This past Thursday not only marked the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, but also the turning of an important page restoring constitutional government.
On the Mall in Washington, hundreds of thousands gathered for the annual March for Life. And in the Oval Office—really within earshot—President Obama put his signature on Executive Orders closing Guantanamo CIA [...]
Posts Tagged ‘abortion’
Visceral Reaction
Posted in Faith, National, tagged abortion, Hoekstra, Obama, Pro-life, torture, Vern Ehlers on January 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Rick Warren and the Big Show
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged abortion, gays, Obama, Paul Weyrich on January 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Tomorrow is the show. The Inauguration. And with comes the controversy of Rick Warren.
The ins and outs of this controversy may already be fading, but before Warren stands up and prays, a few words ought to be said about what this means (or does not). After all, in the land of the Windmill, Rick Warren [...]
Will Faith Walk to Obama?
Posted in Democratic Party, Faith, tagged abortion, Amy Sullivan, Bob Synk, Bruce Hawley, David La Grand, Mara Vanderslice on November 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The news from Politico (and Gallup) is not good today. All the work of the past year has not (apparently) moved the dial when it comes to the religious voter.
The Gallup Poll now shows Obama backed by 28 percent of white voters who attend church at least once a week — a group that [...]
Theocracy slips away
Posted in Elections, Faith, tagged abortion, Michigan, Religious Right on August 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here in the heartland of the Christian Right in Michigan one can sense the energy beginning to drain. Certainly the letters to the editor are not so virulent. But you won’t see many Jack Hoogendyk signs about. And when social conservatives have run, as in the 72nd, the [...]
Amy Sullivan was right
Posted in Communty, Faith, tagged abortion, Democratic Party, McCain, Obama, Republican Party on August 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Up north, I had the opportunity to finally get to some reading, including Amy Sullivan’s The Party Faithful. There’s more to be said about the book, but of immediate interest (certainly with the election breathing down on us) was her view of the current state of evangelicals and the Democrats. The hyper-partisan nature [...]
