The Political Inquirer

I cannot speak for what happened to the Olympic torch relays in places like England, France, and Greece. But I can wonder out loud why anyone would choose San Francisco as the North American representative for such an event. Especially since I am a resident.
I am first befuddled by the choice of Beijing. The day [...]

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I have sat befuddled the past few weeks while I listened to radio and television commentators, journalist, and politicians tell America what he/she believes Senator Barack Obama should have done after the politically incorrect homily of Reverend Jeremiah Wright made its way to YouTube viewers everywhere.
As an individual who has been raised and continues to [...]

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To be a citizen of quality in the United States does not demand that one become theologically astute. Nevertheless, some religious literacy is always helpful as concerns the current political scene. This has been especially true the last couple of weeks when individuals like Louis Farrakhan and John Hagee have made verbal commitments to particular [...]

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Someone needs to teach will.i.am when to stop.

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The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life has recently released a survey “based on interviews with more than 35,000 Americans age 18 or older” that “details the religious affiliation of the American public life”.
The statistic that is getting the most attention is the one that suggest that about 28% of those surveyed have switched [...]

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Ever since the day that I heard the speech that Illinois Senator Barack Obama gave at the Democratic National Convention in 2004–a year where I as a college student was investing interest in politics for the first time only to be disappointed by the fact that the best the Democratic Party had to offer [...]

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This is the third and final installment from the series ‘Would the Reversal of Roe v. Wade Really Be a Victory for the Religious Citizen?” (Read part one and part two). In part one we discussed why religious citizens feel obligated to support so called pro-life candidates. In part two we discussed the problem with [...]

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Part Two of Three: The Problem
Then she heads for the clinic and she gets some static walking through the door/
They call her a killer, and they call her a sinner, and they call her a whore/
God forbid you ever had to walk mile in her shoes/
Then you really might know what its like to have [...]

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Republicans:
Huckabee- AL, GA, TN, WV
McCain- AZ, CA, CT, DE, IL,  MO, NJ, NY, OK
Romney- AK, AR, CO, MA, MN, MT, ND, UT
Democrats:
Clinton- AR, AZ, CA, MA, NJ, NY, OK, TN
Obama- AK, AL,  CO, CT, DE, GA, ID, IL, KS, MN, MO, ND, UT
NM is too close to call. 

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For those of you who are voting today (Super Tuesday) tell us which direction you are leaning, or have already voted toward, and which State you are from. Also, please feel free to give the reason you voted for this or that candidate.

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Part One of Three: The Context
Would the reversal of Roe v. Wade actually be considered a victory for the religious citizen? Is the so called “pro-life” agenda as pro-life as claimed? Probably not. There is a whole lot more that needs to be considered.
In the movie Juno (2007) there is a scene that captures the [...]

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