{"id":12609,"date":"2012-08-27T12:00:35","date_gmt":"2012-08-27T16:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/?p=12609"},"modified":"2013-05-10T15:27:14","modified_gmt":"2013-05-10T19:27:14","slug":"2012-republican-national-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/2012\/08\/27\/2012-republican-national-convention\/12609\/","title":{"rendered":"2012 Republican National Convention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a name=\"backToTop\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"latestConventionUpdate\" style=\"width: 636px;padding-right:23px\">\n<div id=\"twitterBox\" style=\"float: right;margin-right: -323px;margin-top: -64px\">\n<div id=\"latestPhotos\" style=\"background-color:white;border:1px #cccccc solid;padding:6px\">\n<h2>Latest Photos from RNC<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<a href=\"\/wnet\/religionandethics\/files\/2012\/08\/28.jpg\" title=\"\" class=\"thickbox\" rel=\"gallery-rnc2012\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/files\/2012\/08\/28-th.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"\/wnet\/religionandethics\/files\/2012\/08\/27.jpg\" title=\"\" class=\"thickbox\" rel=\"gallery-rnc2012\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/files\/2012\/08\/27-th.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"\/wnet\/religionandethics\/files\/2012\/08\/26.jpg\" title=\"\" class=\"thickbox\" rel=\"gallery-rnc2012\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/files\/2012\/08\/26-th.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<a href=\"\/wnet\/religionandethics\/files\/2012\/08\/25.jpg\" title=\"\" class=\"thickbox\" rel=\"gallery-rnc2012\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/files\/2012\/08\/25-th.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"\/wnet\/religionandethics\/files\/2012\/08\/24.jpg\" title=\"\" class=\"thickbox\" rel=\"gallery-rnc2012\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/files\/2012\/08\/24-th.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<a href=\"\/wnet\/religionandethics\/files\/2012\/08\/23.jpg\" title=\"\" class=\"thickbox\" rel=\"gallery-rnc2012\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/files\/2012\/08\/23-th.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>function showMoreStories(){    document.getElementById(\"hiddenStories\").style.display = \"block\";  document.getElementById(\"moreStories\").style.display = \"none\"; return false; } <\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"jumpToLinks\" style=\"width:290px;background-color:white;border:1px #cccccc solid;padding:5px;margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:-26px\">\n<h3>Jump to a story<\/h3>\n<div style=\"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11px;margin-left:8px\">\n<a href=\"#item12\">August 30, 2012 &#8211; Catholic Republicans on Religious Liberty and the Budget<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#item11\">August 30, 2012 &#8211; Delegates on Faith and Politics<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#item10\">August 29, 2012 &#8211; Faces of Delegates and Visitors at the Republican National Convention<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#item9\">August 29, 2012 &#8211; Photo Gallery (Monday August 27)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#item8\">August 29, 2012 &#8211; Rev. 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Bob Palisin, retired pastor, Presbyterian Church USA, and alternate delegate from North Carolina; Richard Hayes, Roman Catholic delegate from Texas and Margaret Stoldorf, evangelical delegate and county chair of the Republican Party of Iowa.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:right;width:636px;padding:0px;margin:0px\"><a href=\"#backToTop\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\">Back to Top &uarr;<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><a name=\"item10\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"#item10\">August 29, 2012 &#8211; Faces of Delegates and Visitors at the Republican National Convention<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Portraits of some of the delegates and convention attendees by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bgoldstein.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Barry Goldstein<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"gallery3\" style=\"width: 500px;margin-left:90px\">\n<div id=\"thumbnails_gallery3\" style=\"float:right;width:200px\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"bigphoto_gallery3\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/files\/2012\/08\/30.jpg\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">    var gallery3_newdiv = document.createElement(\"div\"); 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Sammy Rodriguez Interview<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><iframe src=\"\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwnet%2Freligionandethics%2Fblogs%2Frnc-2012-rev-sammy-rodriguez-interview%2F12721%2F&amp;send=false&amp;layout=button_count&amp;width=450&amp;show_faces=false&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;font&amp;height=21&amp;appId=167318929964307\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden;width:450px;height:21px\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nRev. Sammy Rodriguez, president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Coalition, delivered the benediction on Tuesday, August 28 at the Republican National Convention. In our interview, he talks about the responsibility of religious leaders to avoid becoming too political.