politicians

Sequestration Lip-Synch Scandal

March 2, 2013 By James F. McGrath 1 Comment

In the wake of the hullabaloo over Beyonce lip-synching at the presidential inauguration ceremony, the public has now been shocked to learn that the members of the United States Congress have also been lip-synching their debates which have been keeping the budget in deadlock. When House Speaker John Boehner met with the president determined not [...]

Filed Under: economics, humor, politics Tagged With: Barack Obama, Beyonce, Boehner, budget, Congress, humor, lip synching, politicians, politics, president, satire 1 Comment

Did God Want Obama to Win the Election? Will This Be on the Exam?

November 9, 2012 By James F. McGrath 3 Comments

A colleague shared this on Facebook, suggesting that it would make for a good exam question in theology to ask students to carefully examine the underlying theological views and assumptions at play. What do you think?

Filed Under: politics, theology Tagged With: acts of God, Barack Obama, hurricane, politicians, politics, rhetoric, Sandy, theological, theology 3 Comments

Stopping Looking at Cats and Go Vote!

November 6, 2012 By James F. McGrath 1 Comment

Jerry Coyne's image above seemed worth sharing. It has a partisan slant to it, but the main message is one that transcends all allegiances except being cat-obsessed.

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Thank God for Mitt Romney’s Candidacy

November 3, 2012 By James F. McGrath 44 Comments

I think that all those who are concerned for the spiritual health and integrity of Christianity in the United States should give thanks for Mitt Romney's candidacy. Many of us have been saying for many years that conservative and fundamentalist Christianity in America had sold its soul for a mess of political pottage, and had [...]

Filed Under: Christianity, fundamentalism, politics Tagged With: Barack Obama, Billy Graham, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Evangelical, Evangelicalism, Evangelicals, Franklin Graham, fundamentalism, fundamentalists, Gospel, Mitt Romney, Mormon, Mormonism, Mormons, politicians, politics, president, presidential 44 Comments

Breezy Point Theology

October 31, 2012 By James F. McGrath 11 Comments

This photo from Queens has been circulating widely, showing the devastation caused by fires which broke out in Breezy Point during Hurricane Sandy: The survival of the statue of Mary impressed some Catholics. But as you might expect, I think this illustrates the sort of thing which I blog about often, and which I was [...]