Today’s Reading List – October 6, 2006
The Foley Follies – coverage from Instapundit – Powerline – The Corner – RCP Blog. There is a lesson here – and that is good people in office do not give the opposing party opportunity to make this kind of mischief. I think this speaks to the fact that having people of genuine faith in office is good politics, even if that faith is different from your own. This also gives some insight into the kinds of pranks a Mormon candidate is likely to see.
An interesting, and very inside, look at the crossroads of relgion and politics. This makes my point that the two can become too deeply entwined, to religion's detriment far more than politics. I think when we start insisting on candidates of a specific religious persuasion, we may be crossing that line.
This may be a miracle – a Romney profile that DOES NOT mention his religion.
Wishful thinking? Well, yes and no. Sure, Evangelicals may not automatically identify with Republicans quite as much as they used to, but when it comes time to pull the lever? – get serious.
Speaking of which, yours truly on Evangelicals, morality, and politics.
Joe Carter on "X-Cons" – the newest generation of voting conservative.
X-Cons are extremely religious in a “mere Christianity” sort of way. Their political views are shaped by their theology but they are willing to cross theological lines when it comes to political alliances. They tend to be either Catholic-friendly evangelicals or evangelical-influenced Catholics.
Good news for a Romney? Sounds like it to me.
Lowell: Yep. I actually know many people who fit this category. Come to think of it, Mormons overwhelmingly tend to be X-Cons. Have been for 100 years. Heck, we might have invented the category without knowing it!
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