“Ala. governor rejects bishops’ immigration plea”
Read a Dec. 21, 2011, article from Religion News Service about the Alabama governor’s rejection of religious leaders’ pleas to repeal the immigration law.
Category: Clergy
Faithful Citizenship: A Catholic Call to Political Responsibility
Every four years since 1976, the U.S. Catholic bishops have issued a statement on the roles and responsibilities of Catholics in American public life. In 2003 the bishops approved a comprehensive statement, “Faithful Citizenship: A Catholic Call to Political Responsibility.” Through its Web site, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops offers a host of resources for […]
“Spotlight on the Religious Left”
May 13, 2013, Sightings article discussing the Religious Left.
“If Supreme Court Backs Arizona’s Anti-Immigration Law, What Do Churches Do?”
Read a June 13, 2012, story at Ethics Daily about how the Arizona anti-immigration law affects churches and faith leaders.
“Faith and Politics: How the ‘Moral Values’ Debate Divides America and How to Move Forward Together”
Written by John Danforth (Viking Adult, 2006). Danforth, a former Republican senator from Missouri and an ordained Episcopalian minister, speaks out against the conflation of political agendas with religious views and the religious right’s focus on wedge issues.
“The Myth of a Christian Nation: How the Quest for Political Power Is Destroying the Church”
Written by Gregory A. Boyd (Zondervan, 2006). Boyd, a theologian and pastor of Woodland Hills Church in St. Paul, Minn., discusses his worry over the growing alignment of Christianity and the right-wing ideology of the Republican Party.
“Gingrich: Celebrating ‘God, families and values’ while asking for divorce”
Jan. 20, 2012, Seattle Post Intelligencer article about myriad accusations of hypocrisy leveled against then-candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination Newt Gingrich over his touting of family values while failing to live by similar standards in his personal life.
Controversial stories
Do editors only want controversial religion stories? By David Gibson The Star-Ledger* Most editors are somewhat schizoid when it comes to religion coverage. They want Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah stories one day. Then the next day they want the embezzling priest nabbed in a sex scandal. Why? Because “crime” stories have a built-in immunity […]
“Haggard case fuels debate over hypocrisy”
Nov. 3, 2006, The Washington Post article about how a slew of scandals by prominent conservative Republicans led some to view the Republican Party as a party of hypocrisy and the possible political consequences.