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Closed for the Season
With Election Day finally having come and gone, God-o-Meter is closing up shop till 2012--or at least 2010. Till then, get your faith and politics fix over at Beliefnet editor-in-chief Steve Waldman's blog.
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posted 4:32:33pm Nov. 19, 2008 |
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On The Religious Left, Great Expectations
The first priorities for Barack Obama's administration will be the economy and a variety of foreign policy issues. But the burgeoning religious left, which worked so hard to get Obama elected, expects some movement on its issues, including a robust White House office of faith-based initiatives, pove
posted 1:49:31pm Nov. 07, 2008 |
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Howard Dean's Vindication
God-o-Meter wrote a piece for today's Roll Call on the vindication of Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean's much-derided 50-State Strategy, which is largely about reaching out to the nation's more religious voters in the red states:
Years before Barack Obama showed that a liberal Demo
posted 2:01:06pm Nov. 06, 2008 |
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A Post-Election Chat with Ralph Reed
Amid today's talk that Barack Obama has narrowed the God Gap, God-o-Meter checked in with Ralph Reed, who spearheaded religious outreach for George W. Bush's 2000 and 2004 campaigns and who pioneered such outreach for Republicans as executive director of the Christian Coalition.
What surprised you i
posted 3:09:07pm Nov. 05, 2008 |
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More Innacurate Faith Storylines From the Media
God-o-Meter is struck by the number of faith-based storylines the news media appear to have gotten dead wrong this year.
One was the line that Obama was poised to make big gains among white votes, especially evangelicals, who were undergoing a generational shift in their political thinking and reexa
posted 11:53:20am Nov. 05, 2008 |
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posted November 8, 2007 at 11:41 am
Nothing like having a recent loser tell the world you are OK. Is this real support or simply a way for Brownback to try and regain some “face”?
posted November 13, 2007 at 1:35 pm
I’ve noticed that McCain seems very unclear of his position on religion–as is evident in the recent jump with his religious agenda. He is backed by the Kansas evangelicals who support intelligent design, yet he has indicated that he believes in evolution. My initial thought about his belief in evolution was rather positive since evolution is an important part of the science curriculum. However, I’m a bit confused with his recent attempt to lean on the pulpit…but I’m reminded that this should not come as a surprise considering that candidates change their strategies if hit with particular issues; so, it’s no wonder that he has been bouncing around the topics. However, in my opinion, his recent activity tells me that he lacks a clear direction and relies heavily on the voice of the religious establishments, which, in my opinion, will prove to be an unsafe route for our country to take and only a convenient maneuver for a clever politician.