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Bob McDonnell's New Ad Defending Christian Broadcasting Network University Thesis

September 14, 2009 RSS Feed Print

Dan Gilgoff, God & Country

Virginia gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell is up with a new TV ad responding to attacks over his Christian Broadcasting Network University thesis. The Republican's spot blends traditional values and feminist messages: "I believe in strong families and raising three daughters to be independent, professional women."

An unusual thematic combination? I'd argue not—I see it all the time in religious circles, including conservative Christian ones.

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Dan Gilgoff covers religion for U.S. News & World Report. He is the author of The Jesus Machine: How James Dobson, Focus on the Family, and Evangelical America are Winning the Culture War, and is a former politics editor at beliefnet. E-mail Dan at godandcountry@usnews.com.

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