Faithful Democrats
2/27, 3:34p CT: No matter what you think of pre-marital sex, this is insanity. It sure isn't justice. Please sign, and spread the word.
2/27, 12:36p CT: Every Republican candidate performing the "Now I'm pro-choice, now I'm not!" magic show is lying, and everyone knows it.
2/27, 12:29p CT: The media is finally beginning to give consistent coverage to Democrats and faith; hopefully it won't seem so novel by this time next year.
2/27, 10:57a CT: Chuck Currie gets it right about Kos: faith does have a place in the public square.
2/26, 11:57a CT: Cheney tacitly acknowledges Democrats are more serious than the Republicans about fighting al Qaeda.
2/26, 9:07a CT: Several U.S. generals will quit if Bush attacks Iran. That would be a big deal.
2/25, 10:04a CT: We're at a 32-year high
of the proportion of Americans living in "severe poverty." And
speaking of exacerbating severe poverty, let's not forget global
warming, which Chuck Currie calls a sin in his new blog at the UCC.
2/24, 11:02a CT: Stan Moody argues that the faithful need not abandon reason, and the reasonable need not abandon faith.
2/23, 4:18a CT: Here at FD, Lisa Sharon Harper suggests there are really two wars going on in Iraq, and Tom Donnelly takes Lent as an opportunity to reflect on America as a nation of sinners.
2/22, 12:13p CT: In light of a UNICEF study showing the U.S. failing on caring for children, Jesse Lava poses a question for his fellow Christians. Update: a modified version of this post is now at the Huffington Post.
2/22, 12:45a CT: Tucker Carlson makes the baseless accusation that Barack Obama's faith is "suddenly conspicuous."
2/22, 8:21a CT: From Common Dreams today: the Justice Department apparently lies about its stats on domestic terrorism cases; the US fares poorly when it comes to child well-being.
2/22, 8:04a CT: At TPMCafe, Katha Pollitt argues that a campaign should know better than to hire two vulgar bloggers.
2/21, 9:23p CT: Bush says the Brits' troop reductions are a sign of success . Of course, our own troop reductions would be a capitulation to the terrorists. He really, really thinks we're stupid.
2/21, 3:27p CT: Jesse Lava asks, what does "secular left" even mean?
2/20, 12:14p CT: Featured writer Aaron Krager calls for common ground in fighting poverty.
2/18, 6:49p CT: At FD, Eric Sapp finds faith running strong in Oregon Democratic politics.
2/18, 1:35a CT: Not related to faith and politics, but this is one of the most ridiculous punishments imaginable.
2/18, 12:22a CT: Here at FD, Stan Moody questions the legalistic tendencies of the Christian right and left alike.
2/17, 2:43a CT: Two sides to the Edwards blogger flap: Amanda Marcotte on why she resigned, and Dan Gerstein on the venomous immaturity of liberal bloggers.
2/16, 2:50p CT: Original Iraq invasion plan predicted we'd have only 5,000 troops still there by December, 2006.
2/16, 2:30p CT: Sudan's president keeps ignoring deadlines in the U.S.'s half-hearted efforts to stop genocide in Darfur. Please urge Bush to implement his "Plan B" for Sudan, including sanctions and other pressures on the regime there.
2/15, 10:20a CT: An increasing majority of weekly church-goers — including 60% of white evangelicals — oppose Bush's escalation of the war.
2/15. 10:05a CT: Britian and the U.S. are condemned as the worst places for children
to live among wealthy nations. The study's criteria include child
poverty, children's relationships with family and peers, and risky
behavior like sex, drugs, and binge drinking. So much for Matthew 18:6.
2/14, 10:55p CT: Jesse Lava skewers Tim Russert's canard that Dems never talk about faith.
2/13, 9:00p CT: The second Edwards blogger quits. The saga thus comes to an end.
2/13, 6:06p CT: Fathers matter. Unrelatedly, Stan Moody argues here at FD that the modern phenomenon he calls "McChurch" is unconcerned with false idols.
2/13, 5:20p CT: After a history of attacking Muslims, gays, women, and even Katrina victims, CNN's Glenn Beck is now saying
Barack Obama is so "colorless…he might as well be white." Is this
life in God's kingdom? Contact the sponsors of Beck's show here to tell them how you feel about their supporting racism.
2/13, 9:12a CT: Amanda Marcotte, the blogger called out for anti-Catholic comments, "quits"
the John Edwards campaign. On her personal site today, she continues
operating under the delusion that she was singled out due to misogyny. She obviously learned nothing from the last few days.
2/12: 11:01a CT: Obama stresses
appreciation for faith. The key quote, which sounds about right:
"Ultimately what I think voters will be looking for is not so much a
litmus test on faith as an assurance that a candidate has a value
system and that is appreciative of the role that religious faith can
play in helping shape people's lives."
2/12, 10:44a CT: On FD, Jesse Lava gives a first-hand account of Barack Obama's Springfield presidential announcement. Late last week, we had Jesse's and Tom Donnelly's takes on the flap over John Edwards's anti-Catholic bloggers.
2/8, 4:12p CT: Joel Hunter, the almost-head of the Christian Coalition (he was too concerned about biblical issues like poverty), argues that stopping global warming is a faith-based imperative.
2/7, 12:07p CT: A top Catholic magazine takes Bush to task for his failure to address global warming in a serious way.
2/7, 9:44a CT: A plurality of Americans are content with the role faith now plays in public life.
2/5, 10:39a CT: Hillary has deep Methodist roots.
2/4, 12:04p CT: Bangladesh is sinking: "Climate change…could make 17 million Bangladeshis homeless by 2030."
2/2, 1:02p CT: E.J. Dionne calls for a faith-based fight for the underprivileged — and for religious leaders to work with secular ones on it.
2/2, 10:37a CT: Al Gore nominated for Nobel peace prize for work on climate change.
2/1, 8:27p CT: The spiritual state of the union is strong; churches fight the escalation of the war; Australian church signs provoke ire with signs saying "Jesus Loves Osama."
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