Zitat des Tages von Mike McCurry:
For me, and maybe for many religious kids of the '60s, the church lost relevance the more it became a surrogate in the movement for social and political change.
In Barack Obama, Democrats have put forth a man of strong religious faith who is comfortable connecting his spiritual life to his public role as a policymaker.
There are so many similarities between a startup venture and a political campaign - the rhythm, the tempo, the hours, the intensity.
There's a wider agenda that speaks to what the Democratic Party has historically stood for, which are economic rights for those who are struggling in the middle class, concern for the poor, for economic justice for those who are marginalized in our society.
When I worked at the White House in the mid-1990s, I would not have dreamed of sharing my beliefs on faith with my colleagues.
The White House is a huge organization, first and foremost.
For the progressive left, social activism grounded in faith and theology crested in the 1960s.
