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Category Archives: politics
Piety and Foreign Aid
President Obama’s implication that the Bush Administration stinted on foreign aid was the most disingenuous part of his inaugural speech. It may also have been the most depressing. It signals that he is likely to replace one kind of faith-based … Continue reading
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Possibilities without illusions
I just noticed that David Kirkpatrick at NewMajority.com noted that he read Secular Right. Some people have wondered what this website is about in positive political terms. To some extent I’m wondering about what NewMajority.com is about aside from acknowledging … Continue reading
A secular perspective on politics?
I’ve been thinking of what it means to be of the “Secular Right” recently due to the comment threads where people asked us to weigh in on our specific political positions. Some people take the Secular Right to be libertarian … Continue reading
The Elizabeth Dole “atheism” ad
Before the 2008 election cycle entirely passes into history, let’s take note of the TV ad that, according to some, helped seal Elizabeth Dole’s loss in her effort to hold on to her North Carolina Senate seat for the GOP: … Continue reading
Faith & George W. Bush
Austin Bramwell, He Still Believes: Bush’s admirers credit him with political courage on par with Lincoln’s. Lincoln, of course, hated the “terrible war” that he felt his duty to wage. “Fondly do we hope,” Lincoln intoned, “fervently do we pray, … Continue reading
An Anodyne Age?
I’m almost finished with What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848. Reading this and other books on this period of American history I’m struck by how milquetoast the public discussion of religion is in the political domain today … Continue reading
The duly elected representatives of the people
Kevin Drum points me to some interesting data from the Pew Forum On Religion & Public Life. Here’s some specific denominational breakdowns….
Day of Prayer? Day in court
The Freedom from Religion Foundation has sued to stop Colorado Governor Bill Ritter from issuing a proclamation in support of the National Day of Prayer, reports the Los Angeles Times. My instincts are with my co-bloggers– secularists should stay out … Continue reading
Conservative Unitarian Presidents?
I just realized something strange the other day. Here are the American presidents who were affiliated officially as Unitarians: John Adams John Quincy Adams Millard Fillmore William Howard Taft The first Adams, Fillmore and Taft were undeniably conservatives in … Continue reading
Our Christian Constitution
I was a Ron Paul supporter in the recent campaign. When Ron Paul endorsed Chuck Baldwin of the Constitution Party as his preferred presidential candidate, I looked up both candidate and party. Their view is that the U.S. Constitution is … Continue reading
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