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As the media continues to flood us with the details regarding the Foley scandel it seems that another scandel is brewing in D.C. (more…) Read more
As the media continues to flood us with the details regarding the Foley scandel it seems that another scandel is brewing in D.C. (more…) Read more
"What Bill Clinton did was vile and repulsive" were the words uttered by then Representative Mark Foley after revelations of President Clinton's interaction with Monica Lewinsky. In fact Foley helped to lead the charge to impeach Clinton in the United States House of Representatives. (more…) Read more
Jesus told his deciples they would know the tree by the fruit it would bare. As i look at the Republicans, and Democrats, main leadership, I can certainly see the fruit. I am very disappointed with both parties. (more…) Read more
I could never completely describe Martin Luther King, Jr. in just a few sentences, and so I will not try. But for the purposes of this post, let me say that he was a prophet, one of the best orators in our country’s history, and someone who bravely spoke truth to power and changed the course of a nation. The fact that he was willing to choose a path that was foolishness to the world is something I greatly... Read more
By Jesse Lava, FaithfulDemocrats.com FaithfulDemocrats.com just organized a crew of clergy and academic Christian leaders to write a letter to Speaker Hastert about the Foley mess. The letter offers moral clarity during a time when the officials in question seem to be offering obfuscation and misdirection. We CC’d the usual suspects on the religious right — Dobson, Perkins, Falwell, et al — because they’ve been (unsurprisingly) silent during this whole episode. ... Read more
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Every prophet has realized that nobody loves you for being the enemy of their illusions. Every prophet has realized that most of us want peace at any price as long as the peace is ours and somebody else pays the price… (more…) Read more
Faithful Democrats theologian Obery Hendricks' new book, "The Politics of Jesus," got a good review this weekend by Jon Meacham of Newsweek and the Washington Post. An excerpt: (more…) Read more
Florida's House Representative Foley must be thoroughly outed and admonished. (more…) Read more
Friends and fellow belivers, its time we set aside the peace and Love of Christ. Something all to common in the Church today is the willingness not to "offend" the potential believer with the truth. Did you get that? With the truth! (more…) Read more
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