{"id":197,"date":"2008-09-04T10:54:35","date_gmt":"2008-09-04T14:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/?p=197"},"modified":"2013-05-10T15:27:46","modified_gmt":"2013-05-10T19:27:46","slug":"adam-hamilton-sarah-palin-changes-the-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/2008\/09\/04\/adam-hamilton-sarah-palin-changes-the-game\/197\/","title":{"rendered":"Adam Hamilton: Sarah Palin Changes the Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sarah Palin is a \u201cgame changer.\u201d The game she has changed is that played by the more conservative members of the Republican Party &#8212; and that is exciting. She is a woman taking the leading role in her family.  She is a woman who is the primary bread winner. She is a woman with a large family with small children who is also pursuing a high-powered career. And she is a woman with children who are not perfect when it comes to \u201cbiblical sexual values.\u201d And the Republican right loves her. And that is a win for everyone. Sarah Palin has conservatives sounding like feminists, speaking up for women\u2019s rights. She models what a strong woman can look like, standing on her own in what once was a \u201cman\u2019s world.\u201d As the father of two adult daughters, I am grateful to see a strong woman on the Republican ticket. Whether I agree with her politics or not, I believe she has already changed the game in a positive way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211;Adam Hamilton is senior pastor at the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas, and the author of SEEING GRAY IN A BLACK AND WHITE WORLD: THOUGHTS ON RELIGION, MORALITY, AND POLITICS (Abingdon Press, 2008).<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sarah Palin is a \u201cgame changer.\u201d The game she has changed is that played by the more conservative members of the Republican Party &#8212; and that is exciting. She is a woman taking the leading role in her family. 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