The Latest

7/4 11:17 a CT:  Happy Independence Day everyone!
 

7/2 1:55p CT:  The UN speaks out against Gitmo trials of terror suspects and calls on the military to release files.

 

7/2 1:49p CT:  The Matthew 25 Network launches a new ad emphasizing Obama’s faith.

 

7/2 11:40a CT:  FD’s Eric Sapp praises Obama for his vision of using faith based initiatives to affect positive change rather than exacerbate partisan divisions.

 

7/2 11:25a CT:  Here at FD, Rob Lalka examines the difference between paying lip service to faith and actually allowing it to inform public policy and Stan Moody warns against excessive patriotism.

 

7/1 3:15p CT:  While Obama critiques Bush’s Office of Faith-based Initiatives as a “photo op”, the NY Times examines his appeal to evangelicals who once supported the President.

 

7/1 2:15p CT:  Here’s the text of a speech Obama gave today on his plans to create a Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships .

 

6/29 9:31p CT: This week's New Yorker has a great piece by Frances Fitzgerald on The New Evangelicals.  You can read the abstract here or check out the print copy starts on page 28.


 

From the Featured Writers' Blog

Patriotism: "Last Refuge of a Scoundrel!"
By Stan Moody
Jun. 30, 08 18:41
Patriotism rears its ugly head as the righteous umbrella of oil and Zionism.

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Hillary: still dividing
By Jesse Lava
Jun. 04, 08 13:56
After Barack Obama clinched the Democratic presidential nomination, Hillary seemed utterly uninterested in graceful conciliation.
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"Emasculation Proclamation"
By Stan Moody
Jun. 04, 08 11:40
"I would not rule becoming his (Obama's) running mate if it will help the Party win in November."
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Talking points

The language of Scripture calls people to turn away from selfish desire and focus instead on serving God and their neighbors. That’s why the Christian faith has been a driving force in the movements for abolition, workers’ rights, women’s rights, and civil rights. And it’s why millions of Americans root their identity as Democrats in their faith as Christians.


Indeed, the Bible has thousands of verses promoting the values that Democrats hold dear — protecting the needy, embracing diversity, caring for God's creation, working to resolve conflicts peacefully, and numerous others. Every day, members of our party seek to answer President John F. Kennedy’s call “to go forth and lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth, God's work must truly be our own.”

Please explore the scriptural topics we've provided and spread the word in your congregations, workplaces, and communities.

 


For more in-depth analysis on Scripture on the budget, please read the Policy Maker’s Guide to
Poverty, Social Justice, and the Prophetic Voice in the Bible, presented by Common Good Strategies.

From the Reader Diaries

A Deeper, Fuller Conversation About Religion In This Country
By Robert Lalka
Jun. 24, 08 23:12

This addresses the need to renew Senator Obama's call for A Deeper, Fuller Conversation About Religion In This Country.

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Good Sounding Policy Versus Good, Sound Policy
By Robert Lalka
Jul. 02, 08 06:06
Here is some perspective on the new Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships ...
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Obama and Faith-Based Initiatives
By Eric Sapp
Jul. 03, 08 07:29
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