The Rev. Madison Shockley on Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines

Jesus and the 99 Percent

2011-12-03T01:42:00+00:00

We in the Christian community are asking how the Occupy Wall Street movement’s message coheres with our theological precepts. Should the church be for or against OWS?

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Getting Romney’s Religion

2011-10-20T23:00:00+00:00

A candidate’s faith does in fact matter, especially when the religious institution to which he or she belongs is involved in explicit political campaigns that affect millions of lives. Such issues as civil rights for women, immigrants and the LGBT community come immediately to mind.

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Happy Mother’s Day: Now Let’s Rob You of a Key Right

2011-05-07T21:57:00+00:00

The House’s passage of H.R. 3 is aimed at stripping American women of the ability to make decisions about their own pregnancies. Above, Rep. Chris Smith, author of that legislation.

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The Pope’s Progress

2010-12-04T02:00:00+00:00

Now, can millions of Catholics around the world be free to use condoms and worship God? Can thousands of priests and others free their tongues and hands to help fight the scourge of AIDS and not worry about the “evil” of condom use?

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Too Much Fox-Flavored Kool-Aid for Juan Williams

2010-10-22T02:29:00+00:00

Juan Williams is living evidence that watching too much Fox News will rot your brain.

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The Tea Party: It’s Worse Than You Think

2010-10-07T18:23:00+00:00

A debate has raged over the last 18 months as to whether the tea party movement is racist. I propose to put this debate to rest. The tea party is racist. Its followers have deployed a brilliant strategy to deflect charges of racism by using a form of the legislative provision known as severability.

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Racist Judge Inadvertently Makes the Case for Gay Marriage

2009-10-29T08:24:00+00:00

The marriage equality movement has been severely damaged by the argument that those opposed to same-sex marriage would be forced to perform weddings against their will.

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The Death of Death Panels

2009-08-21T23:15:00+00:00

The demise of the recent “death panels” debate was quick and painless—unlike so many of the deaths that will occur among those who will now be without the benefit of their doctor’s knowledge of the dying process.

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