No… not John Kerry (once again) sticking his foot in his mouth.
It was Laura Ingraham, appearing on Larry King Live, in a debate with James Carville and David Gergen. During an exchange over stem cell research:
INGRAHAM: Speaking as a former embryo.
Exactly.
Note: Gergen immediately responded to her with, Speak for yourself. What’s up with that? Where’d […]
This is the interesting part of that poll:
Most blacks oppose gay marriage: Two-thirds of all blacks, and about the same amount of black likely voters, oppose allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally.
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Read the article closely, it is stating that because violent people watch violent movies and are thus off the street they can’t commit a crime. Porn? The article argues a similiar position concerning young men and (the M word) thus they don’t go out and rape. I would love to see more research […]
Has the church become just one more special interest group? Is that the logical result of the church’s mode of operation over the past thirty years as one more group that seeks to have its way by lobbying politicians and working to change laws? Has the church’s primary mission in the United States been focused […]
Mark Roberts (not Daniels, although he is a great guy, “and I post without having my coffee!”) hasn’t posted here yet on his excellent analysis of Hugh and Andrew’s interview, so I will! Really interesting stuff:
Part 1 of the series: Andrew Sullivan, Hugh Hewitt, and Retrofitted Christianity
Why would Barack Obama run for President in 2008? According to Charles Krauthammer, because he will win by losing. Why won’t Obama win? Because of 9/11. ”The country will simply not elect a novice in wartime,” according to Chuck.
I don’t know about the overall analysis of Obama, but I do agree with the last sentence. This […]
Central Assembly, a church in Springfield, Missouri, held a panel discussion on Stem Cell Research in August. The panel included two medical doctors, a pregnancy care center director, a theologian, and the senior pastor of Central Assembly. At the 12:55 time mark, there begins an interesting explanation of the processes involved in stem cell research. […]
I’ve been critical of people like Jim Wallis and James Dobson for what I see as their penchant for subordinating the Gospel to political philosophy, whether that’s their intent or not.
Check out this link.
At the GodBlog Conference I have been surprised by the push and support verbalized for Mitt Romney by Hugh Hewitt (who is apparently writing a book of Romney) and Dr. John Mark Reynolds the Director of the Torrey Institute at Biola University. At this point, since I believe the global war on terrorism is the primary […]
Dr. Jackson has agreed to try something new here at RBC. Instead of having him and me approve comments by hand — which as some of you have noticed can occasionally result in hours between the time you hit “Post” and the time your comment actually appears — we’re going to open it up a […]
As a passionate follower of Christ, are you telling me that it does not matter?
La Shawn Barber: Why Barack Obama is Overrated. I do not know about overrated, however my guess is he will be the V.P. of Hillary.
Ned Lamont compares Lieberman to Nixon. (HT: HotAir)
Trailing in the polls, Democrat Ned Lamont called the Iraq conflict Sen. Joe Lieberman’s “war of choice” and compared his rival to former Republican President Nixon.
Meanwhile, over on the Left Coast, the Democrat candidate for Governor of California, Phil Angelides, has a new TV campaign commercial Always On […]
Cross-posted from Good Will Hinton:
In the wake of David Kuo’s story about the White House paying lip service to conservative evangelical Christians, I have given a lot of thought to how political parties treat their various constituent groups. It is painfully obvious that the Republican party treats conservative Christians as a foregone conclusion. And they […]
It appears that the Dixie Chicks still haven’t learned that they are not the only ones entitled to freedom of speech. At their MySpace site for their upcoming movie, Shut Up & Sing, we read
The Dixie Chicks were criticized by the American Media and American Public for voicing their opinions. What are your views on […]
Today, Slate magazine mentioned my post on my belief–shared with Huffington Post blogger Steve Clemons–that Senator Barack Obama’s consideration of a White House run is really a run at the 2008 Democratic vice presidential nomination. In doing this, Slate writer Sonia Smith referred to me as “liberal Mark Daniels.”
