Christian Right

If science and religion had learned to work together, would we be in the same position—fighting two wars while dealing with increasing water shortages, rising energy costs and a tanking economy? Probably not.

McCain’s campaign theme of intolerance is being met by Obama’s support for the values of tolerance and empathy. For the first time since the Civil Rights Movement there’s a clear battle of morality-based worldviews.

Connecticut legalizes gay marriage; Religious voters favor Obama; Blame the Jews for Wall Street; Gay marriage ‘worse than radical Islam,’; McCain to Gays: Thanks, but no thanks.

Listening to Palin and Biden, one is reminded that American support for Israel borders on obsessive. The biblical story of the golden calf reminds us that obsession does not usually produce good gods—or good policy.

Religious Right hammers Obama on abortion; 3 states, 3 anti-abortion initiatives; An Obama Supreme Court through the eyes of a conservative activist; Early marketing of the War on Christmas.

After pursuing a dialogue with David Gushee, in response to a suggestion from a commenter on RD, I realize that Gushee’s “welcoming” church model, though imperfect, is a sign of progress, not regress.

In an aggressive post, pro-life Catholic Michael Sean Winters responded to Frances Kissling’s opposition to an anti-choice, anti-birth control pick for the Dept of Health and Human Services. Mary Hunt responds to Winters.

Who is really pointing the dagger to the heart of immigration reform, the senator who seeks to include permanent partners (including gays) or the Bishops and evangelicals who oppose it?

It all rides on the passage of California’s anti-same-sex marriage initiative, according to the AFA’s Don Wildmon

Was Obama’s interpretation of the proper relationship of faith to the Constitution really a “fruitcake” position as Dr. James Dobson called it?