Religious Right

Separation of Church and Estate

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Catholic Church, Religion, Property Tax, Megachurches, Church and State, Walz v. Tax Commission of the City of New York, Churches and Politicking, Religious Tax Exemptions, Catholic Church John Kerry, Prop 8, Christian Echoes National Ministry, Founding Fathers, Churches and Political Funding, Same-Sex Marriage, Cardinal Humberto Medeiros, Pledge of Allegiance, Religion and Politics, Religious Right, Church Tax Exemption, Inc. v. u.s., Rev. Jay Scott, Catholic Church Obama, Tenth Circuit Court, Politics News
Jeff Schweitzer

Churches are political organizations that routinely violate IRS statutes, undermining any claim they might have had to property tax exemptions.

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Looking Deeper into Palin's Beliefs

Ralph White | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Nationalism, Religious Right, Religion and Politics, Religion, Sarah Palin Religion, Barack Obama, Religious Beliefs, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Ralph White

Sarah Palin's rise shows there is still an appetite in America for charismatic leadership devoid of political substance; for a pretty face, a down home manner, and a torrent of distorted attacks.

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Changing the Failed Strategy of the Religious Right Into a Winning Formula That Helps Heal Our Country

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Politics, Barack Obama Faith Based Groups, Obama, Religious Right, Gays, Prop 8, Politics News
Frank Schaeffer

Religious conservatives should stop pretending that they are living in 13th century Rome, or 11th Century Byzantium, or 21st-century Saudi Arabia.

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Sarah Palin Gets a TV Show!

Steven Shehori | Posted 11.18.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Politics, John McCain 2008, President Obama, Sarah Palin, Steven Shehori, Breaking Politics News, Religious Right, Religion and Politics, Election 2008, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Republicans, Sarah Palin and Gay Marriage, Vice Presidential Candidate Palin, Sarah Palin TV Show, Sarah Palin and Religion, Election 2008 Sarah Palin, Political Humor, Entertainment News
Steven Shehori

Simply put, Sarah Palin represents what we admire most in our politicians. Folksy and winking? Check. But even more impressive? She is, to coin a term, untakedownable.

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After Prop 8, James Dobson Asks Who Would Jesus Fire?

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 11.18.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Layoffs, Religion, California Gay Marriage, Proposition 8, Satire, Job Layoffs, James Dobson, Religious Right, Religion and Politics, Political Satire, California Gay Marriage Ban, California Prop 8, Gays, Focus on the Family, Gay Marriage, Entertainment News
Matthew Filipowicz

The truth is, spreading hate and intolerance is a business just like anything else. And in business, sometimes you're forced to make tough choices.

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Ann Coulter Still Yapping

Ben Cohen | Posted 11.17.2008 | Media

Read More: John McCain, Ann Coulter, David Brooks, Conservative Media, Social Conservatives, Political Pundits, Ann Coulter John McCain, The Right, Religious Right, Barack Obama Victory, Ann Coulter Prop 8, Anti-Gay Marriage, 2008 Presidential Election, Media News
Ben Cohen

Coulter's solution to Republican problems is for it to become even more extreme than it already is. It's a recipe for disaster (and hopefully one that the Republicans decide to try).

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Karl Rove's Bad Advice

Bill Scher | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Secular, Religious Right, Conservative Base, Karl Rove, Evangelical Christians, Christian Right, Obama Evangelicals, Evangelicals, Politics News
Bill Scher

Bending over backwards to pander to conservative Christians will only further worry secular voters that conservatives don't properly prioritize issues that are most important to good governing.

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New Calif. Prop: The Elimination of Divorce Rights

Robert Hofler | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: California Gay Marriage, Mormon Church, Catholic Church Prop 8, Destablizing American Family, African Americans Prop 8, Marriage Equality in CA, Church Political Funding, Religious Right, Outlawing Divorce, Gay Marriage, The American Family, Mormon Church Prop 8, Marriage Equality, Politics News
Robert Hofler

How could the proponents of traditional marriage not rally to support eliminating the rights of different-sex couples to obtain a divorce?

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In Defense of the 2009 (and Beyond) Dream

Jane Devin | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama 2008, Religious Right, Religion and Politics, Civil Rights, American Dream, Politics, Obama Hope, Women's Rights, Violence Against Women, Orphans, President Obama, Obama Administration, 2008 Presidential Election, Obama White House, Obama Change, Obama Change We Can Believe In, Obama Presidency, Idealism, Foster Care, Politics News
Jane Devin

If we can dream it, it is possible. A battle to revitalize the human spirit requires no enemies, and a revolution of peace requires no violence.

