prayer breakfast

Patronizing at the Prayer Breakfast

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Feb 11, 2015 The admonition not to "get on our high horse" about jihadist terror as a "unique" phenomenon rings hollow, coming from a leader who routinely sends missile-firing drones to blow suspected militants to bits. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Prayer Breakfast Inspires Righteous Indignation

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Feb 10, 2015 Maybe we should just call off the National Prayer Breakfast and stop asking presidents to offer their thoughts about faith and religion. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Countering the Usurpers

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig Feb 4, 2011 I've been bristling recently at conservatives' dual hijacking: morality and the Constitution as the domain of small-government conservatives. I'd like them back. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama Slams Uganda’s ‘Odious’ Anti-Gay Bill

Staff / Truthdig Feb 4, 2010 The U.S. may still have a long way to go in terms of securing the civil rights of its GLBTQ citizens, but in some other parts of the world, such as Uganda, institutionalized homophobia threatens to take a deadly form. President Barack Obama spoke out Thursday against anti-homosexual legislation currently under consideration in the African country, calling the bill "odious." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pink Pork Edition

Staff / Truthdig Feb 3, 2010 Why pork is the new Viagra, tech companies need to stop treating women like girls and what documentarians do when the cameras are off. All this and more on today's list. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )