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September 2006

September 09, 2006

Just War: Not Just Good Philosophy

September 11 offers us an opportunity not only to mourn the dead but also to...

September 08, 2006

Remembering 9/11

I do not need to hear politicians comparing those of us who oppose the war...

September 07, 2006

Faith, Politics, and . . . Wikipedia

For me, this is literally an article of faith. I believe in a God who...

September 06, 2006

Theocracy!

The Religious Right passionately denies that it seeks a theocracy, of course, but my view...

September 06, 2006

Democrats: Hawks or Doves?

Jimmy Carter -- the ultimate "dove" -- was actually the first U.S. President to commit...

September 05, 2006

Let Justice Rain Down

We’ve already let the Republicans define words like, "morals" and “values” on their terms. Let’s...

September 04, 2006

The Multitude Gathered: Reflections on Katrina

In Mark's Gospel Jesus asks, "Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,' and do not...

September 03, 2006

Sacred Is As Sacred Does

You can tell what a people hold sacred by examining the things they're willing to...

September 03, 2006

Sexual Semantics

Why did so many Black people vote Republican in the 2004 election? As it turned...

September 02, 2006

The Conscience of the King

As for me, when I think of what our government could have done for the...

September 01, 2006

Jesus was an Illegal Immigrant

The logic of the political credo of Jesus' day would have demanded that Joseph, as...

September 01, 2006

Shine On!

One of the unanticipated consequences of being an outspoken Christian in liberal politics is having...

August 2006

August 31, 2006

Only one way to be Christian?

We can be the party that makes it clear that Christianity and Christian faith cannot...

August 28, 2006

Weeding out Reed in Georgia

One day in the not too distant past, the kingmaker decided that he would become...

August 25, 2006

Religious Values: The Higher Ground

Ultimately, religious faith is the most important way that most Americans have to talk about...

August 25, 2006

Ruminations from a Roman Ruin

A common past is hard to come by in a country whose people arrived scattershot...

August 20, 2006

Evangelicals and Iraq

Evangelical opinion on Iraq may have recently reached a tipping point against the war. In...

August 20, 2006

Whatâs Wrong with the Religious Right?

As an evangelical Christian, as someone who numbers himself among the followers of Jesus, my...

August 20, 2006

Bush’s Stem Cell Research Veto And Questions On Moral Priorities

President Bush vetoed legislation Wednesday passed by both the House and Senate that would have...

August 20, 2006

What Christian Democrats can learn from progressive Anglicans

A few months back, there appeared in the British newspaper The Guardian a remarkable op-ed...

August 20, 2006

Bush Katrina Contradictions

A Washington Post article published on July 20, 2006 reports that while Hurricane Katrina prompted...

August 20, 2006

I am a Catholic and a Democrat â Thatâs All

And yet, rarely have those two attributes seemed more difficult to reconcile. And yet, rarely...

August 10, 2006

Re-Comprehending Immigration Issue

As President Bush calls for a âcomprehensiveâ reform package on immigration, we of the progressive...

July 2006

July 24, 2006

Young Voters Pose Moral Challenge

The battle for the White House in 2008 will be decided by a new type...

July 21, 2006

Bush Takes First Step to Woo Blacks: Ten Thousand More Steps to Go

What does it take to change a relationship fraught with betrayals, half-truths, neglect and downright...

July 21, 2006

Better late than Never?

July 20, President Bush made his first appearance at the NAACP convention, leaving Warren Harding,...

July 20, 2006

I’m an Episcopalian

After years of infertility, I finally hauled out the Yellow Pages and started working down...

January 2006

January 02, 2006

Catholic fathers of the ongoing ‘defeat for humanity’ in Iraq

The neo-conservative vision of a permanent military presence in Iraq is crumbling under the weight...