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One of the frustrating things about the Notre Dame controvesy is that we’ve settled back into the same terms of debate we’ve had for years: whether one is “pro-life” is determined entirely by one’s position on the legality of abortion. Pro-life Obama supporters during the campaign argued that this approach hasn’t served to reduce abortions…

In his explosive essay on torture, Colin Powell’s former chief of staff, Lawrence Wilkerson made this comment in passing: “More Americans were killed by terrorists on Cheney’s watch than on any other leader’s watch in US history. So his constant claim that no Americans were killed in the “seven and a half years” after 9/11…

Diane Winston of the USC Media and Religion program asks this about the Carrie Prejean controversy: “How do more modestly clad Southern Baptists feel about having a piece of Donald Trump arm-candy cast as the spokesperson for their movement?” And… Does James Dobson feel that her nude photography makes her a less compelling role model…

In response to my “In Defense of ‘Fundagelicals'” post, two former “fundagelicals” have told their stories: Excerpts from New Age Cowboy: I grew up “Fundagelical”. My father and two older siblings are the remaining Fundagelicals in my immediate family. My father still gets mailings from folks like Dobson; my older sister attends a conservative Missouri…
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