Word: palinã
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Dates: during 2008-2008
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...Palin??s active brand of Christian faith displays internal contradictions as well, the hypocrisies that always dwell with zeal. Asked whether she thinks evolution or creationism should be taught to Alaskan schoolchildren, Palin fell back upon the language of free speech: “Teach both. You know, don’t be afraid of information…Healthy debate is so important, and it’s so valuable in our schools.” Yet, as mayor of Wasilla, Palin hoped to ban certain books from the town library. For Palin, the belief that the Judeo...
...almost messianic, unitive ambitions that may hang around Sen. Obama like a halo seem to pale in comparison to those expressed by his opponent’s running mate, who hopes to shift the collective consciousness altogether and to extremes. The most worrying aspect of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin??s résumé is not her vacillation on earmarks, and certainly not her 17-year-old daughter’s pregnancy. Rather, it’s the totalizing philosophy the governor seems to have picked...
...many attitudes that form up Palin??s religious perspective have been quick to come to light: the governor supports an outright ban on abortions, challenges the view that man is not responsible for climate change, and believes that her plan to put a natural-gas pipeline in Alaska has the support of the big public-works director...
...past week we’ve learned that despite officially renouncing her status as a Pentecostal Christian, Palin retains that tradition’s fervor for proselytizing. In the Chicago Tribune, Palin??s own pastor envisaged the political bearing her faith might have on the United States, saying, “I believe Sarah would not live in a fragmented world,” and adding that her worldview, “that really only the Bible and the relationship with Jesus opens up,” could not simply be ‘marginalized?...
...little less than two weeks ago, Republican presidential nominee John McCain shocked the nation by naming Sarah Palin his choice for vice president.Since her selection, the Alaskan governor has dominated news cycles, conversations, and internet searches—Google Trends reveals that “Sarah Palin?? has become a far more popular search term than “Barack Obama,” “John McCain,” “Joe Biden,” or even that true American hero, “Michael Phelps.” Sarah Palin...