Andrew Harrer BLOOMBERG Former Representative Gabrielle Giffords, second left, and husband Mark Kelly, retired space shuttle commander, listen to U.S. … Continued
Still waiting for Obama to act
As I ran down to the White House with other Washington, D.C. college students to celebrate President Obama’s re-election in … Continued
American Tolerance vs. Sept. 11 terrorism — a victory of pluralism over prejudice
GETTY IMAGES Germano Riviera walks with the “Flag of Honor,” which displays the names of all of the victims of … Continued
HHS mandate: President Obama’s broken promise
GETTY IMAGES WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 23: Protesters participate in a “Stand Up for Religious Freedom” rally in front of … Continued
Affordable Care Act ruling promises religious fights for the forseeable future
Mark Wilson GETTY IMAGES Health-care law opponents and proponents gatherin front of he U.S. Supreme Court, on June 28, 2012 … Continued
Is 2012 good for the Mormons?
Charles Krupa AP Republican presidential candidate, former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney, visits St. Paul’s Lutheran Church while campaigning in Berlin, … Continued
Is the GOP ready to see women as equal under God?
“Game Change,” HBO’s move adaptation of the Mark Halperin and John Heilemann book about the 2008 presidential election, has drawn … Continued
70 years later, still blaming an ‘enemy within’
Sunday, February 19, 2012, marks the seventieth anniversary of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s signing of Executive Order (EO) 9066 – … Continued
Obama administration picks a fight with Catholics
The Obama administration has chosen to ignore the First Amendment and add insult to injury for Catholics whose schools, hospitals … Continued
What ‘All American Muslim’ has to be thankful for
Todd McInturf AP Islamic Center of America Executive Administrator Kassem Allie, right, 54, and his son, Khalil Allie, 14, protest … Continued
Rep. Pelosi, conscience is more than a ‘thing’
MANDEL NGAN AFP/GETTY IMAGES House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, speaks during her weekly briefing November 17, 2011 in the … Continued
UC Davis pepper spray and the power of nonviolent witness
BRIAN NGUYEN REUTERS University of California Davis students covered in pepper spray sit during an “Occupy UCD” demonstration in Davis, … Continued
Singling out one faith affects them all
Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.), chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, will begin holding hearings Thursday on “the extent of … Continued
Time to ditch the label “politically correct”
As an early new year’s resolution, I am vowing to retire the term “politically correct” from my writing. We all … Continued
Exceptional arrogance
Washington Post political reporter Karen Tumulty wrote Monday about the growing use of the idea of “American exceptionalism” by political … Continued
Voting not religious but results shape moral values
I have never thought of voting being a religious act. To be religious, there is an implication that any given … Continued
Pulpit fiction
By David Waters Dozens of defiant Christian ministers across the country defied IRS warnings and turned their sermons into partisan … Continued
A natural, if complicated, alliance
What is the Tea Party? Is it “a recession-era version of the religious right? ” Is it something else? And … Continued
Analogy overkill: justice not healing
After 9/11 President Bush reminded Americans that the attack was the work of a few terrorists and not the Muslim … Continued
What makes ground so “sacred” that it provides soil for profane behavior?
In the past few weeks, we have heard both the defenders and opponents of the plan to build a Muslim … Continued