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The Book of Leviticus argues that any financial bailout should include the ability for homeowners to renegotiate their mortgages. Well, not in exactly those words but David Abramowitz in In Character magazine explains that Old Testament economics was radically redistributionist and forgiving of debt: “The biblical Jubilee addressed the relationship between economic prosperity and human…

Today’s ABCNews poll reports that Obama is splitting the white Catholic vote, 50%-49% — his best showing with this group since July. Bush won this group by 13% points. He’s also running even among non-evangelical Mainline Protestants. Bush won that group by 11%

Religious progressives have really increased the volume on their argument that a Democratic approach could reduce abortions, even though Democrats are pro-choice. (See Doug Kmiec; Matthew25, and a new coalition called RealAbortionSolutions.org.) What’s this really about? When i speak to folks in progressive religious world, it’s clear they don’t actually think they’re going to fully…

At the American Academy of Religion conference, I met Michelle Rosenthal, a professor at University of Haifa in Israel.Two interesting things:–When it comes to perceptions of the U.S. election, the economy is trumping foreign policy even in Israel. Israelis who had concerns about Obama not being pro-Israel enough are increasingly focusing on how the American…
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