Does the Pope Blast Capitalism?

"Pope's New Book Criticizes Capitalism" said the Associated Press. It was speaking of Jesus of Nazareth, the hot selling book that Pope Benedict XVI began writing before he was elected Pope. Now it is big news and selling in the… Read More

Religion and the Vote

For those who closely follow politics, the connection between religious identity and voter allegiance is a bracing reality. The reality is this: A decisive sector within the American public votes not on matters of public policy but rather on religious… Read More

California: Up In Smoke

A fight is brewing in California over a proposed $2.60-per-pack tax hike on cigarettes on the November ballot. In addition to various health organizations and non-profits that have come out in support of Proposition 86, a number of religious leaders… Read More

Faith-Based Funding Politicizes Religion

The departure of Jim Towey, a decent and honorable public servant, as the head of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives is a good occasion to reflect on how the Bush administration program has impacted American religious… Read More

Christmas Sacred and Secular

No, it doesn’t need to be. But neither should we be quick to take offense.
A big Christmas need not be an insincere Christmas. This point was made by Benedict XVI before he became pope. He noted in a 1977… Read More

True Liberalism

We have already heard a thousand times or more that the new pope is a conservative. As counterintuitive as this may sound, I believe that insofar as the new papacy has implications for economics and politics, it is in the… Read More

Truth to the World

It is with a heavy heart that I write these reflections on the life and legacy of Pope John Paul II. You will hear, over the coming days and weeks, an endless number of commentators analyze his monumental contribution to… Read More

The Reagan Moral Vision

Yet, how does one account for the monumental legacy President Reagan’s time with us has left, not merely the United States, but the whole world?
At the end of the 1970s, a period when the turmoil and disruption of the… Read More

Lawsuits vs. The Virtue of Tolerance

The holiday season is a time for love of children, compassion for the poor, and good will toward all — and a good deal of religious acrimony. Every year we hear stories of lawsuits and bitter fights over which religious… Read More

Should Religious Leaders Condemn Gas Guzzlers?

A criticism often leveled against conservative Christians is that they turn political issues, on which reasonable people can honestly disagree, into matters of doctrine and faith.
Imposing Politically Correct Values
The problem is even more endemic to the religious left.… Read More

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