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Entries tagged with 'Sarah Palin'Sarah Palin on finding God's will in her lifeOver on Beliefnet, Steven Waldman has transcribed parts of an interview Sarah Palin did with James Dobson of Focus on the Family. The interview reveals, if that's the right word, that she is a devout Christian of specific and particular... AP: Sarah Palin used government money to promote religionHere's the money graf from the AP story: An Associated Press review of the Republican vice presidential candidate's record as mayor and governor reveals her use of elected office to promote religious causes, sometimes at taxpayer expense and in ways... Professional ethics and Sarah Palin: The Branchflower Report(And may I say, what a memorable name the fates have granted to the guy whose name is on the top...) The findings suggest that Gov. Palin has some 'splainin' to do. Bottom line conclusion of the report: She had... You said itA sampling of comments from our readers: "I notice most of the comments criticizing Governot Palin contain spelling and grammar errors. Interesting." -- "Jess" Photo: AFP/GETTY IMAGES... Religion and presidential politics: Godtalk in the debates -- or notSo we've had one presidential candidate debate and the one VP debate. And while lots of topics were addressed, should I be surprised that explicit religiosity was all-but nonexistent? Barack Obama and Sarah Palin both pulled out the "shining city... Sarah Palin tells Fox News: You betcha I can name ya some Supreme Court casesGiven a do-over by those friendly fellows at Fox News (and a few days to prepare), Sarah Palin was able this morning to answer some of the questions that froze her in her tracks when they were first put to... You said itA sampling of comments from our readers: "The way she answers questions like a school kid who did not study the material and is making up the answers ... is quite painful to watch. She is not to blame, McCain... Palin's Christian populism an `inversion' of that of William Jennings BryanThe latest "Sightings" column from the Martin Marty Center/University of Chicago Divinity School compares Sarah Palin and William Jennings Bryan. Keep reading:... Sarah Palin and religion: 'Witchcraft' is a catchier word for the headline, but isn't Pastor Muthee's call for teaching Christianity in public school more relevant to voters?When the video surfaced a couple of weeks ago of the Kenyan pastor, Thomas Muthee, blessing Sarah Palin a couple of years back, I blogged about it and even provided some transcript. I was hardly alone, of course, but most... Sarah Palin with Katie Couric: On gays, abortion, evolution, newspapersIn the latest installment of her multi-part interview with Sarah Palin, Katie Couric of CBS News asked the Republican vice presidential candidate about global warming, abortion in cases of rape or incest, use of the morning-after pill, and the teaching... You said itA sampling of comments from our readers: "I am a conservative Christian, and I will not vote for McCain because of Palin's presence on the ticket. I do not want a Pentecostal anywhere near the reins of power." --... The history of the pledge, as mangled by Sarah PalinWriting for PBS's Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, Mark G. Toulouse, a professor of American religious history at Brite Divinity School in Fort Worth, notes that Sarah Palin missed the historical mark when asked about the Pledge of Allegiance in 2006.... Sarah Palin and religion: Her 'Rev. Wright' or a big nothing? Watch and read for yourselfYou may recall some months ago how opponents of Barack Obama used years-old videos of his former pastor in an attempt to score political points. (You can click on that "tag" down there that says "Jeremiah Wright" if you want... Responding to `complementarians' who say a woman can be president but not a pastorBaptist ethicist David Gushee caused a stir with a recent essay looking at the embrace of GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin by many evangelicals who don't believe a woman should be pastor. Here's a followup by Gushee, courtesy... Quote of the day"There are many reasons not to support Sarah Palin, but the fact of her religious affiliation is not one of them. In fact, I am actually a little ashamed of Jews who object to Sarah Palin because of what she... You said itA sampling of comments from our readers. "Once again, The Washington Post shows its ignorance. The Post did a hack job on Christians. This is still acceptable in our politically correct society." -- "Dale," referring to an item about... Sarah Palin and Pentecostalism: Some media coverage as theological pornographyIn the days right after Sarah Palin was named as John McCain's VP selection, one angle several of us in the media tried to explore had to do with her religious background. Does