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An Open Letter to President-Elect Obama About Abortion: From a Pro-Obama and Pro-Life Leader

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Obama Religious Right, Culture Wars, Obama Transition, Religious Right, Obama Abortion, Barack Obama, Politics News
Frank Schaeffer

Yes, it's all about the economy. But no one should kid themselves: the culture wars have the potential to sap the energy from your best initiatives.

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An Open Letter on Prop 8: Enough with the Anti-Black Outrage

Raymond Leon Roker | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Religion, California Gay Marriage, Proposition 8, Ban on Gay Marriages, Religious Right, Racism, Religion and Politics, California Gay Marriage Ban, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Raymond Leon Roker

This letter is from Kathryn Kolbert --among other things, it called the accusatory rhetoric of gay activists towards African Americans, "deeply wrong and offensive."

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A New Faith Coalition

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Evangelical, Progressive, Abortion Reduction, Culture War, Gay Marriage, 2008 Election, Religious Right, Evangelicals, Black, Evangelical, White Evangelicals, Pro-Life, Barack Obama, Consistent Ethic of Life, President Obama, Obama Election Day, HuffPost Election Analysis, Election Day, Sarah Palin, HuffPost Election Reaction, Obama Presidency, Obama President, Election Analysis, John McCain, Obama Wins, Election Day 2008, Election Results, Joe Biden, Election, Religion, Presidential Results, Election Reaction, Presidential Election, Politics News
Jim Wallis

Further polling results will help to answer the critical question of why religious voters cast their ballots the way they did. But three factors are likely key to understanding the religious shift.

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Scapegoating and Proposition 8

Paul Katz | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mormons Gay Marriage, California Gay Marriages, Proposition 8, California, Prop 8, Constitutional Amendment to Ban Gay Marriage, Politics News, No on Prop 8, Gay Marriage California, Florida Gay Rights, No on 8, California Prop 8, Civil Unions, Civil Rights, Mormons California Gay Marriage, California Gay Marriage, Vote No on Proposition 8, Gay Rights, Gay Parenting, Ban on Gay Marriages, California Gay Rights, Religious Right, California Gay Marriage Ruling, California Gay Marriage Ban, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, Prop 8 Ballot Initiative, Yes on Prop 8, Obama Wins, Gay Activism, 2008 Election, Prop 8 Canvassing, Prop 8 Activism, Politics News
Paul Katz

I acknowledge that I did little or next to nothing to help. The passage of Prop 8 has galvanized me, though, and I won't make the same mistake twice. I plan to participate now.

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"Fagots -- Stay Out"

Tom Gregory | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Janis Joplin, Barney's Beanery, Prop 8, No on 8, David Bohnett, President Obama, Religious Right, Michael Fleming, Religion and Politics, Matthew Shepard, Adolf Hitler, Rosa Parks, Lawrence King, Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage, Politics News
Tom Gregory

In Barack Obama's silence, he voiced his opinion. Obama quietly let millions of his supporters vote for their political evolution while simultaneously selecting prejudice.

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The End of the Republican Majority: Three Things You Need to Watch

Martin Carnoy | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Race Politics, Election Reaction, African-American President, Latino Voters, Trickle-Down Economics, Republican Party, 2008 Election, Demographics, Southern Strategy, Barack Obama, GOP Solidarity, President-Elect Barack Obama, Southern Voters, Southern Politicians, Obama Latinos, President Obama, Obamanomics, Election Results, Barack Obama Latino Voters, Reaganomics, 2008 Presidential Election, Gop, Religious Right, Southern Racism, Politics News
Martin Carnoy

The historic 2008 presidential election is over and the main casualty is the Republican Party.

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Two Stadiums Where Religion Made the World Worse Last Week

Valerie Tarico | Posted 11.04.2008 | Living

Read More: Religion, Human Rights, Proposition 8, Bibliolatry, Somalia, Religious Right, Fundamentalism, Marriage Equality, Living News
Valerie Tarico

How quickly we turn brutish when we idolize the fears and angers of our ancestors or our own fear and anger, and thus give divine sanction to our darkest impulses.

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Focus On the Family Foresees Unrestricted Porn with Obama Presidency

Theresa Darklady Reed | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Pornography, Gays in Military, Early Voting, Barack Obama James Dobson, Sarah Palin, Same Sex Marriage, Obama Focus on the Family, Barack Obama, Social Conservatives, President Obama, Letter From 2012 in Obama's America, Obama Administration, Focus on the Family Letter, FCC Regulations for Cable, 2008 Election, Al Qaeda, 2008 Presidential Election, Fcc, Social Liberals, Obama Presidency, Religious Right, Focus on the Family, Politics News
Theresa Darklady Reed

Focus on the Family's "Letter from 2012 in Obama's America," tries to whip up fear by insisting that a future under a president Obama "could" see an end to the world as they wish to know it.

