Connor Grubbs’s Reviews > The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream > Status Update

“When the world's sole superpower willingly restrains its power and abides by internationally agreed-upon standards of conduct, it sends a message that these are rules worth following, and robs terrorists and dictators of the argument that these rules are simply tools of American imperialism.”

The chapter on Faith was very impactful. Obama writes of how the religious right hijacked the faith and how progressive politicians’ aversion to religious ideals and language has been to the Democratic Party’s detriment. How do we engage our faith in political life in a pluralistic society, and how do we demonstrate that we do so not just to be pluralistic, but because it aligns with our faith?

“…no matter how much Christians who oppose homosexuality may claim that they hate the sin but love the sinner, such a judgment inflicts pain on good people-people who are made in the image of God, and who are often truer to Christ's message than those who condemn them.”

“…a single ill-considered remark can generate more bad publicity than years of ill considered policies”