LAT: Is the pope Catholic?

Terry Mattingly March 30th, 2009

As the old saying goes in hurricane territory, “I think we’re in for a bit of a blow.”

It will be interesting to see how the mainstream press handles the facts in the upcoming culture warfare over President Barack Obama’s scheduled commencement address at the University of Notre Dame.

There is a real story here, of course. Rest assured that Catholics are going to split on how to handle this, because American Catholics — including some bishops, based on the evidence — are divided on h … (Read More)

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Is Rush the new Pat Robertson?

Terry Mattingly February 18th, 2009

Raise your hand if you think that religious conservatives play a major role in the power structure of the Republican Party today.

Raise your hand if you think Rush Limbaugh is an important leader in the Republican Party.

OK, raise your hand if you think that the combination of these two facts means that Limbaugh is a leader in the Religious Right or some other stream of religious conservatism. That’s a harder question, isn’t it? To be blunt, I know some religious conservatives who swear by R … (Read More)

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Dancing with Democrats - Dr. Joel Hunter on SBE

Erik Guzman January 16th, 2009

Join conservative spokesman, Dr. Joel Hunter, on this edition of SBE as we discuss the controversy surrounding his association with President-elect Obama, Rick Warren's involvement in the inauguration, pro-life Democrats, Obama's Christian faith and more.

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Dr. Hunter is a registered Republican, he says he's not part of the religious left and he delivered the closing prayer at t … (Read More)

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An Evangelical Manifesto - Guinness & Smith on SBE

Erik Guzman July 11th, 2008

Join us on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. as we discuss An Evangelical Manifesto with one of its primary authors, Os Guinness, and one of its more vocal critics, Warren Smith.

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The culture wars have created a lot of confusion and consternation around the term "Evangelical." So, a group of Christian leaders have come together to clear things up with An Evangelical Manifesto. Os Guinness and the other authors of the manifesto hope to, "ma … (Read More)

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The Faith-Driven Vote

Erik Guzman March 28th, 2008

The president and strategic leader of The Barna Group, David Kinnaman is on SBE this week to talk about understanding the faith-driven vote.

What are the moral and social issues that concern Christian voters the most? How do those concerns compare with the U.S. population as a whole? And what about the volatile utopian cocktail that often results when mixing faith and politics? Use one of the options below to listen.

Since joining Barna in 1995, David has designed and analyzed nearly f … (Read More)

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A New Kind of Conservative

Erik Guzman February 29th, 2008

If you're a politically conservative Christian, but feel misrepresented by the Religious Right, don't miss this week's Steve Brown Etc. Conservative spokesman, author and pastor Dr. Joel Hunter joined us to talk about his new book, A New Kind of Conservative.

Dr. Hunter holds traditional biblical stands on abortion and homosexuality, but is at the same time seeking to expand the political discussion to include other biblical concerns, such as poverty, justice issues, the enviro … (Read More)

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