Where Smith got the idea that I’m […]
The recent resignation of Republican Congressman, Mark Foley, for inappropriate behavior with Congressional pages reveals at its heart, what is wrong with current American politics. Pundits and talking heads on both sides of the political aisle have been quick to point out how this scandal demonstrates the shortcomings of the other party, while finding a […]
This could change the political landscape, and I am sure Hillary is not pleased. A major problem for the democrats has been a lack of fresh blood and new ideas. Most of the candidates who have expressed interest are beyond their sell by date: Kerry, Edwards, Gore, Clinton, everyone knows what they stand for (or […]
In the middle of all the recent hubbub over the value of embryos around here, Rob proposed a scenario and asked for responses. A pro-abortion commenter at Joe’s blog proposed a similar scenario a few months ago. He asked the pro-lifers what they would do if they had to choose between saving a barrel of embryos […]
Allan is the pastor of a United Methodist Church in Smithville, Ohio, and also serves as a Professional Fellow in Theology at Ashland Theological Seminary in Ashland, Ohio, where he teaches Christian Ethics and theology. His formal education includes;
B.A. in Christian Ministries, Malone College, Canton, Ohio
M.Div. in Biblical Studies, Ashland Theological Seminary
M.A. in Religious Studies, Ashland Theological […]
[Note: Rob wrote, “Andrew P. offered an intriguing response to Joe Carter here regarding stem-cell research’s potential, and I’d be curious to hear Joe or others take it from here.” This post is my attempt to provide a response.]
In reponse to Rob Asghar’s post “Sam’s Slam”, I made a comment about there being no empirical […]
I just finished watching a presentation by David Kuo the author of “Tempting Faith: An Inside Story of Political Seduction.” I found him to be a very sincere, reflective, and honest seeking Christian. I look forward to reading his book. He made the following penetrative statement, “doing politics is easy, doing God is not.”
An NBC/WSJ poll shows that only 16% of the population approves of congress. And some thought Bush’s numbers were bad.
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Sitting across the ocean in the UK and looking at the political situation in America I am struck by the similarity in circumstances between church, in the broadest sense, and government, both in the US & UK.
Both mainstream churches and governments seem to have lost the plot of where true Christianity begins and ends. In a […]
Brit Nick Thompson has joined RedBlueChristian as a contributor. Please welcome him.
Nick, although I know you work for Kingston Communications, could you also please provide us with a short bio of yourself and why you desire to be a RBC contributor. We all look forward to having you enter the conversation.
This should be an interesting Rorschach test for Red and Blue Christians. What do you get from this photo? Cagey politics or sincere faith.
Personally, I question the timing.
[HT: Hot Air]
Richard Greene says that Barack Obama’s one speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention proves he’s ready to be president. Dan Carol agrees.
Barack Obama is an obviously intelligent man and a terrific speaker. His potential is seemingly limitless; one can easily envision him sitting in the Oval Office one day.
But I don’t understand the pell […]
This may or may not impact the elections. What it does show is that both parties have problems. I am ready for this political season to end:
Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid has been using campaign donations instead of his personal money to pay […]
I am a big fan of Jim Dobson and his work with families. I have defended him against unfair attacks in the past, but he should avoid this kind of statement:
“I don’t believe that conservative Christians in large numbers will vote for a Mormon but that remains to be seen, I guess,” Mr. Dobson said […]
Keith Olbermann ranks the combined personalities of Hannity, Bozell, O’Reilly, Ingraham, and Zelnick as the “worst person in the world” for their reaction to recent comments by Ted Turner.
Turner states, with regards to President Bush’ statement, “Either you’re with us, or you’re against us,” that at the time he hadn’t made up his mind. The […]
With Mark Warner’s decision to drop out of the presidential race, Hillary is one step closer to the Democratic nomination. For the Democrats who seem not to want to accept this reality, it is my on-going prediction that she is a shoe-in. Who else?
BTW, Cal Thomas is now confessing that John McCain will likely be the Republican nomination.
The bottom line is the 2008 […]
Over the past few weeks I have noticed a distinct change in the political winds. Those of us who follow politics have known for ages that politics is a full contact “sport”. But lately, the mood has turned just plain nasty.
