The surprising religious makeup of the 2012 presidential race
For the first time in our country’s history the Republican party is set to nominate a presidential ticket that does not include a Protestant. Mitt Romney is a Mormon and his newly announced running...
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Do you want a pastor-in-chief?
With the selection of Paul Ryan as Mitt Romney’s running mate, religious history was made. Some historians believe this is the first presidential, major party ticket that does not feature a Protestant...
View Article(Re)Insert “God” here
I was having lunch with a friend the other and he was telling me about a meeting he attended with some others pastors. Apparently there was a discussion about the book of the month, and this time the...
View ArticleObama issues altar call —young people respond
As Obama spoke at the Democratic National Convention, Twitter commenced nearly exploding. According to Twitter, as Obama spoke there were 52,757 tweets per minute; Romney had 14,289 tweets per minute....
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God is not a political football
In football, you want to move the ball forward towards the end zone. You want to exploit the weaknesses of your opponent. If they carry the ball too high on their pads it is an easy target to strip the...
View ArticleTalking politics in church
When 4-year-old Abigail Evans burst into tears for no apparent reason, her mother asked what was making her so sad. “I’m tired of Bronco Bama and Mitt Romney,” Abigail wailed between sniffles. Mamma...
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How Evangelicals can lead the way now
After the 2012 elections, Franklin Graham stated on CNN that our nation is on a “path of destruction” due to the 2012 election results. In addition Graham said, “If we are allowed to go down this road...
View ArticleEvangelicals find “the heart of God” on immigration
American Evangelicals are gradually joining the push for immigration reform and the impetus behind this shift in emphasis is most apparent in Focus on the Family, a para-church organization founded by...
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Latest outrage at Ole Miss points to a deeper distress
http://stylemagazine.com/news/2014/feb/22/ole-miss-racial-incidents-have-many-feeling-uneasy/ The University of Mississippi just can’t outrun its association with bigotry. In 2012, a crowd of angry...
View ArticleCounting the cost of government funding
The White House recently announced that President Obama would make good on a 2008 campaign promise and sign an executive order banning workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and...
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