Category: news
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signs of (political) life
On Saturdays I typically post some newish music, but none has stood out recently. Any suggestions? Is anyone else feeling politically worn out these days? In addition to the economic blame game being played by both parties, the destructive language surrounding the upcoming election is downright depressing. When it comes to recent politics, looking for…
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links
Time Magazine wonders whether God should be blamed for the subprime mess. Adds J. Lee Grady, editor of the magazine Charisma: “It definitely goes on, that a preacher might say, ‘If you give this offering, God will give you a house.’ And if they did get the house, people did think that it was an…
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questions about debates and global poverty
Will you be watching the first presidential debate tonight? After some back and forth this week about whether John McCain would be in Mississippi for the debate it now appears things will proceed as planned. Well, sort of. This debate, hosted by Jim Lehrer of PBS, was supposed to focus on foreign policy and national…
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obama waffles and binary minds
I watched the comments on the last post, Obama Waffles, with interest. Yesterday Lynn wrote, “I am neither liberal or conservative, I am neither black nor white on the issues, I am neither Red nor Blue…” After such a long season of electoral politics and with 46 days until the presidential election, something about how…
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obama waffles
First, the back story… The Family Research Council was founded in 1983 by Dr James Dobson and a few other conservative Christian folks. In 1988 the FRC merged with Dobson’s Focus on the Family. In 1992 FRC once again became an independent organization, though Dobson remains on its board of directors. In 1992 FRC founded…
David W. Swanson 