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The Missing Premise: One more on Gingrich, Marriage, and the White House
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
John Newton, Newt Gingrich, and the Real Issue for his Candidacy: A Guest Post by Jerry L. Walls
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
The maelstrom of criticism on yesterday’s post has all been good fun and even better learning, the sort of raucous and respectful comment threads that are simply a joy. It’s got me thinking, though, of what we expect from a […]
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
Evangelicals and the Gingrich Candidacy: The End of our Moral Witness on Marriage
Andrew WalkerPolitics
By far, the most important (and provocative) book I’ve read this year belongs to perennial controversialist, D.G. Hart. His From Billy Graham to Sarah Palin: Evangelicals and the Betrayal of American Conservatism is proving to be quite the conversation starter in […]
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
Conor Friedersdorf responds to Ross Douthat’s latest column: Douthat concludes his column by writing that “we need intelligent leaders with a sense of their own limits, experienced people whose lives have taught them caution. We still need the best and […]
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
Desacralizing Politics and David Brooks
Andrew WalkerPolitics
There is a “hubbub” afoot on whether clergy should perform weddings on behalf of the state. The “hubbub” is fomented mostly by Tony Jones, who refuses to perform weddings on behalf of the state or have his own marriage recognized by […]
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The Christian Post and Sojourners
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Sojourners, the leading organization of the evangelical left, can’t seem to escape the controversy that erupted in March when it rejected an advertisement from Believe out Loud, an organization trying to “significantly increase the number of local churches and denominations […]
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Politics, Love, and Alisa Harris
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
Budgets, Circles, and the Tyranny of the Politically Urgent