I thought this was an interesting dual-book review from the Times about religious faith and the Democratic party:
Left Wing and a Prayer, R. Scott Appleby
Here's a sample:
"In short, the Democratic Party’s long string of counterproductive responses to the enduring influence of the religious right has had the cumulative effect of driving away any type of base with the word “faith” attached to it, and opening the door to the Republicans’ shrewd, if cynical, courting of religiously conservative white Christians. It’s been a self-defeating failure, since there are millions of moderate and progressive Christians ready to embrace a reasonable alternative...
"Are Sullivan and Dionne to be believed, or is this the triumph of wishful thinking over political reality?"
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