Barack Obama is not a Christian continues to be a rallying cry from the Christian right. For some, like Joe Carter and Rod Dreher, it is because Obama isn’t orthodox enough (read: he doesn’t believe and act exactly as they believe and act)   For others, like Mark Holick at Spirit One Christian Center in Kansas, it’s because, Barack Obama…

If there was any doubt as to the depth and extent of anti-Muslim feelings among portions of the US electorate, this year’s presidential elections have most certainly put it to rest.  The extent to which candidates and voters alike propagated anti-Muslim themes in order to support a political agenda has been unprecedented.  Nearly every major…

My friend Kathering Marshal, wrote this on her Faith in Action blog on Washington Post On Faith.  It’s interesting that both domestically and internationally the flip side of hope is beginning to show – fear. After the euphoria that greeted America’s presidential election, I was a bit taken aback to discern a tremor of concern…

This is an update from the post a couple days ago that generated so much response. (RNS) by Daniel Burke: A South Carolina Catholic priest was wrong to warn parishioners who voted for President-elect Barack Obama to confess their sin before receiving Communion, according to the head of the priest’s diocese. Monsignor Martin T. Laughlin,…

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