Articles about the Tea Party

Last class, we talked about the political involvement of Black/African-American Christian preachers in the political process and the effect that Barack Obama's pastor, Jeremiah Wright, had on politics in the United States.

Next class's readings are about a movement of a different political tendency, what is being called the Tea Party. They are opposed to Barack Obama's government and are organizing to defeat his party, the Democratic Party, in the upcoming elections in November.

Pay attention to what exactly their criticisms of the government are and who they are, and think about what your opinion of this movement might be.

In Washington, Thousands Stage Protests of Big Government

Tea Party Supporters Doing Fine, but Angry Nonetheless

See you next Tuesday!

Andrew

Essay Topics for Third Year

Hello, everyone!

I would like for everyone to paste their essay as a comment to this post on or before Monday night, so that we will be able to discuss the essays on Tuesday.

The essay assignments are

1. Do you think that religion plays a positive or a negative role on social and/or political life in Argentina? Does it promote positive family values or does it prevent the progressive evolution of society? Does it generate or resolve more conflict? Do you think that the country should continue being officially Catholic country, or switch to a non-religious model?

OR

2. We have learned about three different phenomena of American religious life - Christian political conservatism, Islam, and Black liberation theology. Research one of these topcis further and explain why it is important in the contemporary United States.

I would like the essay to be between three and five paragraphs, which should be around two pages.

Please post your full name and your class (3A or 3B) with your essay. This will be a práctico, so I hope that you all complete it well!

You can always email me at andrew.lyubarsky@gmail.com with any questions.

Good luck!

Andrew