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February 2008

February 01, 2008

The WMD Easter Egg Hunt

"The job of my battalion was to keep our eyes open, looking for weapons of...

January 2008

January 30, 2008

“Give-Em-Hell” Harry Remembered

Nostalgia runs wild this week in the seeming vapidity of our current Presidential wannabees. But...

January 24, 2008

Despising Democracy

Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is great here -- he's calling out Bush's EPA chief for...

January 23, 2008

An Open Letter to Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama

Hillary and Barack, please stop the bickering. Stop the name calling. I have seen this...

January 19, 2008

The Huckster In the Image of Elmer Gantry

The mere exercise of superimposing Burt Lancaster will instantly translate Elmer Gantry into South Carolina...

January 17, 2008

Mike Huckabee’s New Constitution

Mike Huckabee wants to amend the Constitution so it conforms, specifically, to The Word of...

January 11, 2008

Horrors! A presidential candidate showed emotions

Newscasters had a range of responses to Hillary's emotion – some were appalled, some shocked,...

January 10, 2008

A Bit Of Hope – Finally!

Something new seems to be happening in the world of politics. After seven years of...

January 05, 2008

The Obama Juggernaut Has Landed!

Not bad, I will have to say! Do we dare dream of morning in America? ...

January 04, 2008

Faith Matters in Iowa

Since I'm part of the faithy Dem clique, it would be convenient for me to...

December 2007

December 31, 2007

America: Home of the What??

Somehow there is an awfully big disconnect between an exploding bus in India and baby...

December 28, 2007

Explain to me again: when will the war on Christmas start?

Bill O’Reilly has been saying that there’s a war on Christmas going on. This has...

December 22, 2007

WHAT MIGHT BE A DEMOCRATIC AND CHRISTIAN APPROACH TO IMMIGRATION?

The Immigration issue is complex, since it has to balance the rights of citizens of...

December 19, 2007

President Huckabee: “No Room in the Inn”

Huckabee's answer to the "two state solution" is the ethnic cleansing of Palestine: Gov. Mike...

December 12, 2007

Yes, We Can Stop The Nastiness

During the various Democratic Party candidate debates, the Democrats have sounded remarkably uniform in terms...

December 10, 2007

Huckabee: Jesus is His Co-Pilot

Is there any thinking person left out there who still wonders about that wild look...

December 07, 2007

Governor, you are no Jack Kennedy

Don't get me wrong, it was a good speech (you can read the transcript here)...

December 03, 2007

Killing Our Enemies in Christ’s Name

Conservative and Evangelical Christian Republicans have remained some of the strongest supporters of the Wars...

December 03, 2007

Support the Troops? Why and How?

Our troops and our citizens deserve better than this. The backdrop for heroism is not...

November 2007

November 24, 2007

Perkins Says Dem Faith Outreach Working

Tony Perkins just sent out quite a fundraising letter (click here to read the whole...

November 21, 2007

How Different Are Progressive and Conservative Christians? Part III

How do Liberals/Progressives and Conservatives en-vision the future? How do Liberals/Progressives and Conservatives en-vision the...

November 20, 2007

‘Tis the Season: New Progressive Religion Amazon Store Open

As we move into the gift-giving season, I thought I'd let you all know of...

November 16, 2007

Jesus Loses Governor’s Race in Mississippi

The Christian worldview being one of humility and service, no Bible-thumping candidate could possibly be...

November 07, 2007

Robertson for…Rudy?

Are the end times upon us? Or is it just business as usual from the...

November 05, 2007

Rhetoric Standing in the Way of Peace

Ultimately, walls imprison only their builders by restricting the spirit and vision of a people...

October 2007

October 30, 2007

Genarlow Wilson: Justice Delayed

The wheels of justice did grind slowly, but grind they did. In the late 1980s...

October 21, 2007

Christian Zionism – Assault on the Children of Abraham

To curse Palestinian Christians by rendering them faceless and through policies intended to push them...

October 16, 2007

Giuliani’s Savage Entourage

Knowing that candidates' rhetoric doesn't always match their policies, Josh Marshall and the folks at...

October 15, 2007

“…a tale told by an idiot!”

The "good" are those who believe in their unchallenged ideologies and little else; the "evil"...

October 09, 2007

Removing the Halo

Check out the New York Times story from this weekend on how churches are using...