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Tag: Politics

Church’s politics in one graph

August 27, 2014 3 Comments

Linked is the American religio-political landscape in a graph, provided by Religion News Service’s Tobin Grant. He writes:

The religious underpinnings of World War I

July 19, 2014 No Comments

From Religion News Service: As the world marks the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I — a conflict that left 37 million

LGBT advocacy groups withdraw ENDA support due to religious exemption

July 9, 2014 1 Comment

The fallout from the Hobby Lobby ruling continues… From Lyle Denniston’s report on SCOTUSblog:

Spitzer goes to church to ask forgiveness

July 22, 2013 2 Comments

Eliot Spitzer spent the last few days wooing voters at a number of New York City churches. The New York Daily News reports:

Spiritual autobiography of ABC Justin Welby

July 14, 2013 1 Comment

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby had a miserable childhood at Eton according to The Telegraph:

Texas showdown over abortion and the filibuster

June 26, 2013 1 Comment

A major fight over abortion and women’s health and rights went down last night in the Texas statehouse. Ann Marie Cox says “Don’t mess with

Waiting for a SCOTUS ruling…

June 26, 2013 No Comments

Amy Howe and Marty Lederman, in the SCOTUS blog (currently live streaming), set the stage for the anticipated rulings:

Fuzzy logic

May 24, 2013 No Comments

As the on-going scandal about the IRS’ scrutiny of conservative groups grinds on, the underlying issue–the fuzzy logic that leads to poor enforcement–is almost never discussed.

Politics of redemption and forgiveness

May 8, 2013 No Comments

Mark Sanford, Republican, Congress, adultery, Appalachian Trail, Argentina, South Carolina

Gun control compromise fails in Senate

April 17, 2013 3 Comments

Today’s Senate vote failed to earn the 60 required votes needed to pass, 54 in favor and 46 against. The Huffington Post reports: