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Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

Washington Briefing Dispatch: Mike Huckabee

Mike Huckabee is a man among his own people.  And his people love Mike Huckabee. The first time the presenter said his name--before he was introduced--he received loud

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

Washington Briefing Dispatch: Rudy Giuliani (Updated)

Rudy Giuliani is one savvy politician. He knew that the territory he was entering was going to be cordial, but cool toward him, and he managed to bring the room

Matthew Lee AndersonFormation

Resurrection and Moral Order: Authority

***Note: I am precising Oliver O’Donovan’s Resurrection and Moral Order: An Outline for Evangelical Ethics this week here at Mere-O. I hope you will work through the challenging and provocative theological ethic that O’Donovan articulates.*** Chapter 6: Authority So far, […]

Matthew Lee AndersonPro-Life

Washington Briefing Dispatch: Rick Santorum

Not much of interest to me happening this afternoon, except hearing from Stephen Colbert lookalike Rick Santorum (HT: Amy Hall for pointing out the remarkable similarity). Eloquent and intelligent, Santorum

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

Washington Briefing Dispatch: Ron Paul

Okay, so I missed Duncan Hunter, which is fine.  Geraghty's analysis seems spot on--he's done in this race. Ron Paul is at the mic now,

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

Washington Briefing Dispatches: Tom Tancredo

No announcement from Brownback that he is bowing out of the 2008 race, as is rumored will come soon. Tancredo is up and he's pretty animated.  He'

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

Dispatches from Washington: Tony Perkins on "Values Voters"

First up for the Washington Briefing, FRC President Tony Perkins, who is doing his articulating the "values voters" platform. In this order, what matters is: * Building a culture

Matthew Lee AndersonFormation

Resurrection and Moral Order: Freedom and Reality

***Note: I am precising Oliver O’Donovan’s Resurrection and Moral Order: An Outline for Evangelical Ethics this week here at Mere-O. I hope you will work through the challenging and provocative theological ethic that O’Donovan articulates.*** Chapter Five: Freedom and Reality […]

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

Washington Briefing Dispatch: Mitt Romney

We’re picking up again after the dinner break with a bang.  Mitt Romney is up, and his masses are out to support him. He brought in a busload of supporters to envigorate the crowd during his talk.  And it got […]

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

Dispatches from Washington: FRC Washington Briefing

I decided to go to FRC’s Washington Briefing this year, for a few reasons: 1) I have no idea who to vote for in the primaries, and the opportunity to hear all the candidates speak at once seemed like a […]

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

Washington Briefing Dispatches: Fred Thompson

This is Fred’s (no exclamation point anymore) big moment. His people have been canvassing the event handing out sheets outlining how his policies compare to Mitt and Rudy. He’s obviously concerned about the perception that he’s not authentic on the […]

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

Dispatches from Washington: John McCain

John McCain leads with the acknowledgment that people may not always agree with him, but that he is a principled individual who will state precisely what he believes in order to “earn our respect.” So, what values does McCain think […]