Joe Biden
Rocks and Hard Places for Gay Christians this Christmas
by Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check
December 23, 2008 - 1:13pm (Print)
During this Holy Season for every faith, many are up in arms over a prayer Rick Warren will offer, some planning to disrupt it, which will only cede the moral authority progressives now have.
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Mock the Vote
by Cristina Page, Moderator, OnCommonGround
November 8, 2008 - 10:34am (Print)
In this election, record numbers of Catholics and young Evangelicals, the nation's traditional pro-life base, voted in unexpected ways. They voted to elect our second pro-choice President. Rather than induce reflection in staunch pro-life groups, they have instead reacted with denial and yet more extremism.
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Voters Support Obama's Pro-Choice Position
November 7, 2008 - 4:36pm (Print)
The American Civil Liberties Union, NARAL Pro-Choice America, National Women's Law Center, Planned Parenthood Action Fund and others today released a survey showing that knowledge of Barack Obama's and Joe Biden's pro-choice positions tended to increase a voter's likelihood of supporting the ticket.
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Catholic Support for Obama Throws Catholic Bishops A Curve
by Amie Newman
November 6, 2008 - 1:19am (Print)
The Boston Globe reports that there must be a lot of disappointed Catholic bishops with the election of Barack Obama. But Catholic voters helped elect Obama, with a 54% majority, despite Obama's strong record on reproductive health and rights. And the Catholic far right has a plan.
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Americans Embrace Pro-Education, Pro-Prevention, Pro-Choice Values in Historic Election
by Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check
November 4, 2008 - 11:55pm (Print)
President-elect Obama envisions a society that allows Americans to move past the division that has defined a generation of the most bitter politics, division that brought our government to a stalemate.
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Not Your Horserace Final Election Podcast
by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check
November 3, 2008 - 8:56am (Print)
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The Mistaken Premise of the "God Gap" and Abortion
by Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check
November 2, 2008 - 7:51am (Print)
Politico reports that white weekly churchgoers aren't supporting Obama any more than other Democrats. Richard Land and Tony Perkins attribute the "God gap" to abortion. Could it be because of misinformation?
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Soul-Numbing Politics: Playing the Progressive Catholic Card
October 31, 2008 - 8:00am (Print)
Progressive Catholic electoral activity is yet another example of the dangers of mixing politics and faith.
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Biden's Legacy Tied to International VAWA
by Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check
October 31, 2008 - 8:00am (Print)
The Obama Campaign has trumpeted Sen. Joe Biden's work as sponsor of the Violence Against Women Act. But many people may not know that Biden is again working for women worldwide on the International Violence Against Women Act.
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Dole Joins the Un-American, Communist, Baby-Killers, Murderers, Terrorist, Racist Far-Right Tactics with "Godless" Charge
by Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check
October 29, 2008 - 11:18am (Print)
With just six days to go, I think far-right social conservatives are running out of names to call their opponents, but don't underestimate the power of nasty.
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