Put Obama in the Oval Office, and he’ll repair our standing with the world…or so went the campaign thought.\u00a0 A poll of Arab public opinion<\/a>, supposedly an area where Bush had destroyed our credibility, shows that little had changed.\u00a0 In fact, some indicators are even worse than under the eeevil Bush.<\/p>\n A very interesting article suggesting that Evangelical Churches are the new “Mainline”<\/a> Christian churches, and that the traditionally “mainline” denominations, as they have become more liberal, shrink and thus have less influence on society (spiritually speaking).\u00a0 A very good interview of Rodney Stark, who’s been following this a long time.<\/p>\n I’ve been asked, regarding the Tea Partier’s wish to reduce government spending, why now?\u00a0 Why not during Bush or Clinton or even Reagan.\u00a0 I keep saying that the spending going on now is unprecedented, and Bruce McQuain explains<\/a> some of the reasons and ramifications of this spend-fest.<\/p>\n How’s that stimulus stimulating the economy?\u00a0 Not so well, actually.<\/a><\/p>\n The “classy” Left, taking its usual name-calling tact<\/a> against the Tea Party.\u00a0 And lest you dismiss this as some loner in a basement, it’s got huge funding partners<\/a>.<\/p>\n And finally, a study in religious tolerance from Chuck Asay.\u00a0 (Click for a larger image.)<\/p>\n
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