In light of that, let's bump Obama up to a B on the Iococca index… (more…) Read more

In Hagee's telling, Israel has no choice but to strike Iran's nuclear facilities, with or without America's help. (more…) Read more

I took the opportunity at Easter to preach about Liberation Theology, the Resurrection and Jeremiah Wright. (more…) Read more

There is a hymn I learned in church that begins, “We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord . . . And we pray that all unity may one day be restored.”  The lyrics invoked for those of us in the pews the image of the body of Christ and reminded us that while we were a single congregation, we were connected to a global body of believers that with many voices, in many tongues professed a common faith.  But just as the... Read more

In a word, they don't like Jeremiah Wright because he forces us to face our sin. (more…) Read more

“Why not leave the church?”  In the wake of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright controversy, that is the question being asked about Barack Obama by journalists, pundits, and the public.  I suppose the question is a natural one.  If Sen. Obama disagrees with some of Rev. Wright’s positions and statements – as he has unequivocally stated he does – why not leave Trinity United Church of Christ?  But what strikes me every time this question is asked is not Obama’s decision to remain a member of his church, but... Read more

The breathless adoration that people have been lavishing on Barack Obama is something I understand, since I felt it myself when I first heard him speak in a neighbor’s backyard in 2003.  But throughout this campaign, I’ve resisted and dismissed it.  To place a politician on a pedestal is, ultimately, anti-democratic and even idolatrous.   And yet I find myself getting the warm fuzzies for Barack again after today’s superb speech on race and religion.  Never before have I heard... Read more