Wednesday, October 22, 2008

"The" Catholic Vote and the Bishops' Pastoral Failure

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The latest NBC/Wall Street Journal shows Barack Obama leading among Catholic voters by six percentage points ( www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27297013...
Tuesday, October 21, 2008

People of Faith Speak for Justice

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Today, an interfaith group of Arkansas leaders of communities of faith issued a joint statement encouraging Arkansans to vote against Initia...

On the Failure of Repetition as a Political Stategy: Need for Creative Paradigms

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Fascinating commentary these days on the feebleness of the tried and true strategy that has consistently worked for neoconservatives for som...
Monday, October 20, 2008

Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans

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Steve and I went to the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival with friends on Saturday, and saw an outstanding film that continues to haunt ...

Demonization, Distraction, the Rise of Fascism, and the Shameful Silence of Bishops

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Katrina Vanden Heuvel, editor of the Nation , appeared on MSNBC’s “Hardball” Friday to address remarks made by Minnesota Representative Mich...
Sunday, October 19, 2008

Bishops, Still Silent?

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An effigy of Barack Obama is hanged in a yard in Ohio with a star of David on his head: www.americablog.com/2008/10/obama-with-star-of-david...

Good Shepherds?? Silent Shepherds??

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Colin Powell has just announced his endorsement of Barack Obama ( www.americablog.com/2008/10/breaking-colin-powell-endorses-obama.html ). A...