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The 2008 presidential contest between Barack Obama and John McCain will likely be remembered for engaging religion at two levels: one thematic, the other cultural and demographic. Each points to how political religion paradoxically threads through and yet divides the … More
When was the last time Pennsylvania Avenue and Times Square and countless other locations across the country were packed with crowds at 1:00 in the morning following a presidential election? The same nation that elected George Bush by the hanging … More
I spent most of this morning working for the Obama campaign here in my hometown of Charlottesville. I’ve been away from home since Thursday at a conference. First thing in the morning my family got up, got dressed, and we … More
RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY managing editor Kim Lawton votes in Northern Virginia.
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
RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY managing editor Kim Lawton discusses how supporters of both presidential candidates are trying to rally religious voters in the final hours of the campaign.
On October 30, 2008 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School and Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly co-hosted a panel discussion on “God and Country: A New Role for Faith in Presidential Politics?” Religion & … More
Among the topics covered at the October 30, 2008 National Press Club panel discussion on “God and Country: A New Role for Faith in Presidential Politics?” were religion as a private or public issue, the role of media, and coverage … More
BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: We have a report today from one of the neediest countries on earth — Haiti in the Caribbean. Church and other relief groups and heroic aid workers are helping, but Haiti’s plight remains daunting at best. First … More
We look back at the many ways religion played a role during this campaign season.
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