What Is Your Vote Based On?
By Brian McLaren All of us who choose to vote must base our vote on something. For some people, it’s party. They’re Democrats or Republicans and fro...
Tag: Politics
Clergy and Politics
Recently I priest that I went to seminary with sent out an email blasting Senator Obama and saying we, as Christians, Should vote for Senator John McCain. I dis...
Church and State
Much has been written and spoken about during this campaign season about the role of religion in politics. There is a great line from the West Wing where Martin...
Memorial Day
Today in the US we celebrate Memorial Day so I thought I would do a little post on that theme. Today is not a day for me to rail on about the political side of ...
Suicide
If you have been following me on Twitter then you know I have been watching the West Wing the last few days. I love this show and when there is nothing on the t...
Edwards rules out possibility of vice presidential run with Obama
This must be a blow to Obama. This would have made things a little easier for him at the convention. Oh well it will be good TV if they fight it out on the floo...
Same Gender Marriage
Yesterday we saw the Supreme Court of California rule or actually overturn a decision of a lower court that denying same gender folks to marry is non-constituti...
Edwards Backs Obama
Well it looks like the long election season might be coming to a close. John Edwards is backing Obama, well the Associated Press says so anyway. I had been wait...
Remarks of Pope Benedict XVI at the White House Welcoming Ceremony
Mr. President, Thank you for your gracious words of welcome on behalf of the people of the United States of America. I deeply appreciate your invitation to visi...
Iraq Five Years Latter
Tonight will mark the fifth anniversary of the United States invasion of Iraq. Regardless of how you feel politically about the situation, please pray for those...