Category: news
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Mark Galli wonders why Christians are so facinated with leadership. Jesus knew that his followers would be tempted by this lie, so right at the beginning he told them, “You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so…
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(post-election) links
There’s been a bit too much election and political stuff on this blog lately, but I hope you’ll humor this collection of some favorite post-election reactions. In light of all the talk of Dr King’s dream being fulfilled by an Obama administration, Skye Jethani wonders about the nature of the dream. The election of an…
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just because obama won…
In lieu of Barack Obama’s election yesterday, The Root has two funny and approriate lists: Five things white people shouldn’t do if Obama wins and Five things black people shouldn’t do if Obama wins. My favorite from the white people list: “Don’t start crossing the street in order to walk next to a black person. …
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links (politics edition)
Amy Sullivan points out Real Abortion Solutions, a group that is advertising on christian radio stations urging a more nuanced aproach to reducing abortions. Will these messages make any difference in states with large Catholic and Evangelical populations? The economy is already trumping social issues for many moderate-to-conservative religious voters. But there’s still a significant…
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how important is a president’s god?
First, a question: How important is it to you that the next president is a Christian? Since both John McCain and Barak Obama are professing Christians, perhaps a better question would be: How much God-talk do you want to hear from the next president? Commenting on last week’s final presidential debate, Time Magazine’s Massimo Calabresi…
David W. Swanson 