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Watch video excerpts of an October 9, 2012 panel discussion at the National Press Club hosted by Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly about the political implications of the rising number of “nones,” those who say they are not affiliated with any particular religion. More
NEW MINISERIES FROM RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY EXPLORES VIEWS OF 46 MILLION RELIGIOUSLY UNAFFILIATED AMERICANS Program releases new survey of this rapidly growing population WASHINGTON DC (October 9, 2012) — Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, the national PBS television program produced … More
Answer questions from the Pew Research Center—Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly survey on the rise of the religiously unaffiliated, and see how your answers compare to the national results. More
Faith outreach, faith communities, faith councils, faith coalitions, and faith issues were all on display in Charlotte as Democrats tried to mobilize voters “around the values that are exemplified by the president.” More
“I’m trying to run my campaign now in a way that’s true to who I am spiritually but also to some spirituality realities of the moment,” says US Senate candidate and former Virginia governor Tim Kaine. More
Watch more of managing editor Kim Lawton’s interviews with former US Ambassador to the Vatican and co-chair of Catholics for Romney Jim Nicholson, and Maureen Ferguson, senior policy advisor with the Catholic Association. More
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
View a gallery of portraits by photographer Barry Goldstein of some of the delegates and visitors at the Republican National Convention. More
Rev. Sammy Rodriguez, who delivered the benediction on Tuesday, August 28 at the Republican National Convention, thinks religious leaders should “speak with integrity to both political parties, addressing both platforms as it pertains to the concerns and the values that we hold near and dear.” 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