This week in religion and politics: Religious drama surrounds Kathleen Sebelius’ Cabinet confirmation, and the “religious left” seems to lean toward the right.
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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MEETINGS OF FAITH-BASED ADVISORY COUNCIL TO BE OPEN TO PUBLIC.
One of the complaints of civil liberties groups about the Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (OFBNP) advisory council is its lack of transparency. Yesterday, the Coalition Against Religious Discrimination (CARD) met with the Office’s director, Joshua DuBois. Ron Millar, acting director of the Secular Coalition for America, was also present. According to Millar, CARD […]
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THE POLITICS OF TORTURE AND ABORTION COLLIDE.
Dawn Johnsen, President Obama’s nominee to head the Office of Legal Counsel, has been a target of the religious right largely because she previously was the legal director for the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL). They’ve called on Republicans to filibuster her nomination because, as Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the anti-abortion Susan B. Anthony […]
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The FundamentaList (No. 77)
This week in religion and politics: Church leaders speak out against torture, and why the “religious conscience” of gays and lesbians apparently doesn’t matter.
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WHY THE SECRECY FROM DUBOIS AND SUMMERS?
Joshua DuBois, director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (OFBNP), and Larry Summers, director of the National Economic Council, will be speaking at the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism’s (RAC) annual conference, Consultation on Conscience, Sunday night, but their remarks will be closed to the press. Kate Bigam, the RAC’s […]
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Women and Children First
Two new books chronicle the damage done — at home and abroad — by the rise of religious fundamentalism in America.
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OBAMA FAITH-BASED ADVISER: GOD MANDATES ANTI-GAY AGENDA.
The Rev. Frank Page, past president of the Southern Baptist Convention and a member of Obama‘s advisory council to the Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, tells the American Family Association’s news service that he is “deeply concerned” that Rick Warren tried to backpedal away from his support for Proposition 8 during his appearance on […]
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The FundamentaList (No. 76)
The anti-gay-marriage argument unravels and Glenn Beck says it’s the end of the world as we know it.
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The FundamentaList (No. 75)
The culture wars aren’t coming to a close, “common ground” isn’t common at all, and “abortion reduction” is still misleading rhetoric.
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NEW APPOINTMENTS TO FAITH-BASED COUNCIL: CAN AN HRC REP BALANCE OUT THE HOMOPHOBIA?
After the flap last week over the White House’s invitation to former NFL coach and gay marriage opponent Tony Dungy to join the Advisory Council to the Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, the White House has released a list of new additions to the Council, and Dungy isn’t on it. According to David Brody, […]
