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Ronald Reagan’s Legacy & the Religious Right

I'm grateful to my friend Mark Tooley for sharing this article. His bio is at...

December 2012

December 21, 2012

The Callous Theology of James Dobson

When I received this piece from Peter Wehner, I wanted to publish it right away...

November 2012

November 09, 2012

Breakfast Links for 11/09/12 – God and Women; Christ and Assault Rifles; Politicians Killed Jesus

BREAKFAST LINKS 11/09/12: Frank Viola, Patheos/Frank Viola: “But beyond all these wonderful things that the...

October 2012

October 26, 2012

A Christian Vision for Kingdom Politics: Immanentize the Eschaton!

Rather than seek to Christianize the state and use it to restore a Christian social...

October 18, 2012

Four Reasons Why a Candidate’s Faith Matters – And Why This Helps Romney

If Robert Jeffress—who famously called Mormonism a “cult” and Romney “not a Christian”—had merely urged...

May 2012

May 31, 2012

What if the “Culture War” Never Happened?

There's been a lot of talk lately about the "culture wars" and their legacy and...

October 2011

October 26, 2011

What’s Right with the Religious Right

Sometimes those of us who write in defense of the Tea Party or Christian conservatism...

October 20, 2011

Reconsidering Bush’s “Compassionate” Conservatism

After I had read his book, The Man in the Middle, I had the pleasure...

October 20, 2011

Will the New Religious Right Make the Same Mistakes as the Old?

Are we witnessing a new awakening of religious conservatives to the political process? Is that...

October 19, 2011

Reassessing George W Bush – Interview with Tim Goeglein, Part 1

On the sixteenth of September, I interviewed Timothy Goeglein, author of The Man in the...

October 14, 2011

The Cult of Rick Perry

Disheartening. Profoundly disheartening. That's the word I would use to describe the kerfuffle over Robert Jeffress...

July 2011

July 15, 2011

Wisdom from Jonah Goldberg? First Principles of Politics

I sometimes find Jonah Goldberg over-the-top, but I thought he made an excellent point in...

June 2011

June 22, 2011

Michelle Obama's Obesity Crusade: Coming Soon to a Church Near You?

Michelle Obama has been appearing at churches, including evangelical churches, to speak on health, fitness and...

June 18, 2011

Mormon Irrationality? A Case in Point

I'm presently trapped in travel purgatory -- my attempts to return to Atlanta last night...

June 13, 2011

Would a Romney Presidency Fuel the Growth of Mormonism? — Romney and Evangelicals, Pt 2

Should Christians reject a Mormon Presidential candidate for fear that a Mormon presidency would help...

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Is it Bigotry to Oppose a Candidate on Religious Grounds? – Romney and Evangelicals, Pt. 1

If you believe that a set of religious beliefs is fundamentally mistaken, even detrimental to...

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October 29, 2010

In Defense of Obstructionism

When Rush Limbaugh declared, shortly after the election, "I want Obama to fail," he received...

October 14, 2010

What is the Place of a "Faith-Based Initiatives" Office?

Mollie Hemingway has an interesting post at GetReligion, on the different ways in which the...

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