The storm over the Cameron Todd Willingham case has focused public attention on the death penalty and stirred debate in the Texas governor's race. Willingham was executed in 2004 for setting a fire that killed his three children. He maintained...
In her new book, former White House speechwriter Peggy Noonan notes the toxic trend in our recent public discourse: "What we need most right now, at this moment, is a kind of patriotic grace ... a grace that takes the...
The Pentagon's top secret wartime memos that mixed Scripture and battle photos sparked a lively debate -- rich, heated and very diverse -- among our Texas Faith panel this week. At issue: the cover sheets that included a photo of...
Some interesting entries on the Texas Faith blog this week, which asks whether all the broadening of the evangelical agenda is a political sideshow. Or is it real? Are young evangelicals truly changing the contours of our politics - and...
Our Texas Faith panel has some remarkable things to say about CNBC correspondent Rick Santelli's rant, in which he fulminated against the White House bailout plan to help "losers" - those facing foreclosure or bankruptcy. "This is America," he said,...
Starting tomorrow, a new online discussion about religion, politics and culture will begin at www.dallasnews.com/texasfaith. Add it to your favorites. DMN columnist Bill McKenzie explains: The conversation will involve some of the state's religious leaders and readers who want to...
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