Tea Partiers and Religious Right Court at Values Voter Summit
Judging by this past weekend’s marquee event on the conservative calendar, the center of gravity is moving from religious right to Tea Partiers, from homosexuality to taxes. A closer look, however, reveals the growing symbiosis between the two.
It may be fun to laugh at the gaffes of some on the religious right, but progressives should resist the temptation to dismiss religious conservatives as simple ignoramuses: they’re tapping into a powerful narrative.
This weekend’s premier religious right gathering saw same-sex marriage score low in a poll. Has something significant happened?
Beyond the Spin: Palin Hurt the GOP, According to the Numbers
With her resignation as Alaska’s governor, rumors are flying about Palin’s plans to run for president in 2012. But what do the numbers reveal about her effect on the McCain ticket in 2008? In fact, among key religious demographics, they don’t bode well for the “hockey mom” from Alaska.
Election 2008: Religion and Politics
From McCain's faith (or not) to Obama's pastor to Palin's exorcist...it's all here.
If conservative Christians are so worried about the cultural divide, why are the exploiting and deepening it with terrifying videos?
Dispatches from the Election: How the Values Voter Myth Strengthened the Democrats
McCain's campaign theme of intolerance is being met by Obama's support for the values of tolerance and empathy. For the first time since the Civil Rights Movement there’s a clear battle of morality-based worldviews.
RDPulpit: You Lost the Debate
In a debate in which the bar was set so low as to be subterranean, values-related issues were almost entirely ignored.
From God as “head coach” to the only way to be a Christian. Conservative.
Values Voter Summit 2008 launches with the same goals as the past 30 years of conservative Christian politics...