https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to patriotism en https://religiondispatches.org/2012/06/25/patriotism-and-piety-not-conservatives-only Haidt’s primary point is actually a good one: people on all sides of the political debate ought to listen more carefully, and try harder to understand one another. He correctly identifies a cardinal sin of so many liberals and lefties: failing to give conservatives an honest hearing. But it’s lousy strategy. If you want to win, you’ve got to have the best possible intelligence about what the other side is up to. Mon, 25 Jun 2012 04:59:44 EDT Ira Chernus 27d1d785-ceff-437b-9479-86d45c664f6b https://religiondispatches.org/2011/06/30/belated-july-4th-video-greatest-speech-19th-century “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” illumines the hypocrisy of a nation unable to check and challenge itself concerning its own moral hubris. Thu, 30 Jun 2011 01:22:24 EDT Jonathan L. Walton c5b5a8d6-5514-4dc2-9a18-dcdc0e3bdc8b https://religiondispatches.org/2010/12/20/2010-what-did-we-believe It shouldn’t be surprising that the most sacred concerns of Americans are also some of the most contentious political issues of our day. Mon, 20 Dec 2010 12:26:41 EST Gary Laderman cba691a9-ac36-4d94-adc4-8670fce6d468 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/11/02/polling-place-sacred-ground In the words of Jon Stewart: “You go, and then I’ll go…” Tue, 02 Nov 2010 10:27:52 EDT Candace Chellew-Hodge 89af1ad7-7494-4585-b4dc-d1cd97ffcdd4 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/09/13/youve-never-met-muslim Four New York Muslims take the anniversary of 9/11 to reflect on piety and patriotism, on sharing classrooms and rituals of community life, on the courage and goodness of New Yorkers, and on the horrific event that has shaped a generation of American Muslim life. Mon, 13 Sep 2010 04:16:11 EDT Hussein Rashid 11a159b7-db34-4692-a5eb-08b0ab008edd https://religiondispatches.org/2010/07/02/ten-year-old-hero-confronts-anti-gay-bigotry Pint-sized patriot is a true hero. Read it and weep. Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:58:48 EDT Lauri Lebo 4b616e02-d0e1-47a0-90e4-da2340a19b4e https://religiondispatches.org/2009/07/03/jeremiah-wright-president Maybe the real “straight-talk express” should run for the nation’s highest office himself; the one test for president Wright cannot pass is the one the mainstream media insist on more than any other. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:14:30 EDT Ira Chernus 0f99aa8a-aaa6-493a-8f75-31306fb1c0cd https://religiondispatches.org/2009/07/03/its-spiritual-economy-stupid-why-gay-marriage-fracas-isnt-about-either Why would Christian conservatives yoke the future of their movement to an unpopular issue? Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:10:30 EDT Nick Street 33e02e98-ccd5-4cfb-93d5-f4c09beeb678 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/07/03/american-idolatry-mccain-jesus McCain’s repudiation of Hagee has made news while a remark from a Georgia Republican has gone unnoticed… Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:06:28 EDT Brian Kaylor 94e163fb-3c5f-44df-8f5e-a3913f270a0f https://religiondispatches.org/2009/07/03/puritan-narcissus-myth-american-exceptionalism An inflated sense of purpose seems to be part of the American genome… Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:46:07 EDT Nick Street bece589b-ed88-4b1b-b109-c05a2da10f93 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/06/22/my-bible-and-bill-rights Refusing to cede religion to the right, the Born Again American campaign offers patriotism and religion in service of a liberal agenda. But is this sort of religious nationalism the answer? Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:15:12 EDT Linell Cady 1fba1610-b219-4b88-b5d9-4ad581077bd7 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/06/19/reflections-ineffective-negro-leader Despite our annual effort to remember it differently, Dr. King was universally criticized for his refusal to be a good “Negro leader”. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:06:21 EDT Jonathan L. Walton 315f1813-d1e2-4922-9a4c-8c60bf96d4be https://religiondispatches.org/2009/06/18/obama-and-unbelievers-future-secularism The presidential inauguration showed that an enforceable wall of separation between church and state simply does not exist in America, at least at the level of expression in the public square. What is the future of secularism in our religious democracy? Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:17:16 EDT Bruce Ledewitz f89b79db-2349-4fcf-92e9-a89d31ec5319 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/06/11/rdpulpit-why-i-am-going-iran What do you hope to accomplish, they ask, meeting with “those people”? Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:02:13 EDT Rev. Osagyefo Sekou 33a0237f-136c-42bc-9099-2f1e7c36025a https://religiondispatches.org/2009/06/10/patriot-pastors-cited-sedition Arab is the new German; in this long, long war suspicion is raised against Arab-Americans when Muslims are profiled as potential terrorists… Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:32:59 EDT Martin E. Marty 74cd2c80-4d9b-4ebf-870d-d26df8ebce4e