she belong to a Pentecostal church?... Obama isn't ceding the religious vote to GOPSo says author David Gibson, on his blog on Beliefnet. Gibson was at last week's annual conference of the Religion Newswriters Association in Washington. D.C., where, he says, "Obama's two top lieutenants in faith outreach came out to address dozens... Is Palin lighting fire under Latino evangelicals?That's a question explored at the University of Southern California's media and religion Web site.... From The New York Times, yet another analysis of 'the Catholic vote'In yesterday's New York Times, David D. Kirkpatrick looked at how abortion is again dividing Catholic voters -- and at how Catholics could decide the presidential election. Kirkpatrick writes: Once a reliable Democratic voting bloc, Catholics have emerged as a... When satire fails -- the Washington Post does a hack job on Sarah Palin and PentecostalsIt's a political cartoon by the normally reliable Pat Oliphant. See it here, along with commentary, on the Christianity Today blog. My take: Bleaughhhh!. It's a cartoon where the "characters" need to explain what it is that's going on --... You said itA sampling of comments from our readers: "Recently I had to go the local ER, and when asked about my religious preference I told them to leave it blank. I was in too much pain to want to bother to... The 'truth' about Sarah Palin from those who served with herThis doesn't have much to do with religion, except, I guess, insofar as it has to do with telling the truth. Someone has produced this wicked parody of the infamous "swift boat" ad that caused John Kerry's campaign to start... Not much to do with religion -- but for SNL, a prayer answered?This is so brilliant, I can't believe I didn't think of it. Tina Fey may be returning to "Saturday Night Live," as Sarah Palin. Tune in tonight. PHOTO: AP... Charlie Gibson asks Sarah Palin about religion, God and warABC has excerpts online of Charlie Gibson's interview with Sarah Palin. He asked her one set of questions that are grist for our mill: Whether she thinks the war in Iraq reflects God's will. Here's a nugget: PALIN: I believe... An interesting if limited indication of how Sarah Palin has swayed the GOP baseThe Christian website Crosswalk.com has done an e-mail survey of its members. Unlike most online "surveys," this one is randomized and geographically spread, with controls so that one person could only answer one time. OTOH, it's only from Crosswalk.com subscribers... Sarah Palin: civic values and the Alaskan Independence PartyOver on the dallasnews opinion blog, Tod Robberson posted a video of Sarah Palin's recorded gubernatorial welcome to the Alaskan Independence Party for its convention earlier this year. Mostly, mostly it's Chamber of Commerce boilerplate that translates into "thank you... Sarah Palin, religion and the Pentecostals -- when CNN attacksCNN has a story on its website about Sarah Palin and religion. Here's the headline: Pastor: GOP may be downplaying Palin's religious beliefs And here's a nugget: McGraw says Palin's Pentecostal roots may be being downplayed for a reason: "I... Debunking the 'Sarah Palin wanted to ban these books' listLike the "Obama is a Muslim" poop, this one is stinking up the Internet. It purports to be a list of books that Sarah Palin wanted to ban while mayor of Wasilla. The good folks at Snopes.com (and they really... Bumper sticker wars -- Democrats vs Republicans, religious divisionAnybody got a response that's as good, let me know and I'll post it. And btw, here's the link to the place that created it.... Religion content from the Sunday morning news shows -- Obama, McCain, BidenBarack Obama, John McCain and Joe Biden hit the Sunday talk shows. Was there any religion content? Head for the jump. (Hint: Yes.)... Southern Baptist professor considers whether a woman should be veepSouthern Baptists of the complementarian persuasian - that is, those who believe the Bible reserves for men the role of spiritual leadership - are grappling with whether to support a woman for vice president. The nomination of Gov. Sarah Palin... Still more on Palin and faithClick here for the Pew Center on Religion and Public Life's Web page on Gov. Sarah Palin, the GOP candidate for vice president. It includes links to articles about her religious faith.... Lots more about Sarah Palin's religion -- and its relevance to how she governsBruce (and welcome back!) pointed out the NYTimes story. But that ain't all. Here's a second whack at the pinata by the National Catholic Reporter. John Allen had already discussed Palin as a post-denominationalist. This story is about her Pentecostal... In search of Sarah Palin's religion (continued)Much has been written (and Jeff has covered it well in these pages) about Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's religious