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\nRelated Material:<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/episodes\/october-6-2006\/hispanic-voters\/3369\/\">Hispanic Voters 2006<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/episodes\/october-6-2006\/sammy-rodriguez-extended-interview\/12690\/\">Sammy Rodriguez Extended Interview<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"text-align:right;width:636px;padding:0px;margin:0px\"><a href=\"#backToTop\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\">Back to Top &uarr;<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/blogs\/rnc-2012-rev-sammy-rodriguez-interview\/12721\/#comments\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\">Comments<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><a name=\"item7\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"#\">August 28, 2012 &#8211; Photo Gallery (Sunday August 26)<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>View a gallery of photos taken on Sunday August 26 at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida. <em>Photos by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bgoldstein.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Barry Goldstein<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"gallery1\">\n<div id=\"thumbnails_gallery1\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"bigphoto_gallery1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/files\/2012\/08\/1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">  var gallery1_newdiv = document.createElement(\"div\");  for (i = 1; i != 17; i++){\t \tvar currentPhoto_gallery1 = 1; \tvar nextPhoto_gallery1 = document.createElement(\"img\");\t \tnextPhoto_gallery1.src = \"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/files\/2012\/08\/\" + i + \"-th.jpg\";\t \tnextPhoto_gallery1.style.display = \"inline\";  \tnextPhoto_gallery1.style.height = \"74px\"; \tnextPhoto_gallery1.style.width = \"74px\";  \tnextPhoto_gallery1.style.opacity = \".5\";  \tnextPhoto_gallery1.style.padding = \"2px\"; \tvar nextLink_gallery1 = document.createElement(\"a\");  \tnextLink_gallery1.href = \"\"; \t(function(i){  \t\tnextLink_gallery1.onclick = function(){  \t\t\tvar theBigPhoto_gallery1 = document.getElementById(\"bigphoto_gallery1\").getElementsByTagName(\"img\");  \t\t\tvar thumbnails_gallery1 = document.getElementById(\"thumbnails_gallery1\").getElementsByTagName(\"img\"); \t\t\tvar previousThumbnail_gallery1 = thumbnails_gallery1[currentPhoto_gallery1 - 1]; \t\t\t \t\t\ttheBigPhoto_gallery1[0].src = \"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/files\/2012\/08\/\" + i + \".jpg\"; \t\t\t \t\t\tpreviousThumbnail_gallery1.style.opacity = \".5\"; \t\t\tthumbnails_gallery1[i-1].style.opacity = \"1\"; \t\t\t \t\t\tcurrentPhoto_gallery1 = i; \t\t\treturn false;\t \t\t\t}\t  \t\t}\t \t)(i);\t \tnextLink_gallery1.appendChild(nextPhoto_gallery1);  \tgallery1_newdiv.appendChild(nextLink_gallery1);  }  document.getElementById(\"thumbnails_gallery1\").appendChild(gallery1_newdiv);  var firstThumbnail_gallery1 = document.getElementById(\"thumbnails_gallery1\").getElementsByTagName(\"img\"); \tfirstThumbnail_gallery1[0].style.opacity = \"1\"; <\/script><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:right;width:636px;padding:0px;margin:0px\"><a href=\"#backToTop\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\">Back to Top &uarr;<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><a name=\"item6\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/blogs\/rnc-2012-where-are-interfaith-voices\/12682\/\">August 28, 2012 &#8211; Where are the Interfaith Voices?<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><iframe src=\"\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwnet%2Freligionandethics%2Fblogs%2Frnc-2012-where-are-interfaith-voices%2F12682%2F&amp;send=false&amp;layout=button_count&amp;width=450&amp;show_faces=false&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;font&amp;height=21&amp;appId=167318929964307\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden;width:450px;height:21px\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nAt 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 here, according to managing editor Kim Lawton. Watch her update from the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:right;width:636px;padding:0px;margin:0px\"><a href=\"#backToTop\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\">Back to Top &uarr;<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/blogs\/rnc-2012-where-are-interfaith-voices\/12682\/#comments\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\">Comments<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><a name=\"item5\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tabletmag.com\/jewish-news-and-politics\/110309\/gop-conventions-rabbi-in-chief\" target=\"_blank\">August 28, 2012 &#8211; Tablet: &#8220;GOP Convention&#8217;s Rabbi-in-Chief&#8221;<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Today\u2019s <em>Tablet<\/em>, a daily online magazine of Jewish news, ideas, and culture, has a great story by writer Yair Rosenberg on \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tabletmag.com\/jewish-news-and-politics\/110309\/gop-conventions-rabbi-in-chief\" target=\"_blank\">GOP\u2019s Rabbi in Chief<\/a>,\u201d Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik, scion of a famous Orthodox dynasty, and why he will deliver the Republicans\u2019 invocation this afternoon: \u201cDespite his staunch conservative views, Soloveichik does not present himself as a fiery ideologue. Instead, he is known for making his arguments affably, with a disarming sense of humor and wry self-awareness at the controversial nature of many of his stances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tabletmag.com\/jewish-news-and-politics\/110309\/gop-conventions-rabbi-in-chief\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/files\/2012\/08\/tablet-magazine-soloveichik.