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Jay Sekulow, the prominent conservative legal activist, has a fascinating post over at our new blog, Lynn v. Sekulow. He says Gov. Sarah Palin signed a proclamation which declared October 21-27th as “Christian Heritage Week” in Alaska. The full text: WHEREAS, the celebration of Christian Heritage Week, October 21-27, 2007, reminds Alaskans of the role…

I asked Mark DeMoss, Christian PR mogul who earlier said Obama was making real inroads in the evangelical community, whether it was now “game over” for Obama and his evangelical outreach efforts. He paused and thought for a moment. “Yes. I think so.” Obama has been hurt by three things: Obama’s poor performance on abortion…

“The parents here are the culprits!” —Rush Limbaugh reacting to the news in December 2007 that teen actress Jamie Lynn Spears was pregnant Full exchange: CALLER: Would you tend to think that a family in this position, though, wouldn’t you think that there would be a more watchful eye as a parent to be watching…

It’s been a long time since religious conservatives have been this elated about anyone. They raised Sarah Palin’s choice immediately and rallied rapidly to her defense when news broke that her unmarried, teenage daughter is pregnant. After a year’s worth of stories about whether the religious right was “dead,” they now seem to be flexing…

“God Bless John McCain, the next president of the United States!” (applause) –Benediction, Rabbi Ira M. Flax

Very weird watching Lieberman. I was at the Democratic convention when it nominated Lieberman. Does anyone mind that Lieberman’s appeal to end partisanship comes right after a highly partisan speech from Thompson and Bush’s attack on the “angry left”? Ackkkk! “What you can expect from John McCain as President is precisely what he has done…

“Some Washington pundits and media big shots are in a frenzy over the selection of a woman who has actually governed rather than just talked a good game on the Sunday talk shows and hit the Washington cocktail circuit.” Was that suposed to refer to Hillary? Not sure that’ll help win over the Hillary voters.…

God’s Protection for John McCain — Tommy Espinoza, a Hispanic Democrat and friend of John McCain, said he asked John McCain how he survived prisoner of war camp. “He looked intently at me and said my fiath in god, my country and my family,” he said. Espinoza added his own view: “No man can survive…

John McCain and Evan Bayh a few years ago proposed a major expansion of AmeriCorps and other national service programs. A few years earlier, he wrote in the Washington Monthly an empassioned plea for more civilian service. I was surprised, then, that the Republican platform has no mention of expanding national service. Even though today’s…

In Denver, the evangelical preachers who offered prayers to the Democratic convention (Joel Hunter and Donal Miller) searched for creative ways to worship “in Jesus’s’ name” — and still being inclusive of different faiths. Tonight at the Republican convention, Miles McPherson of the Rock Church in San Diego, preached about how God is always watching:…
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