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A History of Electoral College Maps

1 Comment 26 October 2008

If you’re a political junkie like myself, you might be interested in this website showing the history of every American Presidential election. Especially interesting is the divide between the north and the south (with the south going Democratic) that began in 1860 (Lincoln) and kept popping up year after year (especially 1924) all the way [...]

Politics

Faith Life of the Party

No Comments 23 October 2008

Krista Tippet, of Speaking of Faith radio fame, recently did two really great interviews exploring the unexpected ways that faith is engaged in politics on the left and the right. Each podcast is about an hour long, but is well worth the time! Faith Life of the Party – Part I, The Left Faith Life [...]

Film, Politics

W. (2008)

1 Comment 19 October 2008

I've been eagerly awaiting Oliver Stone's new film W. for several months now. I must admit when I saw the first teaser trailer I thought it was going to be a roast-fest at the expense of a president I am less than fond of. So, somewhat deviously, I was looking forward to the chance to see Bush exposed and raked over the coals.

God Stuff, Politics

Voting for Narratives

No Comments 19 September 2008

Brian McLaren recently posted his thoughts on voting, saying that the most important thing to him was what kind of a framing story each candidate lived by. In his book Everything Must Change, McLaren talks about the importance of the kind of framing story we live by. There are a few stories that keep popping [...]

Politics

Mitt Romney’s Speech

2 Comments 04 September 2008

So I’ve been on quite the blogging hiatus lately. I’ve been traveling quite a bit this summer, to the streets of Philadelphia with some amazing people for a weekend mission, to Kansas City for some youth ministry observation/spiritual retreat and of course to Malawi, Africa. Other than the travel I’ve tried to take it easy [...]

Life, Politics

Being a Christian in an Election Year

9 Comments 30 July 2008

It’s election year and once again I find myself rethinking what it means to be Christian in the midst of presidential campaign season. But before I get into what I’m currently thinking I’d like to take just a moment to rewind and give you a quick history of me, my faith and presidential elections. I [...]