Falwell never grasped how to brand faith for pop cultural consumption.
Sarah Posner
Sarah Posner’s coverage of religion and politics has appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, The Week, and many others.
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Abramoff’s Go-To Earmarker
Another casualty in l’affaire Abramoff emerged last week when a little-known former congressional staffer, Mark Zachares, pleaded guilty to conspiring to obtain government favors in exchange for a golfing trip to Scotland, a ride on a Gulfstream jet, other entertainment, and prospective employment by the lobbyist. The favors Jack Abramoff sought in return included, among […]
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The Goy Who Cried Wolf
Delegates at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference were treated to an air-brushed John Hagee last night, primed with his most innocuous talking points and stripped of his most outlandish Armageddon rhetoric. Hagee, the founder of the America’s leading Christian Zionist lobby, Christians United for Israel, left his clumsy exegeses of Biblical […]
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The Recruit
Last fall, while doing some reporting in northeastern Kentucky, I was talking to two local activists (registered Democrats, no less!) about why they were trying to shut down anti-bullying training at the public high school. Their gripe? By teaching that homosexuality is normal, and that students shouldn’t harass their classmates because they’re gay, the training […]
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What Evangelical Problem?
Just a few months ago, word on the street was that Mitt Romney had an “evangelical problem.” His quest for the Republican presidential nomination was dead on arrival, the thinking went, because the Christian right — essential to putting him in the White House — wouldn’t endorse a Mormon. Then, as he began to emerge […]
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BUSH: BLACKWELL…
BUSH: BLACKWELL IS A �NUT.� The Toledo Blade pointed out yesterday that buried on page 347 of Bob Woodward�s State of Denial is this not so flattering Bush remark about Ken Blackwell, who other Republicans — including the President�s brother — have touted as a rising GOP star: Mr. Woodward writes that around 3 a.m. […]
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DEWINE LOOKING FOR DIVINE INTERVENTION?
DEWINE LOOKING FOR DIVINE INTERVENTION? Mike DeWine may be able to distance himself from his fellow Ohio Republicans’ ethical scandals, from Ken Blackwell‘s God-centered politicking, and even, just maybe, from Bush, but will he distance himself from the Armageddon hunters? In this photo, circulated by Rod Parsley, DeWine is shown meeting with Parsley and Ohio […]
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A BELLWETHER BLOWOUT?…
A BELLWETHER BLOWOUT? More trouble is brewing for Ken Blackwell�s gubernatorial bid in Ohio. Last week, three prominent Ohio Republicans publicly denounced Blackwell as being outside the mainstream of the Republican Party and announced their support for his Democratic opponent, Ted Strickland. Might Karl Rove, John McCain, and the editor of Human Events, to name […]
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SINKING FAST. …
SINKING FAST. A new Rasmussen poll shows Ken Blackwell trailing Ted Strickland by a whopping 25 points in the Ohio gubernatorial race While I typically spend more time handicapping Armageddon than elections, it�s hard to see how even Blackwell could come up with voting rules draconian enough to keep more than 25 percent of the […]
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BREATHLESS FOR THE APOCALYPSE, FROM SAN ANTONIO TO TOLEDO.
BREATHLESS FOR THE APOCALYPSE, FROM SAN ANTONIO TO TOLEDO. As talk of war with Iran intensifies, it�s hard not to see the bated breath of the Armageddon brigade fogging up the windows of the White House. John Hagee, the San Antonio televangelist and leader of Christians United for Israel, has used every twist and turn […]
