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What Memes Mean: Muppet Political DiscourseLiving in an age where even Muppets offer political criticism ought to inspire us to speak better.
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Two Can Play at That: What Komen Can Teach Us about BoycottsIs it justified, even heroic, to use power to force our will on others?
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Watching Politics From the Pew: Gingrich, Romney, and Personal History
Posted on January 24, 2012 | 2 Comments"Too often we allow ourselves to be caught up in gut reactions, jerked here and there by the most recent or loudest argument." -
Watching Politics from the Pew: The Presidential Obstacle Course
Posted on January 10, 2012 | No Comments"Too often Christians call for more character and better values in leaders, but they get just as caught up in the mud-slinging as anyone else." -
Watching Politics from the Pew: The Death of a Dictator
Posted on December 20, 2011 | No Comments"His maniacal cult of personality was crazy enough to amuse us, but we too often forget that it put a goofy mask over the face of a demon." -
Watching Politics From the Pew: The Cost of Healthcare and Wisdom
Posted on November 29, 2011 | 10 Comments"Our national crisis is an amazing display of the simple fact that sinful humans are not good stewards of the bodies God has given them . . ." -
Watching Politics From the Pew: The Failed Supercommittee and the Possibility of Peace
Posted on November 22, 2011 | No Comments"At its heart, conflict is rarely about numbers, or challenges, or even ideology. Conflict is about individual egos and the constant pursuit of power." -
Watching Politics From the Pew: Valuable Debates?
Posted on November 15, 2011 | 1 Comment"Debates have a surprising impact on our ethics." -
Watching Politics from the Pew: The World Demands Answers
Posted on November 8, 2011 | No Comments"If a roomful of White House reporters began demanding that you justify the things you are doing in your life, would your answers proclaim the gospel?" -
Watching Politics From the Pew: Herman Cain and “Christian” Political Hypocrisy
Posted on November 1, 2011 | 2 Comments"We do not forgive. We do not forget. The American church does not promote wise confession and renewal. It promotes people who seem perfect and penalizes them when they fail." -
Watching Politics From the Pew: Two-Year Marriage Licenses
Posted on October 18, 2011 | No Comments"Events like these just serve as a reminder to me that the government can fail you at any time. Pastors cannot look to the state to tell people the right way to live." -
Watching Politics From the Pew: Who Cares if He Is Mormon?
Posted on October 11, 2011 | No Comments"I do not expect everyone to agree. But I do expect, once in a while, to see substantive debates that flow from common agreement about the core goals we all have." -
Struggle With the Death Penalty
Posted on October 10, 2011 | 12 CommentsDoes the death penalty prevent crime? Why do governments enact it? And how should Christians feel about it? -
Watching Politics From the Pew: Making the Mensch
Posted on October 4, 2011 | No Comments"[W]hat we are doing about developing and preparing the right kinds of leaders in our churches and at home"? -
Watching Politics From the Pew: Ugly Debate Crowds
Posted on September 27, 2011 | 19 Comments"Your cheers betray the hatred in your hearts and the poison in your minds." -
Watching Politics From the Pew: Is Bi-Partisanship More or Less Christian?
Posted on September 20, 2011 | 8 Comments"Is bi-partisanship and compromise an inherently good thing?" -
Watching Politics From the Pew: Debates and Truth
Posted on September 13, 2011 | No Comments"I think one of the most discouraging things about watching political campaigns is that truth is so obscured." -
Watching Politics From the Pew: Hypocrisy
Posted on August 30, 2011 | No Comments"[H]ypocrisy is not a sin that should be taken so lightly or thrown about so casually" -
Watching Politics from the Pew: Some Thank-yous
Posted on August 23, 2011 | 2 Comments"I want to thank some politicians. And not sarcastically, either." -
On the Other Hand: Designing Your Political BS Filter
Posted on August 16, 2011 | 2 Comments"The world is full of BS. You know this, I know this, everyone knows this." -
Rick Perry: The Response of a Confident Man
Posted on August 9, 2011 | 10 CommentsRick Perry's solid faith presents Christians with a fascinating set of opportunities and problems. -
Dealing with the Debt Ceiling Disaster
Posted on August 4, 2011 | 2 CommentsSometimes the answers to the world's biggest problems are right in front of us.