Battling for the Soul of the Democratic Party

Religion Dispatches by Sarah Posner | Dec. 15, 2008 (Special Report)

Eyes aimed upward, the loudly faithful Democrats have achieved a lot in four short years. The party launched a Faith in Action initiative and hosted, for the first time, a faith caucus at its convention. Under the leadership of then-Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California, the House Democratic caucus organized a Democratic Faith Working Group, which meets regularly with religious constituencies to craft policy. Full Story »

Posted by Kaizar Campwala

More Info

Tags Help
Subjects: Politics, Religion
Topics: Democrats, Religion and Politics
Editorial Help
Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Dec 15, 2008 - 8:49 AM PST
Reviewed by: Kaizar Campwala (review), Dale Penn (review), Derek Hawkins (review)
Edit Lock: This story can be edited
Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Dec 15, 2008 - 8:49 AM PST

Reviews

Show All Comments
Show All | Notes | Comments | Quotes | Links
Dale Penn
3.7
 by Dale Penn - Dec. 15, 2008

This is quality journalism as it takes a fair minded look at the state of religion and politics in the US. The author provides a framework on political/religious attitudes within which it seems President-elect Obama's and other politicians can be comfortably viewed.

I fear the concept of leaders on the left claiming the "moral center" and seeking to heal divides with the radical right, without requiring them to give any ground on the issues of abortion and LGBT rights. In this scenario, it seems to me, the alliances that will result may leave these divisive, but important, issues on the back burner.

See Full Review » (12 answers)
Kaizar Campwala
3.7
 by Kaizar Campwala - Dec. 15, 2008
Kaizar posted this story.
See Full Review » (9 answers)
Derek Hawkins
3.2
 by Derek Hawkins - Dec. 15, 2008
See Full Review » (9 answers)

Comments on this story Help (BETA)

Sort by: Oldest | Newest Hide All Replies
NT Rating | My Rating

Ratings

3.5

Good
from 3 reviews (30% confidence)
Quality
3.6
Facts
3.3
Fairness
3.7
Information
3.7
Sourcing
4.0
Style
3.7
Context
3.7
Depth
4.0
Enterprise
3.0
Popularity
3.1
Recommendation
3.3
Credibility
3.0
# Reviews
1.5
# Views
5.0
# Likes
1.0
# Emails
1.0
More
How our ratings work »
(See these related stories.)

Links Help

No links yet. Please review this story to add some!