Partners

Browse by tags

All tags » Blip » Barack Obama » Religion (RSS)

Monday, July 21

Fli_-Flo_.

Evangelical leader James Dobson once vowed never to vote for John McCain, a candidate many social conservatives see as too liberal. Now, with no other option, Dobson said he would consider backing the Arizona Senator: “I never thought I would hear myself saying this… While I am not endorsing Senator...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 07-21-2008
Friday, July 11

Have Faith...

Gay activists were rightly that Barack Obama’s pledge to expand faith-based funding would benefit homophobic initiatives. The campaign tells Pam Spaulding, however, that Senator Obama would not tolerate such activity: “A source with Senator Obama’s campaign has now confirmed to Pam’s...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 07-11-2008
Thursday, July 03

Holy War!

“Barack Obama got good reviews from some conservative commentators after his Tuesday speech outlining his plan for building upon the faith-based initiative established by President Bush. But John McCain is getting better news from the right — signs of a real push by conservative Christian...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 07-03-2008
Tuesday, July 01

Expansion...

As part of his big Biblical push, Barack Obama announced that he plans on expanding President Bush’s faith-based programs, which Obama says can help alleviate woes for poor and struggling Americans. But there could be trouble: “…Obama’s support for letting religious charities...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 07-01-2008
Tuesday, June 24

Fruitcake...

Evangelical leader and perpetual curmudgeon James Dobson accuses Barack Obama of “distorting” the Bible and spouting “a fruitcake interpretation of the Constitution.” [AP]

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 06-24-2008
Monday, June 16

No Big Deal...

“As John McCain and Barack Obama battle in Ohio during the next five months, voters are not likely to hear much from them about [gay marriage], though it’s been thrust back into the headlines by a recent California Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriages in the Golden State. The...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 06-16-2008
Friday, June 06

Upset?

Evangelical PR guru Mark DeMoss on Barack Obama’s odds among the traditionally Republican set: “If one third of white evangelicals voted for Bill Clinton the second time, at the height of Monica Lewinsky mess–that’s a statistic I didn’t believe at first but I double and...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 06-06-2008
Friday, May 02

Resignation Request.

Gay activist John Norris wants Barack Obama to publicly drop his anti-gay preacher pal and superdelegate James Meeks: “Whether or not you choose to offer a public accounting of the reasoning behind the decision to ask Meeks to join you as both a key spiritual adviser and close political ally, the...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 05-02-2008

Page 1 of 1 (8 items)

Drill down

Items above also use the following tags. Click to filter further.