Both sons of New York, Alfred E. Smith and Franklin Roosevelt were close political allies. Until the national Democratic convention of 1932.
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Posted inArts & Culture, Books
James K. A. Smith’s Theological Journey
James K. A. Smith has spent much of his energy thinking about alternative communities and the politics of Jesus—about what role Christians should play in the American political project.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Indiana attorney general asks high court to reverse block on abortion law
Indiana’s attorney general Oct. 15 petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review and reverse a ruling by a lower court declaring unconstitutional an Indiana law that makes it illegal for women in the state to have an abortion solely based on the race, gender or disability of a fetus.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
New report details how Lutherans and Catholics reunited immigrant families
While recommitting to help, L.I.R.S. and the U.S. bishops called on the Trump administration to “commit to immigration policies that are humane and uphold each individual’s human dignity.”
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Surveying the damage after Hurricane Michael
Human-driven climate change is intensifying tropical cyclones across the globe, climatologists say, but the role it played in the tragedy at Mexico Beach is both subtle and surprising.
Posted inOpinion, Politics & Society
How can we get beyond the battle of the sexes?
Let’s begin to enlist both left and right in service of the vulnerable—using the ideological language they already accept.
Posted inFaith, News
Baltimore Archdiocese, Catholic Charities help launch Parish ID
Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh, Archbishop William E. Lori and Catholic pastors who minister to those from foreign countries announce the establishment of a Parish ID program.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Back to the future with Nancy Pelosi and Paul Krugman
Speaking in a deep blue stronghold, the Democratic leader of the House calls for “civility” and cautiously hopes that she will again wield the speaker’s gavel in January.
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Data mining gets religion as campaigns target voters of faith
Knowing voters’ religious identities can help campaigns decide how to craft ad language in ways that simply knowing their views on abortion, which often divide down both religious and political lines, wouldn’t dictate.
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Pastor and activist William J. Barber II wins MacArthur ‘genius’ grant
Earlier this year Barber resurrected the Poor People’s Campaign, first organized by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.