All posts tagged: Politics

Why I’m voting for Romney

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Political Commentary

The momentum in this election has clearly shifted toward Romney. His debate performance erased Obama’s 15% lead among women, and over the last two weeks polls are putting Romney either neck-and-neck or slightly ahead. The data from Gallup, who has been tracking early and likely voters, suggests that not only is Romney winning among people who say they will vote on election day, but even among people who have already voted—a bloc that typically leans […]

Let he who has sinned cast the first ballot

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Political Commentary

In a Facebook conversation recently, a friend asked whether Christians should bother voting, and on what basis should they vote. Several comments derided politics as divisive and corrupt, saying that neither party has it right, so it’s not worth taking too seriously. I hear similar things from Libertarian friends, but it is both naive and self-righteous. It’s true that politics gets dirty. People mislead, exaggerate, blame and bicker. Just like all of us. The interesting thing […]

Social Justice and Christian politics

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Faith & Theology / Political Commentary / Society & Culture

I couldn’t find a clip of the show from an objective source, but the gist of the story is that last week Glenn Beck bashed on churches that promote “Social Justice” as part of their mission. “I beg you look for the words social justice or economic justice on your church Web site,” he said. “If you find it, run as fast as you can. Social justice and economic justice, they are code words. … […]