDGED

"What Bill Clinton did was vile and repulsive" were the words uttered by then Representative...

October 02, 2006

WaPo reviews “The Politics of Jesus”

Faithful Democrats theologian Obery Hendricks' new book, "The Politics of Jesus," got a good review...

October 01, 2006

“Rachmones” for Foley

I feel no pity whatsoever for Foley's violation of the public trust, nor his selfish...

October 01, 2006

The G.O.P. War on Christianity

The House recently voted along partisan lines for a bill that would cut down on...

September 2006

September 30, 2006

A Return to Cardinal Virtues

A year ago today, one of the best American Catholic thinkers, Monika Hellwig, died after...

September 30, 2006

Senate discounts Geneva Convention ban on torture and fair treatment

The Senate approved a new law Friday giving Mr. Bush virtually unfettered authority over the...

September 29, 2006

Mark Foley on Faith and Values

Mark Foley -- who just resigned from Congress in disgrace after it was discovered he...

September 29, 2006

Whose life are we “pro”?

Columbia University historian (and FD blogger) Randall Balmer recently canvassed eight conservative Christian groups for...

September 29, 2006

Struggle-Free Morality

Michael Kinsley is the kind of writer who not only makes the rest of us...