Mormonism is not a Political Monolith
Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith has attracted a lot of attention in the presidential campaign and shone a spotlight on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. For many Mormon voters, Romney’s run...
View ArticleStill Debunking the Right’s Contraception Misinformation
Irin Carmon has a great piece at Salon this week debunking the conservative myth (most recently perpetuated by Ross Douthat) that contraception access isn’t linked to lower abortion rates. As Carmon...
View ArticleAlabama Faith Leaders Converge on Statehouse to Pray for Repeal of HB-56
Prominent Alabama pastors, bishops and other religious leaders will gather for a prayer service and press conference on Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 1:00 p.m. at the Alabama Statehouse to pray for and urge...
View ArticleWhy the Blunt amendment is so bad
The Senate is slated to vote today on the controversial Blunt amendment, which several Republican senators either oppose or are undecided on and which Mitt Romney weighed in on yesterday. The Blunt...
View ArticleRobert George Refuses to Explain Funding Anti-Muslim Extremists
Last November, Fear, Inc., an extensive Center for American Progress report, revealed who was funding prominent anti-Islam organizations. One of the financial sponsors of Islamophobia they unearthed...
View ArticleRev. Jim Evans calls for compassion, repeal of Alabama’s immigration law
Rev. Jim Evans, a Baptist pastor in Auburn, Alabama and syndicated columnist, has a great column this week on Alabama’s harsh and counterproductive anti-immigrant law, HB-56. Evans, who spoke at a...
View ArticleRick Warren Under Fire for Partnering with Muslims
There’s been a bit of a brouhaha in the evangelical world about Saddleback Church’s outreach to Muslims and whether or not Rick Warren, Saddleback’s nationally prominent pastor, is watering down...
View ArticleAmerican Leaders Travel to Seoul to Call on Hyundai to Take a Stand Against...
Today, South Korean car company Hyundai is holding a shareholder meeting in Seoul, and prominent U.S. labor and civil-rights leaders will be there to voice their concerns about the company’s neutrality...
View ArticleFaith Leaders Denounce GOP Budget as Immoral
Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI), chair of the Budget Committee in the House of Representatives, just released his budget proposal for fiscal year 2013. Just like his proposed budget from last year,...
View ArticleFaith Leaders Side with Administration in Court Challenge to Arizona...
Religious leaders from across the theological and ideological spectrum have been outspoken in their support for comprehensive federal immigration reform and their condemnation of state legislation that...
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