Kathleen Kennedy Townsend talks faith and politics on The Colbert Report
Last night, Faith in Public Life advisory board member Kathleen Kennedy Townsend appeared as a guest on The Colbert Report to discuss her new book, Failing America's Faithful: How Today's Churches Are Mixing God with Politics and Losing Their Way. Kathleen explained how the Right has tried to "shrink God" by reducing religious focus to a narrow platform of same-sex marriage, abortion and stem cell research and how we must instead pursue the common good. Her rapid run-down of the names of all 10 of her brothers and sister ain't bad either -- nearly matching the speed at which Colbert does the same for his own 10 Catholic siblings.
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The religious right has God tightly wrapped in a nice, neat package. Conveniently, God thinks exactly as they do. I'm thankful that Kathleen is drawing awareness to this fact. The real message of the Gospel IS love of God and love of neighbor. Love and compassion should be the driving force of any Christian. Unfortunately, the religious right, Catholic and Evangelical, are driven by fear more than anything else.
Posted by: Erica | August 1, 2007 06:44 PM
Ms. Townsend condoned Peter Krauser, Chairman Maryland Democratic Party, when he conspired to put me in jail on a completely false and trumped up charge with the intent to intimidate me. It is no wonder she endorses Billary.
A registered Democrat for almost 60 years.
Posted by: David Hogben | January 29, 2008 10:15 AM