American Religious Pluralism Has Deep Roots

American Religious Pluralism Has Deep Roots

“Pains were taken to connect Ministers of the most dissimilar religious principles together”. So wrote founding father Benjamin Rush in his account of the July 4th, 1788 Grand Procession in Philadelphia. The Constitution had just been ratified by nine of the 13...
Deep Canvassing

Deep Canvassing

It’s called deep canvassing, a community exercise that is different from standard canvassing. Standard canvassing involves knocking on doors for the purpose of persuading the household residents to support a cause or a candidate. Deep canvassing also involves knocking...
Correctives to Blasphemy

Correctives to Blasphemy

At a gathering in the White House just before Easter, President Trump was lauded, if not anointed, with the words, “you are the greatest champion of the faith that we have ever seen in a President.”  So spoke Paula White-Cain, the President’s chief spiritual advisor,...
The Limits of Deal Making

The Limits of Deal Making

“Let’s Make a Deal” is a day-time game show that has been running on TV off and on since 1963. “The Art of the Deal”, a book ghost written by Tony Schwartz for Donald Trump in 1987, immediately landed on the best seller list, where it remained for nearly a year, and...