Tag: politics
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Scot McKnight on Political Eschatology
Looking through articles commenting on the election this morning, I found this one by Scot McKnight. Jesus Creed: Politics and Eschatology Somewhere overnight or this morning the eschatology of American Christians may become clear. If a Republican wins and the Christian becomes delirious or confident that the Golden Days are about to arrive, that Christian…
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Democrats: Losing their Religion
Black, White and Gray: Democrats: Losing their Religion Mark Regnerus was running some numbers using New Family Structure Study (NFSS) data when he found out this about people disassociating from religion: … The most dramatic shifts, however, appear around personal politics. Political affiliation—a one-measure, 1-5 scale of just how politically conservative or liberal our respondents…
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War on poverty? Why presidential campaigns don’t talk about the poor.
Christian Science Monitor: War on poverty? Why presidential campaigns don't talk about the poor. Neither President Obama nor Mitt Romney has made poverty a big part of his campaign. It's no wonder. Poverty has become something of a toxic issue for many American voters. A presidential campaign, it would seem, is not the best time…
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Thoughts on Science and Predicting the Future
Science Blogs: The Science of Predicting the Future Six Italian scientists were sentenced to six years in prison last week for not giving the public sufficient warning of the L'Aquila earthquake. The CNN video is included below. The scientists are appealing the decision, but the fact that this case occurred is sparking debate about science…
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A Christian Vision for Kingdom Politics: Immanentize the Eschaton!
Philosophical Fragments: A Christian Vision for Kingdom Politics: Immanentize the Eschaton! Joshua Hawley Hawley recounts the history of politics and religion in the past few decades. He says that the Christian Right's agenda was to convert society and government. He writes: It's far from clear that restoring Christian social authority is an appropriate aim of…
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PCUSAers and Political Ideology
Over at Gray, White, and Black, Jerry Park has posted an interesting piece based on Pew Research called Racial Religious Patterns in Political Ideology – Expanded Version. There are several interesting points in the post. Be sure to read it. But there is one chart I wanted to lift up, and I want your feedback…