Church & State
Site last published: 01/06/10
The Religious Right Feels Betrayed by Obama
March 10,2009
A
series of decisions in the past two months —
capped by an announcement Monday that he’s
abolishing Bush-era limits on embryonic stem
cell research — has led to a reassessment of
Obama by some Christian conservative and
other religious leaders, who now charge him
with inflaming the very cultural divisions he
once pledged to heal.
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Alternet: Is Obama Bringing Too Much Religion into the White House?
March 05,2009
Now
that Bush is history, one thing we can be
sure of is a return to the traditional
barrier dividing church and state. Right? Not
quite. Since taking office, President Barack
Obama has raised eyebrows by mixing faith and
politics in a way that has dismayed some of
his secular supporters.
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The New York Times: White House Faith Office to Expand
February 06,2009
President Obama
signed an executive order Thursday to create
a revamped White House office for
religion-based and neighborhood programs,
expanding an initiative started by the Bush
administration that provides government
support — and financing — to religious and
charitable organizations that deliver social
services.
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Issues: Church & State
Policy makers should have the freedom to promote and support the best policies for their constituents without being threatened or attacked by the Catholic hierarchy. Unfortunately, the Vatican and some bishops use the power of the pulpit to attempt to inappropriately influence policy by intimidating Catholic policy makers. Read more below about these attempts—and how courageous Catholic politicians respond.
Click here to read "A True Balancing Act" from the Winter 2007-2008 issue of Conscience magazine.
Click here to read "Playing with Fire" from the Winter 2007-2008 issue of Conscience magazine.
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Policy makers should have the freedom to promote and support the best policies for their constituents without being threatened or attacked by the Catholic hierarchy. Unfortunately, the Vatican and some bishops use the power of the pulpit to attempt to inappropriately influence policy by intimidating Catholic policy makers. Read more below about these attempts—and how courageous Catholic politicians respond.
Click here to read "A True Balancing Act" from the Winter 2007-2008 issue of Conscience magazine.
Click here to read "Playing with Fire" from the Winter 2007-2008 issue of Conscience magazine.
To view articles from 2008, click here.
To view articles from 2007, click here.
To view articles from 2006, click here.
To view articles from 2005, click here.
To view articles from 2004, click here.