Blue state democrats have ratcheted up the rhetorical heat in their opposition to Red state […]
Really interesting timing, and another October surprise:
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More than five years after President Bush created the Office of Faith-Based Initiatives, the former second-in-command of that office is going public with an insider’s tell-all account that portrays an office used almost exclusively to win political points with both evangelical Christians and traditionally Democratic minorities…some of the nation’s […]
Nuremberg style trials for global warming skeptics? It sounds like the “objective science” of global warming may be tied very closely to the goals of some less-than-objective political extremists.
I wonder how many folks with TO QUESTION IS THE ANSWER bumper stickers are happy about environmental skepticism.
In my humble opinion, this is the start of the 2008 Presidential race.
Let me direct your attention to an outstanding discussion taking place at The New Republic Online between Damon Linker, author of The Theocons: Secular American Under Siege and former editor of First Things, and Ross Douthat, an associate editor of the Atlantic Monthly and author of Privilege: Harvard and the Education of the Ruling Class.
In […]
Every once in a while, we all get reminders of how precious, and fleeting, this life is.
Last May I met up with a group of Santa Barbara photo-bloggers who get together on a weekly basis to go on photo walkabouts. One of those photogs, Greg Lawler, recently lost a friend to brain cancer.
Regular readers of my blog know that I’ve not taken a public position on the war in Iraq.
As a pastor, I don’t want to take the risk of being seen as saying, “This is what God thinks about the war.” Because so many Christians I respect and admire have dramatically different positions on the war, […]
Is the earth now trumping abortion as a top value for Evangelicals?
Well, apparently, ”The Evangelical Climate Initiative,” which includes several well-known Evangelicals among its more than 85 signatories – Rick Warren, Jack Hayford, and Leith Anderson, has received several hundred thousand dollars from the pro-abortion Hewlett Foundation.
One of the interesting characteristics of many environmental and animal rights groups is that they are pro-abortion. As Evangelicals […]
The Security Council today formally chose Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon of the Republic of Korea as its nominee to be the next Secretary-General of the United Nations for a five-year term when incumbent Kofi Annan steps down on December 31, 2006.
Although I do not yet know a lot about Ban Ki-moon, I do know enough about […]
Tucker Carlson was full of conviction when he told Chris Matthews that Evangelicals are simply being taken by the Republican Party.
Brian does not see a war on terror, he sees a pride of power.
The degree to which Christianity in the USA has capitulated to a neo-Constantinian compromise with empire is disturbing to our Christian brothers and sisters around the world … and it should be to all of us in the church in the USA.
WorldMag Blog has a thought provoking (and personally convicting) mini-post on the issue of guileless blogging (something the Lord would approve of, John 1:47); a timely goad considering comments here and elsewhere.
Poll after poll shows that voters are dissatisfied with the GOP. For months conservative pundits have been listing the reasons why the Republicans deserve to lose. Then the Foley scandal broke, revealing that the House leadership is either more corrupt or incompetent than we had imagined. Congressional Republicans appear to be headed for a fall […]
O’Reilly’s “Talking Points” Memo (10/6) takes on a controversial CBS segment and the reaction. “What say you?” Is CBS insincere as Bill says or is he just blowing smoke?
The article below, published today in San Diego’s North County Times, was inspired by the comments of David Allen White on Hugh Hewitt’s show earlier this week.
In his 1993 article, “Defining Deviancy Down,” Patrick Moynihan mentioned a New York Times headline that proclaimed the school year’s “first” shooting. Moynihan added sardonically, “first of the season.”
So far […]
Read this Washington Post article.
Mark Daniel’s post today, “Are You Like Me” reminded me of this post that I wrote a couple of months ago on this very topic and how to change the current political discourse.
As anyone who knows me can attest, I am and have always been a very idealistic person. I can remember in high […]
Five weeks left in this year’s midterm election campaigning and I can’t wait for it to be over. I’m beyond disgusted, I’m bored with it all!
The two major parties have perfected their pitches to an ever-dwindling cadre of partisans with little thought to expanding their bases, appealing to independents, or trying to win over people […]
