Consistent Life Ethic

Jim Wallis 6-25-2008

James Dobson, of Focus on the Family Action, and his senior vice president of government and public policy, Tom Minnery, used their "Focus on the Family" radio show to criticize Barack Obama's understanding of Christian faith. In the show, they describe Obama as "deliberately distorting the Bible," "dragging biblical understanding through the gutter," "willfully trying to confuse people," and having a "fruitcake interpretation of the Constitution."

The clear purpose of the show was to [...]

Jim Wallis 6-25-2008

James Dobson, of Focus on the Family Action, and his senior vice president of government and public policy, Tom Minnery, used their "Focus on the Family" radio show to criticize Barack Obama's understanding of Christian faith. In the show, they describe Obama as "deliberately distorting the Bible," "dragging biblical understanding through the gutter," "willfully trying to confuse people," and having a "fruitcake interpretation of the Constitution."

The clear purpose of the show was to [...]

Jim Wallis 6-20-2008

Beliefnet invited Jim Wallis to participate in a "blogalogue" with David Klinghoffer, author of How Would God Vote? Why the Bible Commands You to Be a Conservative. Here's Jim's response to David's latest post, "What Are God's Real Politics?"

You asked for specific issues from a [...]

Gareth Higgins 1-31-2008

Last night I finally saw Juno, Roger Ebert's favorite film of 2007 and recipient of four Oscar nominations, which has as its center the story of an unplanned pregnancy and the people affected by it. The protagonist, Juno MacGuff, played by Ellen Page in one of those so-good-she's-either-brilliant-or-really-like-that-in-real-life performances, is a misfit attracted to her male mirror image. Wiser beyond [...]

Paul Magno 9-01-2007
The Bush administration's "license to torture."
Eileen Norringtion 8-01-2007

I read with interest Jesse Holcomb's commentary "Tortured Logic" (June 2007) on the television series 24. During its first season, my husband and I were avid watchers, sitting on the edge of

Jesse Holcomb 6-01-2007
Do shows like 24 help make torture acceptable?
Tobias Winright 4-01-2007
What does the cross tell us about the ethics of capital punishment?
Howard Zehr 4-01-2007
Capital punishment is about vengeance, not justice.
Rose Marie Berger 9-01-2006

Stately Action. After much work by its Catholic majority, the Philippines officially banned the death penalty in June, winning the thanks of Pope Benedict XVI.

Rose Marie Berger 8-01-2006
Covenants always have social and political implications.
Robert Roth 6-01-2006
At its best the church is an "innocence project" for ourselves and others.
Don Johnson 6-01-2006

[Regarding “Abortion: A Way Forward,” by Amy Sullivan, April 2006], I wish there was a “middle ground” to be found on all issues.

Glenn Kumekawa 6-01-2006

A Japanese-American internment camp survivor reflects on Guantanamo and the state of the U.S. Constitution.

'How many of you are both pro-life and against the death penalty?'

Amy Sullivan 4-01-2006

The politics of abortion has been dominated by extreme views on either side, but now voters are looking for solutions, not slogans.

Rose Marie Berger 2-01-2006

A dozen years after Ruben Cantu was executed by the state of Texas for capital murder, the only witness to Cantu’s alleged crime came forward in November to recant his testimony, saying Ca

Heidi Schlumpf 6-01-2004

When you're Christian, progressive, and "pro-life," voting your conscience is often easier said than done.

Jim Wallis 6-01-2004

There are millions of votes at stake in this liberal miscalculation.

A political realignment in this country isn't possible until we heal the cultural breach that afflicts us.