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September 17, 2006

Prevention, Supporting New Parents Will Reduce Abortion Rate

We all want to see fewer abortions. Our public policy must embrace a complete ethic...

September 17, 2006

Our Lives in the Open

Why do we hide our light under a bushel? My apartment doorway opens to a...

September 15, 2006

What Could We Be Thinking?

Earlier this month, the L.A. Times reported about Dang Thuy Tram, a Vietnamese doctor who,...

September 15, 2006

Gay marriage: no threat to my faith

During every recent election cycle, we have heard about “attacks” on the institution of marriage...

September 15, 2006

Church needs to remember Christ’s teachings

Two years ago, during the presidential campaign, I decided I could no longer "hide" my...

September 15, 2006

It’s Hard To Engage In Dialog When You Can’t Talk.

Technical troubles are preventing this forum from reaching it's maximum effect. Let's pray for the...

September 15, 2006

Why Democrats Need Evangelicals

Significant numbers of Evangelicals vote Democratic and a growing number of them are what I...

September 15, 2006

A Whole Faith

It's time to stop being Pharasees, and grow a whole faith. I am new to...

September 14, 2006

Bob Casey: Restoring America’s Moral Compass

In today's major address at Catholic University, Casey said: "The central question should not be,...

September 14, 2006

The Slightly Less Than God Club

When we think about the value of human life in political debates, we have...

September 14, 2006

A Sermon on the Mount Approach

I have been a life long liberal and had always been turned away from Christianity...

September 14, 2006

Indiana Prayer

The Indiana House of Representatives wants to open every legislative session with a prayer that...

September 14, 2006

Hope?

Here's a secret that no one knows: Sometimes I think all this is just a...

September 14, 2006

The Preservation of Human Dignity

I would like to begin by thanking Suzy Choi for her post entitled Hope? It...

September 13, 2006

Living Wages for the Good of Chicago

The American Dream affirms that everyone who works hard can make beyond a subsistence living...

September 13, 2006

A “Path” To Healing

As I rode the subway home, I remembered the tone and content of responses I...

September 12, 2006

To Faithful Democrats: Congratulations…and a few comments

I want to congratulate the team of Faithful Democrats for establishing this new site for Democrats of...

September 12, 2006

Remembering 9/11 and Judging Our Response

When Jesus said, "Do this in remembrance of me," he was calling us to selflessness...

September 12, 2006

Military Chaplain: The Year My Son Was in Iraq

Prayer is the thing that got me through that year, and I think it helped...

September 12, 2006

The Un-Christian Okie

September 12, 2006

Jesus in the face of modern day politics part 2.

Sorry this took so long to get back to you, but I do not have...

September 12, 2006

Christians and Abortion

Abortion. So what’s a fair legal definition of the point at which life begins? We...

September 12, 2006

Soccer Moms in Baghdad

"It is regrettable that U.S. policies in the Middle East have fueled extremism, terrorism and...

September 11, 2006

Wanted: One Good Counter-Attack

Amid the flurry of generally positive interest and coverage that accompanied the launch of this...

September 11, 2006

Discernment and Mel Gibson

After reading an article on Mel Gibbson posted in Faithful Democrats, I had to respond....

September 11, 2006

Remembering September 12, 2001

On the morning of September 11, 2001, I was beginning my final year at Duke...

September 11, 2006

Political naughtiness in Sunday School

This Sunday, the topic in Gospel Doctrine was on good old Jonah, who got the...

September 11, 2006

Mother of all Injustices

The Mother of all Injustices I enjoyed reading all the responses to this blog and...

September 11, 2006

The Challenge of Terror

Remembering John Paul Lederach's warnings/recommendations in the days immediately following September 11, 2001. I thought...

September 11, 2006

America’s Future?

Last month, the High Court allowed Republican-drawn Texas congressional districts to stand, clearing the way...