https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to Barak Obama en https://religiondispatches.org/2017/03/30/trump-out-erase-lgbt-americans-public-life Remember, back in the olden days of late January 2017, when Sean Spicer and a host of other administration cronies promised that Trump was a steadfast ally of LGBT Americans, and that there were no anti-LGBT executive orders imminent? I… Thu, 30 Mar 2017 12:14:05 EDT Sunnivie Brydum ba1f7653-c26a-482d-b68c-0116aab22881 https://religiondispatches.org/2014/08/25/obama-caves-another-contraception-exemption On Friday the Department of Health and Human Services announced that it would capitulate to demands of Catholic and conservative Christian non-profit organizations that claimed that filling out a form would make them complicit in the provision of contraception. The… Mon, 25 Aug 2014 11:12:18 EDT Patricia Miller 257f73a9-8f41-4013-8ffe-77da748e9d49 https://religiondispatches.org/2014/05/16/gambian-president-threatens-kill-asylum-seekers Gambia: President Threatens to Kill Asylum Seekers Fiercely anti-gay President Yahya Jammeh, who has called gay people “vermin,” went a step further last week, threatening to kill Gambians who seek asylum in Europe to avoid anti-gay persecution at home. From… Fri, 16 May 2014 04:20:28 EDT Peter Montgomery aea7b483-fe64-4407-8519-16879f9c1edf https://religiondispatches.org/2014/05/15/religious-leaders-urge-obama-allow-abortion-funding-foreign-aid Religiously-based efforts to prevent girls from getting an education, like the kidnapping of Nigerian school girls by Boko Haram, have resulted in murder and attempted murder (the Malala case), as well as schools being forced to close or go underground… Thu, 15 May 2014 04:13:02 EDT Frances Kissling bbcf9d2b-1a3e-4ea3-acb4-447c180042c5 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/08/08/florida-primary-winner-war-religion-talking-point Though Gingrich got clobbered in today’s Florida primary, his echoing of the US Bishops’ war on religion talking point is likely to make it all the way to the 2012 election. Wed, 08 Aug 2012 08:17:37 EDT Sarah Posner d4fe5e0e-4d1a-412a-af71-5912a75fd037 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/08/08/lds-church-and-birth-control-controversy Making access to birth control a national issue helps Obama. Wed, 08 Aug 2012 07:16:27 EDT Joanna Brooks 54586f18-c876-446f-a1f8-b488faebdfc9 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/02/14/religious-libertyfor-bishops What of protestants and Jews who believe it’s an obligation of their religion to practice contraception? Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:21:54 EST Tom Davis 2b0117e7-a2fe-4e94-bdf7-2287321c872c https://religiondispatches.org/2012/02/01/contraception-isnt-meat An argument against Commonweal’s argument against the religious exemption. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:12:11 EST Sarah Morice-Brubaker fb92068e-adae-44ba-8712-e0685797b056 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/11/21/democrats-alarmed-over-usccb-pressure-obama-over-contraceptive-coverage Concern that administration will cave to USCCB. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 08:15:13 EST Sarah Posner e4cf870e-8625-46c6-887a-3d4be2a381b6 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/01/11/why-cant-we-take-death-seriously-obama-administrations-latest-retreat The truth is that the administration simply caved before the still potent specter of so-called “Death Panels”—a specter created last year by the likes of Sarah Palin, John Boehner, and other disingenuous opponents of health care reform. Let’s just say that in this new year, Team Obama is worried to death (pardon the expression) about defending its signature health care law from further assaults from the newly-emboldened Republicans. Tue, 11 Jan 2011 10:43:26 EST Peter Laarman 402a37e7-a228-44fb-a836-1014d6141b0f https://religiondispatches.org/2010/10/15/law-prof-obama-under-no-obligation-appeal-dadt Perhaps by tradition but certainly not by law or necessity. Fri, 15 Oct 2010 01:02:07 EDT Candace Chellew-Hodge 8f288d4e-3aba-4f2e-9c6b-b140d085ef5e https://religiondispatches.org/2010/10/12/judge-halts-dont-ask-dont-tell-discharges Will Obama Administration challenge it? Tue, 12 Oct 2010 05:12:16 EDT Candace Chellew-Hodge 8dfa2155-31f6-4574-ac18-d3dfd73db0f1 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/07/22/christianization-shirley-sherrod Blogger Andrew Breitbart’s recent attack on Shirley Sherrod reflects the legacy of “christianization” as a measure of black acceptability in white civil society. Sherrod (a former Student Non-Violent Coordinating… Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:26:46 EDT Rosetta E. Ross 681bb44e-e419-4802-9504-cb431f388c53 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/03/10/obama-under-fire-civil-liberties-groups-over-faith-based-policies Obama still hasn’t fulfilled campaign promises to reform Bush policies. