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Americans See U.S. as Force for Good in the World, But Say Sometimes the U.S. Causes More Harm than Good Despite a divided view of America’s impact on the world, the vast majority of Americans believe the United States has … 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.
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
Camp Ray of Hope is like no other. People grieving the death of a spouse, a child, or a friend, attend in order to learn how to accept that death and go on. It is filled with laughter, beauty, and pain. More
THE RELIGIOUS USE OF POLITICS by Robin W. Lovin Americans have never been quite sure what to think about politics, and religious Americans have been as confused about this as everybody else. Despite a heritage of religious reflection that is … 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
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly has asked theologians, ethicists, and others to comment on the current financial crisis: Wendell Berry The first thing that becomes apparent in times like this is how imaginary the economy is. Not imaginary in the sense … More