Amazing to see the name of Mike Huckabee in Frank Schaeffer's piece in this context this week:
George Grant is one of the far right/theocratic mentors. He appeared with Rushdoony in the video, Gods Law and Society. Grant was the co-author for Huckabees 1998 book, Kids Who Kill: Confronting Our [...]
So the hawks circling Obama will get their escalation in Afghanistan. God save us!
It galls me how these people pose as Brave Thinkers Who (Alone) Understand The Dangerous World We Live In:
I say to them: if the troop surge so vital to our security, show real political spine and support [...]
Strongly Approve - 27%..........Strongly Disapprove 42%
While Americans continue to die in the God forsaken hell hole that is Afghanistan, and Obama seems bound and determined to do what it takes to...
U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy announced this weekend that he had been barred from communion by Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas J. Tobin because of the congressman's position on abortion.
Communion shouldn't be used as a political weapon. It's God's table. All are welcome.But Bishop Tobin's actions' [...]
By Steve Hynd
The scariest domestic political story of the day is this one: "Matters of faith, politics on table as Palin visits Graham"
"He's followed her career and likes her strong stand on faith," said son Franklin Graham, who was present for the 2 1/2-hour get-together. "Daddy feels God was using her'" [...]
By Traci Scott,
Oregon Faith Reporter,
A provocative new book, “Onward Christian Athletes: Turning Ballparks Into Pulpits and Players Into Preachers” examines how conservative, evangelical Christianity has become increasingly prominent in the professional sports world. The book was written by Tom Krattenmaker, a Portland-based writer specializing in [...]
An Afghan policeman auditions for the role of Estragon
By Steve Hynd
Even those of us who oppose any kind of McChrystal Plan for troop escalation in Afghanistan are getting a bit antsy waiting for Godot Obama to make his mind up. I realise that its a complex set of issues [...]
