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Pope Benedict XVI and the Tea Party Movement: Soulmates?
By David Gibson - Politics DailyThe leader of the Roman Catholic Church doesn't do political endorsements, and Pope Benedict XVI isn't likely to make an exception for the Tea Party movement, no matter how much momentum the populist tax revolt gains as the fall election campaign picks up speed. But after watching Benedict during his visit to Britain this weekend -- widely considered a success in the face of low expectations -- Kathryn Jean Lopez, editor-at-large of National Review Online, saw both the Tea Party and the pontiff as calling Americans to a spiritual and political battle against big government and on behalf of ...
Glenn Beck's Attacks Prompt White House Defense of Obama's Faith
By David Gibson - Politics DailyWhite House spokesman Robert Gibbs Thursday pushed back against Fox News host and religious revivalist Glenn Beck by asserting that President Obama is "a committed, mainstream Christian." The White House has been flummoxed in recent weeks by surveys showing that a growing number of Americans believe that Obama is a Muslim and not a Christian -- one in five express that belief, according to a recent Pew survey. A Newsweek poll this week showed that a majority of Republicans believe Obama "sympathizes with the goals of Islamic fundamentalists who want to impose Islamic law around the ...
Pro-life Rep. Perriello Says Abortion Concerns Eased, May Back Health Bill
By David Gibson - Politics DailyOne of the House's most pro-life and politically vulnerable Democrats announced Tuesday that he had no concerns about the Senate health care bill's safeguards against abortion financing and sent an important signal that he may back the final measure. The announcement by Rep. Tom Perriello of Virginia, a social justice Catholic whose 2008 victory was stunning given his district's conservative and Republican base, is an important lift for Democratic leaders as they struggle to patch together 216 votes and avoid such controversial parliamentary maneuvers as the "deem and pass" option now under ...
Christian Leader Calls for Glenn Beck Boycott Over 'Social Justice' Comments
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyAn evangelical leader in Washington called on Christians to boycott Glenn Beck, a week after the Fox News personality told his audience that "social justice," the term many churches use to describe their efforts to address poverty and human rights, is a "code word" for communism and Nazism. On his "God's Politics" blog, the Rev. Jim Wallis urged Christians to switch off Beck's popular radio and television programs for good because of his comments about social justice. Beck told Christians to discuss the term with their priests and pastors and to leave their churches if leaders would not ...
Glenn Beck Urges Listeners to Leave Churches That Preach Social Justice
By David Sessions - Politics DailyOn his daily radio and television shows last week, Fox News personality Glenn Beck set out to convince his audience that "social justice," the term many Christian churches use to describe their efforts to address poverty and human rights, is a "code word" for communism and Nazism. Beck urged Christians to discuss the term with their priests and to leave their churches if leaders would not reconsider their emphasis on social justice. "I'm begging you, your right to religion and freedom to exercise religion and read all of the passages of the Bible as you want to read them and as your church ...
The Pope Is a Liberal. Who Knew?
By David Gibson - Politics DailyMost encyclicals are so long, so dense and so reflective of the committee of theologians that prepares them that they wind up as the least-read of any papal pronouncements -- despite being the most authoritative document a pope can issue. That is especially true of encyclicals on social justice, like the one Pope Benedict XVI released today. ...
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