Tag: Republican National Convention
Faith-based delegates to the 2012 Republican National Convention talk about how their religious beliefs motivate their politics, what issues they believe are most important this election, and the role they think faith-based voters should play. More
KIM LAWTON, correspondent. In accepting the Republican nomination for president Thursday, Governor Mitt Romney talked more personally about his religion than he has so far on the campaign trail. Describing his background, Romney specifically mentioned his membership in the … More
At previous Republican conventions, there were events planned by interfaith groups that brought together a variety of faith-based people from different points of view to discuss and debate some of the issues of the day. That has not been happening at this year’s convention, according to managing editor Kim Lawton. More
Managing editor Kim Lawton reports that the weather is continuing to cause problems. On Sunday, the Tea Party ended up meeting in the sanctuary of a Tampa megachurch, and Ralph Reed’s Faith and Freedom Coalition rallied as well. 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.
Kansas Senator Sam Brownback is heading the national Catholics for McCain committee. During a Catholic luncheon at the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis, Brownback urged Catholics to get out the vote for the McCain-Palin ticket.
The conventions are over. Truckloads of trash have found their way to landfills, despite best efforts to “go green.” Massive sets of Democratic Doric columns and the 51 foot by 30 foot high-definition screen of the Republicans, composed of 561 … More
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
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