“John McCain’s Two Salvation Stories”
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At this point in the presidential election campaign, John McCain’s candidacy depends on two salvation stories. The first story is of John McCain, prisoner of war. The second story is of John McCain, born-again evangelical. Read more…
Categories: In The News, Main Tags: Amazing Grace, born again, Damascus Road experience, election, George W. Bush, John Newton, prisoner of war, salvation
“Why Religion and Politics Matter To Tony Blair…In Ways That American Politicians Rarely Talk About”
In the United States, politicians had better be overtly religious. They travel a razor’s edge of demonstrating their faith, while being careful not to offend those whose religious beliefs are different. Read more…
Categories: In The News, Main Tags: American politicians, Dr. James Dobson, faith, globalization, Kirbyjon H. Caldwell, religion and politics, Tony Blair
“Does Religion Matter?”
For many years, I subscribed to a newspaper that had a “Religion” section once a week. The Religion section was location on the last page or two of the “Home and Garden” section. Some weeks there was only one page, with one or two articles. Other weeks, there were two pages. The articles themselves tended to be human interest stories about religion. These minor articles followed pages devoted to helpful hints about redecorating your house or tending to your rose bushes. Read more…
Categories: In The News, Main Tags: news media, newspapers, religion, religion in the news, Tony Blair
“McCain Goes To Church and Obama Goes Into The Lion’s Den: How Politicians Attempt To Persuade Religious Voters”
Religion is at the heart of this political campaign. Candidates are involved in efforts to persuade religious voters by traveling to particular locations associated with specific religious groups. Read more…
Categories: In The News, Main Tags: Barack Obama, Catholic Hispanic, Dr. Dobson, Dr. James Dobson, Impolite Topics, John McCain, McCain, Obama
“Religion, Politics, Persuasion, And Barack Obama”
If you wonder about the connection between religion, politics, and persuasion, read the story published by the Washington post about Barack Obama.
“Obama rumors fly in Flag City USA,” by Eli Saslow, Washington Post, http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25447998/
The story is not really about Barack Obama, but about persuasion. How do you believe what you believe? Why do you believe what you believe? How do you decide what is true and what is false when you are confronted with radically different claims about the same person? Read more…
Categories: In The News, Main Tags: Barack Obama, politics, religion, social proof, urban legends
