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Dobson: "Give Us Anybody but Jesus!"

2008-03-12T21:33:00.000-04:00

Mar 12, 5:44 AM EDT Dobson: Christian right needs leadership By ROSE FRENCH Associated Press Writer Hey, Pollsters: Democrats Care About Religion, Too By Leah DaughtrySaturday, January 26, 2008; 12:00 AM Religion will play an important role in today's South Carolina Democratic primary, just as it did in last week's South Carolina Republican primary. The difference is that we'll

WWAD - "What Would Abe Do?"

2008-01-01T13:57:00.000-05:00

December 20, 2007, 2:32 pm Religion & Politics: Abe Lincoln’s Perspective By The Editorial Board As primary season unfolds, health care and the mortgage crisis seem to be taking a backseat to religion — specifically, the candidates’ eager assertions about how Christian they are. Mitt Romney gave a much-heralded speech about the depth of his Christian faith. Mike

America: Home of the What??

2007-12-31T16:51:00.000-05:00

America: Land of the Free and Home of the What? By: Stan Moody December 31, 2007 We have all heard of the occasional 7-yr. old kid who brings a plastic squirt gun to school in his backpack (sans water) or draws a picture of a firecracker. The local version of Homeland Security is alerted, dispatches its terrorist unit, puts the second grader in shackles and takes him away. The

Bill O'Reilly Saves Christmas for God

2007-12-26T12:05:00.000-05:00

Carol Towarnicky | THE WAR OVER 'THE WAR ON CHRISTMAS' REST NOW, ye merry gentlemen - Fox News

McChurch - Getting Jesus on the Cell Phone

2007-10-04T19:28:00.000-04:00

Giuliani speaks: On that cellphone call and how 'I pray to Jesus' The Brody File at Christian Broadcasting Network's website has a series of videos and posts this morning from an interview David Brody had with Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani yesterday. Among the topics they cover: • Religion. Giuliani tells Brody that "I believe in God. I pray to God, and I pray to Jesus for

McChurch - Demanding Apology Instead of Repentance

2007-09-27T10:49:00.000-04:00

Pasadena church wants apology from IRS All Saints' rector also demands that the agency clarify its findings after closing its probe into an antiwar sermon in 2004.By Rebecca TrounsonLos Angeles Times Staff WriterSeptember 24, 2007The Internal Revenue Service has told a prominent Pasadena church that it has ended its lengthy investigation into a 2004 antiwar sermon, church leaders said

McChurch - The Grand Old Party Has Regrets

2007-09-17T21:44:00.000-04:00

Baptist Senator Says Claiming 'Christian' Title has Hurt GOPBob Allen09-13-07 A Republican senator scheduled to speak at next year's New Baptist Covenant Celebration in Atlanta told a community newspaper in Iowa that positioning the party as the "Christian" choice has been detrimental to the GOP. That does turn some people off," Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said in an interview with

Democrats to McChurch: "We Want to Play, Too!"

2007-09-11T14:00:00.000-04:00

Howard Dean Tells Baptists That Democrats are People of FaithBob Allen09-11-07 Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean told the National Baptist Convention last week in Philadelphia the tide is turning for faithful Democrats. "Democrats are strong people of faith and convictions, but for too long we have allowed others to define our values and what we stand for," Dean said,

McChurch - "I've Got Mine!"

2007-08-29T19:50:00.000-04:00

OAS_RICH("VerticalBanner") Census: Health benefits scarcerBy Julie Appleby, USA TODAYNew numbers from the Census

McChurch - "a-Biden With Me"

2007-08-28T09:08:00.000-04:00

from the August 27, 2007 edition - http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0827/p01s07-uspo.html Joseph Biden: a frank and abiding faith How Catholic ideals of fighting the abuse of power have shaped the life and politics of the presidential hopeful. By Gail Russell Chaddock | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Washington From his childhood bedroom in

"Our National Integrity"

2007-08-08T10:21:00.000-04:00

This essay appeared in the August 2, 2007 issue of The EllsworthAmerican. Commentary: Mutual Extortion By the Rev. David Paul HenryThe race for President of the United States is a money race. Here arethe latest standings: In sixth place is John Edwards (D), with $23.1million. Fifth is John McCain (R), $26.4 million. Fourth is RudolphGiuliani (R), $35.6 million. Third is Mitt Romney (R),

McChurch - Your President is Not God!

2007-07-23T15:11:00.000-04:00

Bush Makes God an Argument for Iraq WarRobert Parham07-19-07 When all the arguments for a failed war collapse, make God your argument. This is phenomenal! To even think that we can know the mind of God is an act of insanity…To carry out our perceptions of what God is doing is to become maniacal…The idea that what God wants for everybody is freedom and that, therefore, we have a divine right

McChurched - The Decay of Moral Values

2007-06-06T17:50:00.000-04:00

“People of the Snowmobile” Decry Moral Decay in America The polling information on the moral values of our nation continues to reflect a growing belief that America is in moral decline…According to the Gallop “Values and Beliefs” poll released June 5, 2007, 82% of us say it is getting worse…The perception that our overall moral values are “poor” has risen 5% since 2005 to 44%...