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:56:47 EST Sarah Posner 0940e867-6b4e-467f-918d-3fe01d65919e https://religiondispatches.org/2010/02/07/faith-based-anniversary-has-anything-changed Obama administration under fire from civil liberties advocates for failing to reverse Bush-era policies. Sun, 07 Feb 2010 07:23:38 EST Sarah Posner c7cefaf3-ee3e-4ae3-8e5f-6564d4330519 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/11/30/no-buddhists-washington Buddhism, which has a larger US population than either Islam or Hinduism, has had a sizable and growing impact on American culture. So why no representative on the Obama administration’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships? Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:11:42 EST Daniel Clarkson Fisher 2ad19097-fbec-43c9-9c55-e396d23974ec https://religiondispatches.org/2009/07/21/obama-antichrist-why-armageddon-stands-between-president-and-evangelical-vote While the president has reached out to the faithful, he has yet to realize that he is dealing with a countercultural movement that at its foundation is obsessed with the apocalypse. But he will know it soon enough as evangelical interpretations of the Bible point to Barack Obama as the Antichrist. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:11:26 EDT Matthew Avery Sutton d12746bc-eef0-4289-929f-560e1521b084 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/07/20/diplomatic-suckerhood-why-israel-fighting-toward-its-own-demise A new study reveals that the majority of Israelis view the conflict with Palestine through the lens of fear, throwing their support behind a parade of bellicose and paranoid leaders. Until the cycle of victimhood and aggression is broken no amount of pressure from the U.S., vain military adventures, or Labor Party victories will alter the tragic stalemate in the region. Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:27:42 EDT Ira Chernus 8cee8208-4a6d-4eb8-bee1-6a64289ad10e https://religiondispatches.org/2009/07/07/rdpulpit-barack-obama-fierce-advocate-gays-or-just-pragmatist-chief The Obama administration has gone from indifference to actively promoting religious opposition to the civil rights of gay Americans, comparing same-sex marriage to incest and pedophilia. Only when “pink dollars” were pulled did the president approach the LGBT community. A former priest suggests how to make Obama listen. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:41:36 EDT Paul Gorrell 889c4c3b-552c-4bed-a572-d7410f860c81 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/06/30/economy-yields-too-few-prophets Few mainstream journalists are truly capturing the reality of the economy in terms of the nation’s worst off. As of last month, the actual number of workers in crisis is not the 14 million but more like 29 million, or 18 percent of the total workforce. Where are the religious coalitions willing to challenge the president’s policies? Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:41:41 EDT Peter Laarman 47dd3858-414f-4d39-ac92-4d3e731ac2d0 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/06/23/dilemmas-american-empire-can-obama-pull-game-changer-iraq-iran-and-afghanistan For Obama to steer us back to the softer side of Empire, withdrawing from Iraq and Afghanistan (and negotiating with Iran), he’ll have to overrule his key officials, Hillary Clinton and Dennis Ross, risk alienating Israel for its own good, and stand up to bracing public attacks. And he’ll need a hand from a strong, anti-imperial religious and secular peace movement. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:29:52 EDT Gary Dorrien be1301df-c455-46e6-9e28-7f3b1a58ceac https://religiondispatches.org/2009/06/22/rdpulpit-house-rock-and-water-obama-economy-bible In a recent speech on the the economy, Obama could have stressed biblical justice; instead he opted for a “post-partisan” emphasis on firm foundations and solidarity in common cause. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:06:15 EDT Daniel Schultz 66f99000-07a6-4e7f-8bd8-8346673ed052 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/06/22/know-nothing-christians-irate-over-obama-comments During a profoundly symbolic trip to Turkey the president assured the Muslim nation that America is not a Christian nation, sparking right wing cries that he’s “thrown Christianity under the bus.” The real problem here is the absence of religious literacy among the critics currently speaking in alleged defense of the Christian faith. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:03:43 EDT Louis A. Ruprecht 7d2b4eb4-966c-458d-be6f-742c43d1ba44 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/06/22/are-evangelicals-suffering-buyers-remorse-obama Plus: Let the Judicial Wars begin; Falwell Jr. warns of The Rapture; Out gays will create ‘turmoil’ in the military, says anti-gay leader, and more. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:29:06 EDT Bill Berkowitz 33313ccb-a0d4-40db-a4c2-0c635ecf9f6e https://religiondispatches.org/2009/06/19/jewish-state-islamic-state-all-states-are-religious All nations contribute to the management and definition of religion so it’s neither necessary, nor possible, to identify any state as definitively “religious” or “secular.” To choose is largely political. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:01:58 EDT Elizabeth Shakman Hurd b3bc5a06-da74-44f1-8f80-b0afa20c845c