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The Evangelicals' Last Push

Christine Wicker | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home

Read More: Cardinal Edward M. Egan, Abortion, Jerry Falwell, John McCain, Young Evangelical Voters, The Fall of the Evangelical Nation, Christian Anti-Defamation Commission, Presidential Election, Evangelical Vote, Christine Wicker, Catholic Bishops, Liberty University, Barack Obama, Edward M. Egan, Catholic Bishops and Abortion, Religious Right, Catholic Bishops and Presidential Election, Janet Porter, Home News
Christine Wicker

Reporters will dutifully report whatever spin the evangelical mullahs dictate. But an Obama win will break their winning streak.

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A Message from John McCain

Tom Gregory | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: President Obama, Silliness, Palin, No on Prop 8, Decision 08, Obama 08, Mccain, Religious Right, Elecion 08, Politics News
Tom Gregory

You know people have called me a Maverick, but very few know where that term came from. Well, back in the cattle-rustling days, everybody branded their herds except the Mavericks.

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Fear and Loathing In California (Proposition 8)

Paul Katz | Posted 10.30.2008 | Living

Read More: Politics News, Proposition 8, Gay Rights, Ellen Degeneres, Gay Marriage, California, No on Prop 8, Teaching Homosexuality, Yes on Prop 8, Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres Gay Marriage, Gay Parenting, Gay Marriage Field Trip, Religious Right, Living News
Paul Katz

The organizers behind Proposition 8 aren't worried about marriage, the definition of marriage or even the word marriage. It is homophobia in plain sight. Nothing else.

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Be Not Afraid

Jim Wallis | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Fear, Politics, Campaign, 2008 Election, Black, Election, America, Barack Obama, Conservative, Hope, Vote, Liberal, Liberals, Change, Religious Right, Conservatives, Politics News
Jim Wallis

Some of the worst fear-mongering has sadly come from leaders of the Religious Right who are worried about losing their control over the votes of the evangelical and Catholic communities.

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Armageddon in California

Sara Whitman | Posted 10.30.2008 | Living

Read More: Marriage Equality, LGBT Rights, Equality, Discrimination, Fairness, Marriage Equality in CA, LGBT Equality, Gay Parenting, Prop 8, Gay Marriage MA, No on Prop 8, Gay Marriage Massachusetts, Yes on Prop 8, Religious Right, Lesbian Parenting, Marriage, Gay Discrimination, James Dobson, Living News
Sara Whitman

I am a suburban lesbian mom. I live in Massachusetts. Last I checked, the end of the world has not occurred. No plagues, no locusts, no hell fire and damnation.

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James Dobson's 'Letter From 2012 in Obama's America'

Jim Wallis | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Conservative, Fear, Common Good, Good News, Politics, Elections, James Dobson, 2008 Election, Religious Right, Evangelicals, Gospel, Election, Evangelical, Focus on the Family, Barack Obama, Consistent Ethic of Life, Religion, Politics News
Jim Wallis

James Dobson, you owe America an apology. The fictional letter released through your Focus on the Family Action organization, crosses all lines of decent public discourse.

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McCain, Palin Rely on 19th Century Ideals

Michele Swenson | Posted 10.30.2008 | Home

Read More: Disparity of Wealth, John McCain, Dominionists, Robber Barrons, New Gilded Age, 19th Century Vision, Opportunity Society, Republican Revolution, Richard Herrnstein, Neocons, Charles Murray, Grover Norquist, Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin, Middle Class Taxes, Politics of Race & Gender Inferiority, Social Darwinism, Biodeterminism, Council for National Policy, James Dobson, Religious Right, Christian Dominionists, Christian Mccain, Home News
Michele Swenson

The culture war waged by Republican revolutionaries is grounded in 19th century gender, race and class divisions, as well as nativism that perpetuated fear of immigrants and derided social justice movements.

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Will God Stop Voting?

Deepak Chopra | Posted 10.29.2008 | Living

Read More: George Bush, Mark Foley, John MCain, John Ashcroft, Religion and Politics, Religious Right, Larry Craig, God, Barack Obama, Voting, Religion, Living News
Deepak Chopra

There never will be, and never should be, a religious reason to pick one candidate over another. God hasn't personally voted in an American election, but he keeps voting by proxy.

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