McChurch Meets Newt

2007-05-30T15:51:00.000-04:00

Noted Theologian Newt Gingrich? It is always viewed with surprise, it seems, that the Christian Right is a not a believer in its own professed agenda of the Lordship of Christ…The unholy alliance between Newt and Jerry Falwell should come as no surprise…The common enemy of McChurch and the atheistic conservative is the liberal…Once the Christian Right abandoned God (in a

"Onward Christian Soldiers!"

2007-05-28T13:58:00.000-04:00

Church-State Crusader Takes Aim at ROTC Rebecca Spence | Fri. May 25, 2007 http://www.forward.com/ “You go, Mikey! Once we get the military under Christian domination, it will be a short step from there to "Onward Christian Soldiers." The military will become the new vanguard for the Patriot

McChurched in D.C. - Taking a Stand for Jesus

2007-05-19T00:48:00.000-04:00

Christian men called back to fill 'Gap' By Julia Duin - Washington TimesFriday, May 18, 2007 - Web Link The way I figure it, Jesus made a classic error in assembling His team…Just imagine how successful He would have been had He had a marketing specialist on His board of directors…Now, 2,000 years later, we have to make up for lost ground by “

McChurch and the Falwell Legacy

2007-05-18T09:08:00.000-04:00

The Rev. Falwell's legacy:He strengthened democracy Joseph R. Reisert Friday, May 18, 2007 Dr. Reisert...For starters, we are a Republic, not a Democracy...A Republic bends to and gives voice to the rights of the minority; a Democracy is, essentially, majority rule... You are

Christian "Scumbags" for a Better America!

2007-05-14T20:20:00.000-04:00

Religious attacks late in Philly mayor's race By Marcia Gelbart and Thomas Fitzgerald - Philadelphia InquirerMonday, May 14, 2007 - Web Link Can you imagine anyone wanting so badly to be elected to public office that he or she would play the God-card? “I am closer to God than he is because I am a lifelong Catholic, or Baptist, or whatever…”

Enter the Religious Right and the non-Religious Left - Same People

2007-05-11T22:04:00.000-04:00

Somewhere between the Christian right and the secular left By Jeff Cox - Iowa Press-Citizen, OpinionFriday, May 11, 2007 - Web Link Jeff Cox finds solace that those of differing religious beliefs are able to live with each other…This may well be a short-lived tradition, as the pandering of Presidential candidates indicates the emergence of

Out of Control in Iraq

2007-05-02T19:19:00.000-04:00

Iraq Added to Religious Freedom Watchlist By - Associated PressWednesday, May 02, 2007 - Web Link The situation in Iraq continues to deteriorate, with no end in sight…The United States, by enabling Shiite control of Iraq, has created a Shiite hegemony between Iraq, Iran and Hezbollah…We now find ourselves as the unwanted guest… Stan Moody is

America! America! (Should God Bless America?)

2007-03-30T10:05:00.000-04:00

America, America,God shed His grace on thee!It’s time to step aside, Dear God,And leave it up to me!We’re really not ungrateful, Sir;You did real fine back then.But things have changed a lot, You see.The world’s not what it’s been.We’ve all gone off to college;Learned how to read and ponder.We’ve even read Your book, You know.If You don’t mind, we wonder, Sir,Why You don’t rewrite that thing –

Who Wrote "God Bless American?"

2007-03-30T09:48:00.000-04:00

America's unofficial national anthem was composed by an immigrant who left his home for America when he was only five years old. The original version of "God Bless America" was written by Irving Berlin (1888-1989) during the summer of 1918 at Camp Upton, located in Yaphank, Long Island, for his Ziegfeld-style revue, Yip, Yip, Yaphank. "Make her victorious on land and foam, God Bless America..."

Death of Faith

2007-03-30T09:32:00.000-04:00

The Christian Right and Civil Religionby Stan MoodyIt is a practice in the Maine State House of Representatives, of which I have recently been a member, to lead off the morning with a prayer and follow with the Pledge of Allegiance. On its surface, this would seem like a good start to any day. The prayer is by invitation through the office of the Clerk of the House. If you accept that invitation

Thought Police Strike Again!

2007-03-29T20:54:00.000-04:00

Crumpling the First Amendment Recently, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case of eighteen-year-old Joseph Frederick, who displayed a “Bong Hits 4 Jesus” banner for television cameras during an Olympic torch-passing rally on a street in his hometown.