Paul Ryan is making headlines in the campaign’s closing hours by saying that President Obama’s policies pose a threat to Judeo-Christian civilization. Ned Resnikoff reports : Two days before the election, Paul Ryan made an urgent appeal to evangelical supporters, claiming that President . . . . Continue Reading »
William Doino Jr. on democracy and the gospel of Christ : Christianity’s relationship toward democracy has always been complex, and sometimes fearful, because certain democracies have been anything but Christian. The most notorious example is the French Revolution, where “the sovereign . . . . Continue Reading »
Dr. James Patrick says, in a sense, yes . While today “it is almost impossible to pick up a publication written by Christians of traditional strype that does not propose recapturing the culture, Christianizing it, as a project lying at the heart of the Christian faith,” Patrick says, it . . . . Continue Reading »
This article makes it seem as if the only churches that engage in the kind of speech the IRS proscribes for tax-exempt organizations are conservative Evangelical churches. Given the long history of African-American churches as centers of political organization in their communities, that can’t . . . . Continue Reading »
Cardinal Burke’s Synodal Intervention on Antinomianism Ed Peters, In the Light of the Law Belief in Miracles Growing Fastest Among Unchurched Melissa Stefan, Christianity Today A Jewish Appreciation of Reinhold Niebuhr David Novak, Religion & Ethics How Food Replaced Art as High Culture . . . . Continue Reading »
Last Monday, David Frum wrote an essay for CNN.com titled “ Let’s Get Real About Abortions .” Frum chides pro-lifers for placing too much emphasis on legally restricting abortion while neglecting the material needs of women facing crisis pregnancies. Frum does not favor banning . . . . Continue Reading »
Boston University scholar Stephen Prothero thinks evangelicals are putting politics ahead of God . It seems to me he’s mixed up some important categories, not only for evangelicals but for all believing Christians. What Is Politics? Politics, the art of working with people effectively to . . . . Continue Reading »
I do think that Flagg at RICOCHET and Michael Barone at THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER are at the outer limits of credibility. The new PEW poll has Obama up three, and with a larger lead than that when it comes to strong supporters. The poll makes the true point that strong support is usually the best . . . . Continue Reading »
So here is the RCP link and now for a few quick thoughts, 1. Obama has pulled ahead by .4% in the RCP head-to-head polling average. 2. Obama’s average job approval rating is 49.9%. So I ask one more time, which group is likely to be larger, Obama approvers who vote for . . . . Continue Reading »
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