Tag: politics
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The Mid-Term Election and Voting as a Christian
Mid-Term elections are next month. This month we reflect on voting with Christian integrity
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Will Science Journalists Ever Confront Democrats?
Real Clear Science: Will Science Journalists Ever Confront Democrats … He [Phil Pliat at Slate] also rattles off a list of anti-science Congressmen, all Republicans. Excluded from his list are the 53 Democratic Congressmen and Senators (compared to only two Republicans) who wrote a letter to the FDA demanding labels on genetically modified food. This…
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The Emotional Psychology of a Two-Party System
The Atlantic: The Emotional Psychology of a Two-Party System Defense mechanisms against emotional ambivalence incline us to fully embrace one side and fully reject the other — which makes compromise nearly impossible. … Such rhetoric reflects a black-and-white, us-versus-them approach that views each debate over taxation, social policy and the role of government not as…
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Christ Before the Cause: The Rise of a New Evangelical Politics
Peter Wehner has another good post this week following up on his comments last week about Jim Dobson, Christ Before the Cause: The New Evangelical Politics, courtesy of Tim Dalrymple. …One of the things I’ve noticed over the years is that some of the most prominent Christian figures in politics radiate a sense that their…
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Living as an Authentic Christian in a Non-Christian World
Huffington Post: Living as an Authentic Christian in a Non-Christian World – Richard Stearns After the election, I published an article in this space that struck a chord with many Christians. I suggested that engaging in a bitter 'culture war' in order to preserve America's formerly dominant Christian culture has been largely a failed strategy.…
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The Anti-Science Left?
Two weeks ago, I published a post Why Are Environmentalists Taking Anti-Science Positions? referencing an article written by environmentalist Fred Pearce. I read this book review in Forbes over the weekend. Forbes: Enviro-Romanticism Alert: Obama Won, But Can He Shake the Anti-Innovation, Junk Science Beliefs of His Base? A polemical new book, Science Left Behind,…