On the floor of the Republican National Convention, Nancy Pfotenhauer, senior policy advisor to the McCain campaign, talks to Religion and Ethics NewsWeekly managing editor Kim Lawton about the role people of faith will play in the campaign and how … More →

September 4, 2008

By the end of the Democratic Convention, John McCain knew that his campaign was in deep trouble. Hillary and Bill Clinton had rallied her followers to get behind Barack Obama; Obama closed the convention with a spectacular speech in a … More →

September 3, 2008

The selection of Sarah Palin as McCain’s VP is by any estimate a very interesting pick. Her pro-life background should help McCain with blue collar Catholic voters generally. I’m starting to feel that this election comes down to who wins … More →

September 3, 2008

Humorist Will Rogers was famous for joking, “I am a member of no organized political party. I am a Democrat.” The 2008 Democratic National Convention demonstrated just how far removed today’s Democratic Party is from that of Rogers’ day. Yes, … More →

September 2, 2008

Reporting from the floor of the Republican National Convention, Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly managing editor Kim Lawton says social conserative delegates there remain excited by McCain running mate Gov. Sarah Palin, pleased with her strong pro-life stance, and unphased by … More →

September 2, 2008

Read excerpts from Kim Lawton’s August 15, 2008 interview in Washington, DC, with former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee about the McCain campaign, Republican platform issues, and the convictions of the candidate: I think the Republicans are going to see … More →

August 22, 2008

Read excerpts from Kim Lawton’s August 17, 2008 interview with Pastor Rick Warren at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California: On the August 16 forum with Obama and McCain: Rick Warren I think it fulfilled the goal that I wanted … More →

August 22, 2008

FRED DE SAM LAZARO, guest anchor: The election season moves into high gear this week with the Democratic National Convention in Denver, followed by the Republican gathering in St. Paul. Religion continues to play an unusually prominent role in the … More →

August 22, 2008

Evangelical megachurch pastor Rick Warren questions the candidates about moral failures, faith, and abortion.

August 18, 2008

DEBORAH POTTER, guest anchor: Another evangelical leader may be ready to support McCain. Kim Lawton joins me now to talk about religion and politics, and what sounds like a major change of heart for James Dobson. What’s going on? KIM … More →

July 25, 2008