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Judging Religion
By
Paul Raushenbush
(The Golden Rule) is an ancient rule; a simple rule; but also one of the most challenging. For it asks each of us to take some measure of responsibility for the well-being of people we may not know or worship with or agree with on every issue. Sometimes, it asks us to reconcile with bitter…
Barack Obama at the National Prayer Breakfast
By
Paul Raushenbush
These are President Barack Obama’s remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast: Good morning. I want to thank the Co-Chairs of this breakfast, Representatives Heath Shuler and Vernon Ehlers. I’d also like to thank Tony Blair for coming today, as well as our Vice President, Joe Biden, members of my Cabinet, members of Congress, clergy, friends,…
Faith Based Office 2.0
By
Paul Raushenbush
The Washington Post writes about President Obama’s new Office of Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. It looks like a diverse group of advisors will be assembled from different religious traditions and politics perspectives. And a closer look will be given to money going to religious groups that only hire people of their own faith: Speaking…
Shovel Ready Jobs Needed in Washington
By
Burns Strider
Cross Posted at www.faithfuldemocrats.com Pungent piles of Republican nay-saying to the American jobs and stimulus package are getting so deep in Washington that shovel-ready jobs are needed to shovel it all to the dump. Could this be the Republican job creation package? The rigid ideological orthodoxy leading Republicans to oppose the jobs bill ignores the pain of…
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