These pages are about the present: the interaction of religion, culture and politics. The date shown in parentheses is the date that page was last changed.

Does God Bless America? I often hear America is based on Judeo-Christian beliefs. Did our founding fathers really want our government to be run by those with strong religious beliefs? (07/12/2002)

Christianity in Crisis. The movie Passion of the Christ at the same time as the gay marriage debate have brought Christianity into the news. Is there a problem here? (11/07/2004)

Do We Have Tyranny? The founding fathers wrote the Constitution to prevent a small group from taking over, by providing checks and balances in the three primary legs of our government (executive, legislative and judicial). Recent events show that these Constitutional checks and balances are no longer effective. (02/28/2004)

The War on Terror Did this global conflict really begin as a war on terror or a war with another purpose? (08/13/2003)

Ending the War on Terror. How can this global war on terror reach a conclusion? (11/21/2004)

A perfect storm There are many simultaneous problems confronting America in 2005. Is this combination a perfect storm, that portends disaster for us? (02/27/2005)

The Left Hand of God Michael Lerner’s recent book suggests the Democratic Party must take on a political and religious platform of compassion and tolerance in opposition to the Republican Party’s platform of religious intolerance. (07/14/2007)

Governed by Fear? The current political debate seems to emphasize foreign threats of terrorism and domestic threats to Christians (homosexuals and atheistic scientists). How did our country get to this state? (10/13/2007)

Political Power Political power is much more important than accountability. (06/22/2008)

The End of Civil Debate The political resolution of various issues is hampered by the inability to deal with the real problem, like with health care, abortion, same sex marriage, foreign policy, anthropogenic global warming. (03/14/2010)

There is a page of web site links that might be interest, regarding these political topics.

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