Jesus Thieves

Unbuckling the Bible Belt from the Legacy of Slavery

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 10.25.2008 | Living

Read More: Religion, Mike Huckabee, South, Religious Fundamentalism, Slavery, Jesus Thieves, Christianity, Bible Belt, Martin Marty, Biblical Literalism, Barack Obama, Living News
Robert S. McElvaine

Hardly anyone mentions that the "the Bible Belt" and "the Black Belt" refer to essentially the same part of the country. That easily overlooked fact is of enormous significance.

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Let Bill Moyers Question Palin

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Christianity, Jesus Thieves, Sean Hannity Sarah Palin, Charlie Gibson Palin Interview, John McCain, Bill Moyers, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Robert S. McElvaine

On Friday, the anniversary of John F. Kennedy's 1960 speech and Q-and-A session addressing concerns about his religion, I called upon Sarah Palin t...

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Christian Author Warns of Palin's "Scary" Religion: "Answer Questions, as JFK Did 48 Years Ago Today"

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Grand Theft Jesus, Palin Religion, Charlie Gibson Palin, John Kennedy, Jesus Thieves, Sarah Palin, Grand Theft Jesus, Palin Religion, Tim LaHaye, John Kennedy, Charlie Gibson Palin, Sarah Palin, Jesus Thieves, Religion, Politics News
Robert S. McElvaine

For the sake of the country -- and for Gov. Palin's own sake -- the campaign's vow of silence on the subject of her religion must be broken -- completely, publicly, and personally by the candidate herself.

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She's Not Quayle; She's Thomas

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 08.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Phyllis Schlafly, Clarence Thomas, Pete Townshend, Margaret Thatcher, George H. W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Ray Charles, Jesus Thieves, Mccain-Palin, Sarah Palin Reaction, Sr, Politics News
Robert S. McElvaine

A second X-chromosome is no more a sufficient qualification for being women's choice for the vice presidency than dark pigmentation was for being African-Americans' choice for a seat on the Supreme Court.

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"Bush & McCain & Pray for Rain"

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 08.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Pat Robertson, James Dobson, Religion, Grand Theft Jesus, Religious Right, Democratic National Convention, Barack Obama, Jesus Thieves, Democratic Convention, Invesco Speech, Barack Obama DNC Speech, Barack Obama Convention, Politics News
Robert S. McElvaine

The weather turned out to be beautiful. We await a reaction from Dr. Dobson. God is neither a terrorist nor a political partisan.

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Obama vs. "Oh, Bomb 'Em" -- Who's the Christian?

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 08.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Christians, Religion, Grand Theft Jesus, Barack Obama. Rick Warren, John McCain, Jesus Thieves, Constantine, Politics News
Robert S. McElvaine

There are several examples of where Jesus offers an answer to Pastor Warren's question on what to do about evil that is nearly opposite to Sen. McCain's.

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Back in the Saddle(back)

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 08.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Religion, John F. Kennedy, Ralph Reed, Richard Nixon, John McCain Religion, Barack Obama Religion, McCain Ralph Reed Fundraiser, Jesus Thieves, Rick Warren, Religion and Politics, Politics News
Robert S. McElvaine

In trying to strike a balance between religious voters and those who are fearful of the religious right, McCain has, like Nixon in 1968, embraced those he knows are wrong.

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Jesus Thieves Convene for McCain

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 07.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Matthew Staver, Religion, John McCain, Grand Theft Jesus, Phyllis Schlafly, Mike Huckabee and Religion, David Barton, Jesus Thieves, James Dobson, Rick Scarborough, Christian Right, Christianitylite, Phil Burress, Tim LaHaye, Obama and Religion, Politics News
Robert S. McElvaine

Many of the nation's leading Jesus Thieves convened in Denver last Tuesday to work towards uniting behind the candidacy McCain, a man who used to have the courage to denounce such charlatans.

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The Audacity of Dope

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Call to Renewal, Grand Theft Jesus, George Carlin, Leviticus, Jesus, Jon Stewart, James Dobson, End Times, Barack Obama, Jesus Thieves, Sermon on the Mount, Religious Right, Politics News
Robert S. McElvaine

I'll take the Christianity of a Jesus Follower like Barack Obama over that of a Jesus Thief like James Dobson any day of the week.

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McCain & the Rev. Wrongs

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 05.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Religion, John McCain, Grand Theft Jesus, John Hagee, Jesus, Religious Right, Christianity, Hitler, Rod Parsley, Barack Obama, Jesus Thieves, Politics News
Robert S. McElvaine

Barack Obama has had his Rev. Wright Problem, but John McCain has created for himself a serious Rev. Wrongs Problem.

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McCain and the Jesus Thieves

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 04.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: John Hagee, Grand Theft Jesus, Christian Right, Jerry Falwell, Barack Obama, Jesus Thieves, Hillary Clinton, Jeremiah Wright, Religious Right, Pat Robertson, Bill Moyers, Christianitylite, Politics News
Robert S. McElvaine

John Hagee is just one of the many televangelists, hypocrites, imposters, snake-oil salesmen, and just plain snakes of the Irreligious Wrong with whom McCain has climbed into bed.

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