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Steven Waldman
Joe Biden’s Historic Ash Wednesday Smudge
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swaldman
We’ve seen many historic Presidential “firsts” in this administration, what with the first African American President taking leadership. Yesterday we had another: the site of the Vice President of the United States leading a White House meeting with a smudge of ash on his forehead. The only other Catholic to hold one of the highest…
The White House Vetting of Prayers
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swaldman
The White House is vetting prayers? A great scoop from Dan Gilgoff at US News. On this one I disagree with Obama and agree with Barry Lynn. This is a great illustration of why Madison said, when in doubt, err on the side of separation. At first blush, what could be wrong with a prayer…
The Separation of Church and Secular Charity
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swaldman
A recent survey from the Corporation for National Service found that 85% of non profits with secular missions have no partnerships with religious groups – even though houses of worship are the largest generators of volunteers.
Obama’s Gandhian, Christ-ian Hardball Bipartisanship
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swaldman
The coverage of Obama’s “failure” to achieve bipartisanship has been mostly naïve. The press has largely looked at it like a high school prom: if you ask out a girl and she says no, it’s the asker, not the askee, who is humiliated. He had a goal; he didn’t meet it; therefore, he failed. But…
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