Word: pulpiteering
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...night. The discussion, which focused on questions of morality and whether altruism can exist without faith, was cosponsored by Hillel and the Harvard Book Store to promote Wolpe’s new book, “Why Faith Matters.” Wolpe—named the number one pulpit rabbi in America by Newsweek earlier this year—and Pinker—an avowed atheist and best-selling author of books on the human mind and language—passed a microphone back and forth, engaging in an enthusiastic conversation without a moderator. “If you?...
...early October, Bishop Joseph Martino of Scranton released a letter to be read in every pulpit in the diocese that said, in part: "Abortion is the issue this year and every year in every campaign. [Catholics] are wrong when they assert that abortion is only one of a multitude of issues of equal importance. Abortion must take precedence over every other issue." But just last fall, the American bishops released Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility, a document that reminded Catholics that "all life issues are connected." Over the past few years, archbishops around the country have spoken...
...Arizona Preaching Politics Calling it "Pulpit Freedom Sunday," 33 pastors in 22 states risked their churches' tax-exempt status by delivering sermons on Sept. 28 about presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama. Organized by Arizona's Alliance Defense Fund, the campaign protests a 1954 federal law that forbids pastors from endorsing politicians during worship. A church-state separation group immediately filed complaints with...
...billion investment in the private sector. If this comes to pass, the historians will find many people to blame: Paulson and President Bush for failing to explain the plan better. The House leadership for failing to whip enough votes. Even the presidential candidates for failing to use their bully pulpit to force the issue...
...Frannie's debt securities remain in the U.S. The PIMCO Total Return Fund, the biggest bond mutual fund, had its best day ever the Monday after the announcement, rising 1.32%. Fund manager Bill Gross had put two-thirds of its assets in mortgage-backed securities while using the bully pulpit of his widely read monthly commentaries to call for bolder action to help housing...