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voting for obama is a mortal sin?

Posted on November 15, 2008 | Filed Under church, politics, ucc

Statement from The Rev. Susie B. Smith On The Controversy Surrounding St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Greenville

national day of witness to ban torture

Posted on November 15, 2008 | Filed Under torture, ucc

Religious leaders urge President-elect Obama to ban torture

sharing the wealth?

Posted on November 12, 2008 | Filed Under politics

A good editorial in the latest issue of The Christian Century: American Pie

In the course of discussing tax policy with an unlicensed Ohio plumber, Barack Obama suggested that “spreading the wealth around” a bit more would be good for the country. Obama was trying to explain why he wants to impose a modest tax increase on people who make more than $250,000 a year while reducing taxes on those making less than that amount. John McCain and his supporters immediately seized on Obama’s remark as a sign that Obama favors a socialist form of income redistribution.

The notion that …