Political Feelings: Derangement Syndromes
“Political Feelings” is a bi-monthly column by Patrick Blanchfield about stories, scenes and studies of religion in American culture. This month: Derangement Syndromes. Continue Reading →
Tag: george w. bush
Trumpophasis: On What Cannot Be Said
Patrick Blanchfield on what Donald Trump says when he says he isn’t saying what he’s saying. Continue Reading →
In the News: Hip Hop, Hijabs, Hasidic Fashion, and more!
A round-up of the week’s religion news. Continue Reading →
Divine Intervention: American Faith in Foreign Policy
Gale Kenny reviews Andrew Preston’s new book, “Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith: Religion in American War and Diplomacy,” a narrative history of foreign policy and piety in America. Continue Reading →
Osama Bin Laden, Dead
Typing this, I hesitate. Is this a mere death? An assassination? A murder? And if not the latter, why not? Mass murderers and perpetrators of genocide have been brought to trial, yet the U.S. now abandons established paths of justice. They’ve “taken him out.” Have we already tried bin Laden in our media, determined him guilty beyond doubt, not worthy of justice except the justice that we see in death? Continue Reading →
Daily Links 03 August 2005
Dumb Monkey Nation Bush has “roiled” the evolution debate with his comments that “both sides” of the question should be taught in public schools. The NYT dutifully follows suit by presenting “both sides” of Continue Reading →
This Is Not My Christian Nation, Daily Links 24 June 2005
Christianity Today, the flagship magazine of conservative American evangelicalism,editorializes “the obvious”: George W. Bush is not Lord, and “God Bless America” is not the Doxology. So far, so simple; but Continue Reading →
The President Says So
While most of the press gets giddy over the revelation that Bush smoked pot (’cause, y’know, coke is for kids, but weed kills), leave it to the conservative Kathy Shaidle ofRelapsed Catholic to Continue Reading →
W.: What About God?
The Revealer‘s normal modus operandi is to say: Didja see that? Religion! In the secular news! We’re always on the lookout for the god in the machine, and no more Continue Reading →
God Save the Queen
God Save the Queen 15 November 2004 Evangelicals and the Sentimental Affinities of George W. Bush By Omri Elisha President / Queen I don’t have a television. I don’t follow Continue Reading →