Tag: Barack Obama
Adam Hamilton, senior pastor at the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas and author of SEEING GRAY IN A BLACK AND WHITE WORLD: THOUGHTS ON RELIGION, MORALITY, AND POLITICS, suggests that people of faith have come through … More
During an event at the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis, Matthew Brooks, executive director of the Republican Jewish Coalition, predicted that unprecedented numbers of Jews will be voting Republican this election.
Georgetown University Professor of Government Clyde Wilcox says Catholics are highly divided swing voters whose decisions in this election could be crucial to the outcome.
Winning the Catholic vote could be the key to victory in the swing state of Pennsylvania where Jewish voters are also being courted. The contest in working-class areas of the state like Scranton is particularly intense. More
All four candidates describe themselves as Christians, but they talk about their faith — and apply it to their politics — in very different ways. More
Should religious beliefs, or anything else, be off limits — a candidate’s family, personal life, pastor? More
The cash for trash bailout currently making its way through Congress will hopefully prevent the U.S. economy from suffocating. We’re all cooked if the banks cannot find a way to lend money to good enterprises. The financial crisis and bailout … More
Although white evangelical Christians have voted overwhelmingly Republican for the last 20 years, younger evangelicals are less supportive of John McCain than evangelicals over 30, according to a new poll conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research Inc. for Religion & … More
Poll: White Evangelicals Under 30 Less Supportive of McCain Than Older Evangelicals A recent survey conducted for Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly finds that young white evangelical Christians are less supportive of John McCain for president than their older counterparts. Although … More
Some political pundits have suggested that Barack Obama’s campaign has made faith-based outreach a lower priority in the final weeks of the campaign. Obama representatives strongly deny this. Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly managing editor Kim Lawton was at an Obama … More
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