journey. Her walk, like that of many Americans, has been a winding one -- born a Catholic, attended a... Palin family values -- a fair political question?DMN Local columnist Jacqueline Floyd has a column that says: Even asking whether Sarah Palin has time for her frankly complicated family and the vice presidency is unfair and sexist. A nugget: But all this arch talk about "shortchanging her... Religion content from the headliners at the Republican Convention -- day 3We got Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Rudy Giuliani and Sarah Palin. (Why is Huckabee the warmup act for Giuliani? Didn't he get more votes than the former NYC mayor? But I digress.) Go to the jump for semi-live blogging.... Sarah Palin's church choice: based on children's ministries?What is Sarah Palin's religion? We've been blogging about that since the day John McCain announced his pick. The answer was ambiguous, as you can see here and here and here. Newsweek sent reporters to Alaska to visit the two... 'All your base are belong to Sarah Palin'Having nothing to do with religion but it's too wacky not to pass along. Once upon a time, people thought it would be funny for some reason to make stuff up about Chuck Morris. And so was born the list... Sarah Palin's childhood church's website swamped, downHere's what you get: WasillaAG.net was never intended to handle the traffic it has received in the last few days. Due to technical limitations, WasillaAG.net will be unavailable for the immediate future. Thank you for your visit. Plus a bit... Sarah Palin has a biographer -- dishes about her religious backgroundA biographer? Really? I mean, outside Alaska what would the market have been a week ago for a bio of Sarah Palin? But timing is everything and Kaylene Johnson's book Sarah: How a Hockey Mom Turned Alaska's Political Establishment on... Why liberals get painted as anti-religion: An attack on Sarah Palin as an exampleThe Huffington Post has a post that has some interesting quotes and links to sermons from pastors with whom Palin seems to have some connection, and a video of a speech Palin herself gave recently at a church she attended... Palin family values -- taking care of the kids versus seeking to take care of the nationLooking at the comments raised by my previous post about Sarah Palin's unmarried daughter being pregnant, there was one thread that I think is worth pulling out to its own post because I'm wondering if it will have any political... Texas Faith: What religion-related question should Sarah Palin (or the other candidates on either major ticket) be asked?Texas Faith is a weekly online feature that draws upon the expertise of clergy, laity and academics in Texas to debate, discuss and define the intersection of religion, politics and culture. This week's question is pegged to the Republican convention:... Family values, politics, and Bristol Palin's pregnancySo is it politically relevant that Sarah Palin's unmarried 17-year-old daughter is pregnant? How many ways can we dissect that question? Obama says it's off limits. The conservative Christian Family Research Council praises her for not having an abortion and... More about Sarah Palin's religionIf you're just catching up with this discussion, here are links to my previous posts with links back to the effort to pin down what flavor of Christian GOP VP choice Sarah Palin might be. Pentecostal? Bible Church? Lutheran? John... Sarah Palin and the American Religious mainstreamBack in February, I wrote about results from a major poll done by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. Among the conclusions: Not only do Americans belong to a broad and expanding variety of religions and denominations, but... Is Sarah Palin the first Pentecostal to make it onto a major political ticket?Start with the question of whether she's Pentecostal. Here's what I found earlier today: This is from this summer's Alaska Assemblies of God newsletter: Superintendent Ted Boatsman, who was Palin's junior high pastor at Wasilla Assembly of God, along with... Conservative Christian groups line up behind Sarah Palin for VPThe Christian Coalition says: Yay! The Susan B. Anthony List says: Yay! Conservative Women for America says: Yay! Liberty Alliance Action says: Yay! Family Research Council says: Yay!... Religion and Sarah Palin -- her historyWelcome to the microscope, Ms. Palin. Here's what I have so far: Apparently, her denominational affiliation is Assemblies of God, which is Pentecostal (as was John Ashcroft). This is from an recent Alaska Assemblies of God newsletter: Superintendent Ted Boatsman,... Religion and Sarah PalinLots more to come, for sure, but here's what I've found so far: From the Anchorage Daily News Published: October 23, 2006 Palin's parents say they are not political and don't know how she decided to turn her ambition and... |