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Steven Waldman

Campaign coverage perpetuated a myth that the economy suddenly went south when Lehman brothers collapsed in October. For many people the effects of the weak economy had been felt long before that. Here’s the most striking example: New government figures show that almost 700,000 children went hungry in the United States at some point in…

Having just gotten my mind around the idea that Obama denies salvation-through-Christ-alone, Patton Dodd reminds me of yet another lefty pol claiming to be a Christian despite heredox views. “I believe that all the world, whether they be Muslim, Christian, or any other religion, prays to the same God. That’s what I believe.” Click here…

Obama’s interview with Cathleen Falsani, recently published on Beliefnet, has re-ignited not only some political wars but religious fights that have persisted for almost 2,000 years: what does it mean to be a Christian? Joe Carter, Rod Dreher, Rick Santorum and several posters in the comment area of the blog post have suggested that Obama…

Amy Sullivan collects recommendations about what church Obama should attend. It’s a much more fraught decision than for most Presidents. Does he go to a black church? An evangelical church? One with a very, very boring preacher? Amy’s best suggestion: Obama should worship at a local military base.

McCain and Obama are meeting today. I expect they’ll mostly talk about how they can work together with McCain on the hill, but if both of them are open to the idea of McCain taking an actual job in the Obama administration, here’s my proposal: make John McCain Service Czar. No one is more associated…

The most interesting findings from the new survey from a trio of progressive religious groups (Faith in Public Life, Sojourners and Catholics in Alliance for Public Good): Obama significantly improves upon perceptions of Democratic Party’s “friendliness” to religion. Fifty-four percent of voters see Obama as friendly to religion, and a similar percentage see McCain as…

Christine Todd Whitman, a moderate Republican who served as George Bush’s environmental protection chief, stated point blank that the Republican party’s problem was its “self-imposed captivity to social fundamentalists.” Whitman and Robert Bostock, writing in the Washington Post, explained that Obama won because he lured away moderates: In 2004, Democratic nominee John Kerry held just…

I’ve spoken to many groups, of varying sizes, about my book Founding Faith, but I’ve never been as nervous as I was this morning when I faced the toughest crowd — my son Gordon’s seventh grade class. “Dad, whatever you do, DON’T try to tell jokes. No one will think they’re funny,” Gordon counseled. Sage…

Pastordan at Daily Kos’s Street Prophets calls me a hierowanker. I’m not totally sure what that means but I’m pretty sure it’s not a compliment, though it’s hard to imagine a man of the cloth engaging in school-yard bloggery. Pastor Dan is one of several on the left who have argued that we shouldn’t make…

In 2004, evangelical Christians were an essential part of the Bush’s winning coalition. Roughly 36% of his voters were Born Again or Evangelicals – a phenomenon ascribed to a perfect storm of evangelical activism and a faith-friendly, socially conservative candidate. Well guess what: John McCain – long mistrusted by religious conservatives – actually got two…
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