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"626\" height=\"295\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12680\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:right;width:636px;padding:0px;margin:0px\"><a href=\"#backToTop\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\">Back to Top &uarr;<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><a name=\"item4\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/blogs\/rnc-2012-ralph-reed-interview\/12647\/\">August 27, 2012 &#8211; Ralph Reed Interview<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><iframe src=\"\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwnet%2Freligionandethics%2Fblogs%2Frnc-2012-ralph-reed-interview%2F12647%2F&amp;send=false&amp;layout=button_count&amp;width=450&amp;show_faces=false&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;font&amp;height=21&amp;appId=167318929964307\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden;width:450px;height:21px\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nToday (August 27th) managing editor Kim Lawton talked with Ralph Reed, founder and chairman of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, in Tampa. Watch excerpts from their conversation about Paul Ryan&#8217;s Catholicism, how to reach evangelical voters, and why Reed thinks Obama &#8220;doesn&#8217;t have a good story to tell.&#8221; <\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:right;width:636px;padding:0px;margin:0px\"><a href=\"#backToTop\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\">Back to Top &uarr;<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/blogs\/rnc-2012-ralph-reed-interview\/12647\/#comments\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\">Comments<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><a name=\"item3\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/blogs\/2012-republican-national-convention\/12609\/#item3\">August 27, 2012 &#8211; Rabbi Soloveichik to Deliver Invocation<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Yeshiva University has <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.yu.edu\/news\/tag\/meir-soloveichik\/\" target=\"_blank\">officially announced<\/a> that Rabbi Meir Soloveichik will deliver the invocation at the opening session of the Republican National Convention this week.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/files\/2012\/08\/Meir-Soloveichik-wide-700x375.jpg\" alt=\"Meir-Soloveichik-wide\" width=\"632\" height=\"320\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12645\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:right;width:636px;padding:0px;margin:0px\"><a href=\"#backToTop\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\">Back to Top &uarr;<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><a name=\"item2\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/blogs\/rnc-2012-weather-update\/12633\/\">August 27, 2012 &#8211; Weather Update<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><iframe src=\"\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwnet%2Freligionandethics%2Fblogs%2Frnc-2012-weather-update%2F12633%2F&amp;send=false&amp;layout=button_count&amp;width=450&amp;show_faces=false&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;font&amp;height=21&amp;appId=167318929964307\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden;width:450px;height:21px\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nManaging 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&#8217;s Faith and Freedom Coalition rallied as well.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:right;width:636px;padding:0px;margin:0px\"><a href=\"#backToTop\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\">Back to Top &uarr;<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/blogs\/rnc-2012-weather-update\/12633\/#comments\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\">Comments<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><a name=\"item1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=376502139081818&amp;set=a.119629441435757.15360.111363732262328&amp;type=1\" target=\"_blank\">August 26, 2012 &#8211; Checking in at the RNC<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=376502139081818&amp;set=a.119629441435757.15360.111363732262328&amp;type=1\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/files\/1999\/08\/kim-rnc-credentials.jpg\" alt=\"kim-rnc-credentials\" width=\"632\" height=\"472\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12616\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:right;width:636px;padding:0px;margin:0px\"><a href=\"#backToTop\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\">Back to Top &uarr;<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow our coverage of religion and politics at the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida and see videos, photos, and other updates from managing editor Kim Lawton. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/2012\/08\/27\/2012-republican-national-convention\/12609\/\" class=\"more\">More <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":72,"featured_media":17880,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","topics-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>2012 Republican National Convention | August 27, 2012 | Religion &amp; 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