http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/faith-in-numbers/ 15 Public opinion and insights about religion, values, and public life en Copyright 2011 Sun, 13 Mar 2011 20:18:34 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.2-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Washington Post blogs have moved. If you are subscribing to the RSS feed for this blog, you may need to re-subscribe with the new feed URL. If you stop receiving updates from this feed, please visit http://www.washingtonpost.com/rss where you can see all of our feeds and re-subscribe to this feed or sign up for new ones. http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/faith-in-numbers/2011/03/the_rss_feed_for_this_blog_has_moved.html?wprss=onfaithfaith-in-numbers http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/faith-in-numbers/2011/03/the_rss_feed_for_this_blog_has_moved.html Sun, 13 Mar 2011 20:18:34 -0500 Over the last decade, Republican politicians and the Catholic bishops have been key players leading the charge to ban same-sex marriage. Two recent surprises in New York State should raise some eyebrows among these groups. http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/faith-in-numbers/2011/02/new_york_state_of_mind_bush_daughter_catholics_support_allowing_ny_same-sex_couples_to_marry.html?wprss=onfaithfaith-in-numbers http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/faith-in-numbers/2011/02/new_york_state_of_mind_bush_daughter_catholics_support_allowing_ny_same-sex_couples_to_marry.html Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:58:57 -0500 The idea of American exceptionalism, that God has singled out the country for a special role in human history, goes back to the earliest English settlements on what is now American soil. While still onboard their ship the Arbella in 1630, John Winthrop delivered his well-known sermon to the Massachusetts Bay colonists, describing colonial destiny with biblical metaphor: Now the only way to avoid this shipwreck, and to provide for our posterity, is to follow the counsel of Micah, to do justly, to love mercy, to walk humbly with our God.... For we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us. http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/faith-in-numbers/2010/12/american_exceptionalism_divine_hall_pass.html?wprss=onfaithfaith-in-numbers http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/faith-in-numbers/2010/12/american_exceptionalism_divine_hall_pass.html Sun, 12 Dec 2010 19:21:31 -0500 Co-authored by Robert P. Jones and Daniel Cox A long-awaited Pentagon report released Tuesday has concluded that allowing gay and lesbian Americans to serve openly in the military is unlikely to hinder the ability of U.S. troops to carry out their duties. As part of the report, the military sent surveys to over 400,000 personnel. Fully 7-in-10 of those responding said that openly serving gay and lesbian soldiers would have little or no effect on their units. This finding is particularly important, since the Clinton-era justification for the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law in 1993 was the assertion that gay and lesbian service members "would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability." On this point, current military personnel--69% of whom reported working with someone they thought was gay or lesbian--have dealt what would http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/faith-in-numbers/2010/11/cultures_last_stand_strong_majorities_support_open_military_service_for_gays.html?wprss=onfaithfaith-in-numbers http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/faith-in-numbers/2010/11/cultures_last_stand_strong_majorities_support_open_military_service_for_gays.html Tue, 30 Nov 2010 19:14:08 -0500 In the wake of the Tea Party candidates that rode the GOP wave into the House of Representatives last Tuesday, conservative Christian leaders were quick to declare their affections for the new movement. Ralph Reed, former Christian Coalition architect, claimed, "tea party and evangelicals are not at odds. These movements are inextricably intertwined." Both Glenn Beck and Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) have claimed that there is a spiritual component and spiritual revival component to the Tea Party movement. (A crowd on the Mall at Glenn Beck's 'Restoring Honor' rally) http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/faith-in-numbers/2010/11/the_shotgun_marriage_of_tea_party_and_evangelicals.html?wprss=onfaithfaith-in-numbers http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/faith-in-numbers/2010/11/the_shotgun_marriage_of_tea_party_and_evangelicals.html Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:12:14 -0500