When the Obamas moved into the White House, Washington’s African-American religious communities were ecstatic. The White House was swamped with invitations to visit area churches, and every congregation hoped to land the First …
Obviously. Except when it’s a grant to a religious organization, in which case it’s obviously tightly segregated in order to prevent the appearance of government-funded religion and therefore the furthest thing from fungible.
I really should have warned Jay before she headed into the hornet’s nest that is debate over funding for Planned Parenthood. There’s a lot of heated rhetoric and misinformation and spin surrounding the issue, so it’s worth taking a look at some of the main questions.
Do Federal Funds to Planned Parenthood Cover Abortion …
Progressive evangelical leader Jim Wallis is now eleven days into a fast to bring attention to budget cuts in programs that target low-income Americans. He and former Democratic Congressman Tony Hall have been joined by a variety of religious leaders, as well as the leaders of MoveOn.org and SEIU. And now 28 members of Congress (all …
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The folks behind the National Day of Prayer observances have taken a page from Tim Pawlenty’s playbook and produced a slick movie-like trailer to promote the upcoming (May 5) event. As a roiling storm gathers over–surprise!–San Francisco and Washington, DC, …
From the files of “Things That Would Be Different With More Women in Politics”:
Republican members of the Florida House of Representatives chastised a Democratic colleague today for uttering the word ‘uterus’ on the House floor during debate. Not that it should matter, but the context was a titillating discussion about deregulation. …
What was Newt Gingrich doing at John Hagee’s Cornerstone Church on Sunday? Besides delivering another speech from his book of Demagogue Mad Libs, that is. The most obvious answer is that Gingrich is courting evangelical voters. But ever since the LA Times wrote about Gingrich’s outreach to evangelicals earlier this month, I’ve been …
Earlier this morning, religious leaders and anti-poverty advocates announced that they will begin fasting to protest budget cuts that they argue “balance the budget on the backs of poor people.” Progressive evangelical leader Jim Wallis and David Beckmann, president of Bread for the World, joined former Democratic congressman Tony Hall …
As Michael Crowley pointed out in his reflection on the death of Geraldine Ferraro over the weekend, the first woman to appear on a major party presidential ticket inspired countless women of all political persuasions. As an 11-year-old candidate for student council president of my elementary school, I proudly wore a “Mondale-Ferraro” …
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If you’re not watching the Homeland Security Committee’s hearing on the question of Muslim-American radicalization, you just missed an incredibly powerful moment as Democratic Congressman Keith Ellison of Minnesota testified. Rest assured, though, that footage of his testimony will …
The new era of Fox Republicans–politicians who have gigs as Fox News contributors while also maybe, sorta exploring presidential runs–is already causing problems for both the network and the “candidates.” Earlier today, the network’s political anchor Bret Baier came on air to announce that Fox is suspending its contracts for Newt …
In his defense, Huckabee did go out of his way in that radio interview to repeat his belief that Obama was born in the United States. Not so much because he believes Obama, mind you, but because “I know the Clintons…and believe me, they have lots of investigators out on him, and I’m convinced if there was anything that they could …
The long national nightmare is over. Now firmly in control of one house of Congress, Republicans have scrapped former Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s “Green the Capitol” initiative, which included composting through the use of biodegradable drinking straws and utensils in House cafeterias. “The melting forks are finally gone,” Boehner spokesman …
