Michael Wear

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  Jan 30, 2018

  What Barack Obama's Christianity Can Teach White Evangelicals

  I believe evangelicals will view Barack Obama's disappointment toward them in a different light.

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  Oct 3, 2014

  The American Family Is Making a Comeback

  It is true that marriage is on the decline, birthrates are down, and divorce rates are high. Some are even suggesting we need to move "beyond marriage." But people's aspirations, rather than just their status, suggest family is still important in American life.

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  Mar 27, 2014

  He Is the Pope Obama Has Been Waiting For

  For the past year, no two living people have had their every utterance parsed for meaning as thoroughly and consistently as President Obama and Pope Francis. This search for meaning will continue Thursday, when Obama makes his second visit as president to the Vatican.

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  Feb 18, 2014

  The Changing Face of Christian Politics

  In the closing days of 2013, Representative Steve King summed up the year in religion and politics well. After a year in which Christian leaders and organizations mobilized to pressure Congress on immigration reform, King was ready to take off his gloves: "We might lose [the immigration] debate in this country because of the sympathy factor, and it's also added to by a lot of Christian groups who misread the scripture, and I'm happy to take on that debate with any one of those folks."

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  Feb 14, 2014

  Pope of the Evangelicals

  In a post-secular world, and a post-Christian America, it seemed we might be past the time of towering faith figures and transnational, transcendent religious leaders. Enter Pope Francis-the pontiff formerly known as Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio-who is a religious rock star in a way many thought was impossible. Pope Francis has found a broad, welcoming audience in the United States, and American Catholics have found a new hope for their Church.

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  Jul 25, 2013

  White Evangelicals Support of Voting Rights Act is Justified After Zimmerman Verdict

  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. famously wrote in his book Stride Toward Freedom that "it is appalling that the most segregated hour in Christian America is eleven o'clock on Sunday morning."

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  Jul 1, 2013

  Reasons Why Christians Adopt Rooted in Biblical Principles

  As Christian concern for the orphan and the importance of family for all children has gained momentum, criticism of Christian practices and, more recently, their motives in serving orphans has increased.

• Jun 17, 2013

  How the GOP Can Win Back The Values Debate and How Dems Could Lose It

  The secret to what ails both parties, and our politics, is a return to the 2000s, the days of compassionate conservatism and culture-war compromises.