The Army Wants You…Again! (Yes, Really.)
By Colby Buzzell - Imagine that you graduated from college, and a couple years afterward your alma mater contacts you and says, Sorry, you…
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Category: Current Events
September 2008
Seven Years Later and Counting – A 9/11 Scrapbook
Seven years have passed since the planes hit the World Trade Center. Here is an unvarnished scrapbook of events that took place on that…
Wasilla Assembly of God – Statement on Sarah Palin
"Governor Sarah Palin did attend Wasilla Assembly of God since the time she was a teen ager. She and her family were a part…
Chrisopher Hitchens: Don’t Patronize Palin (Salon.com)
Hitchens: "I cannot wait to see Obama and Biden explain how this isn't the case or how it's much worse than, and quite different…
VIDEOS: Obama’s, McCain’s and Palin’s Pastor Problems
This year, the candidates' religious leaders and their own beliefs are getting a lot of attention. Here is a round-up of some of the…
August 2008
VEEPSTAKES: Could Tim Pawlenty Bring 30 Million Evangelicals Back to the GOP?
Although McCain has won the GOP nomination, some evangelical leaders such as James Dobson have expressed that they will not vote for him because…
VIDEO: R. Gustav Niebuhr: “The False Promises of Tolerance” (Chataqua Institution)
Author and professor R. Gustav Niebuhr argues that tolerating people of different faiths is not enough; that in order to live in a safe…
BLOG: Democrats Begin Faith-filled Convention
For all practical purposes, it resembled an interfaith worship service. In a move designed to appeal to religious voters, the Democrats opened their convention…
The Hijacking of Religion
By Jonathan Gallagher, Ph.D. - "For a country to move from general tolerance to extreme intolerance in just a few short years speaks of…
Why Communities Must Support Public Education
By Danielle Peabody - "If society expects to reap the benefits of educational improvements, society needs to be willing to step in and contribute…