Guest Voices: religion


Posted at 05:43 PM ET, 12/16/2012

Richard Dawkins: Herb Silverman for U.S. Senate
By Richard Dawkins
Renowned atheist Richard Dawkins endorses S.C. atheist to fill Sen. Jim DeMint’s seat.

By Richard Dawkins  |  05:43 PM ET, 12/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Herb Silverman for U.S. Senate; Richard Dawkins; atheist Richard Dawkins; Nikki Haley; Sen. Jim DeMint; DeMint; Silverman; S.C. atheist; politics; faith; religion and politics; faith and politics

Posted at 06:08 PM ET, 12/11/2012

The ‘War on Christmas’: A holiday tradition for all
By Herb Silverman
Atheists use this seasonal opportunity to support diversity, says secularist.

By Herb Silverman  |  06:08 PM ET, 12/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  War on Christmas; holiday tradition; Herb Silverman; Christmas; atheists; nontheists; secularists; Christians; Christmas wars; winter solstice; Jesus; holidays; religion; non-religion

Posted at 12:31 PM ET, 12/11/2012

A vibrant, but different, future for religion in the U.S.
By Frank Newport
Religion remains a potent and prevalent force in American society today, says Gallup editor.

By Frank Newport  |  12:31 PM ET, 12/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Frank Newport; Gallup; editor-in-chief; God Is Alive and Well: The Future of Religion in America; religion; religious; faith; faith communities

Posted at 04:13 PM ET, 12/05/2012

Finding faith in organ donation
By Nancy Tyson-Alexander
The writer reflects on one of the greatest gifts she gave in the face of one of her greatest losses.

By Nancy Tyson-Alexander  |  04:13 PM ET, 12/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Finding faith in organ donation; Nancy Tyson-Alexander; spirituality; faith; give back to others; greatest losses; Albert A. Alexander; LifeChoice Donor Services; organ donation; donor; life; lives; organs; greatest gifts; church; religion; religious; organ procurement

Posted at 02:23 PM ET, 12/05/2012

Former minister: ‘We atheists love this time of year like everyone else’
By Dan Barker
In the American public square, there is room at the inn for all of us, says an atheist activist.

By Dan Barker  |  02:23 PM ET, 12/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Charles C. Haynes; Christmas wars; atheists; religious symbols; public property; December dilemma; all Americans; nonbelievers; stay home for the holidays; Christian groups; Nativity scenes; public spaces; Christians; Damon Vix; holiday displays; nonreligious displays; Santa Monica; Winter Solstice; Freedom From Religion Foundation; Christian; Christian Church; Jesus; Jesus Christ; pagan sun gods; Savior; saviors; messianic Jews; Romans; Saturnalia; New Year; Dies Natalis of Sol Invictus; Birthday of the Unconquerable Sun; new year; reason for the season; shortest day of the year; lights; food; gifts; fun; music; family gatherings; return of the sun; evergreen; supernatural; birth of a god; beliefs; freedom of speech; freedom of religion; Protestantism; Puritans; Christmas; Roman Catholic; faith; Catholics;

Posted at 09:54 PM ET, 12/02/2012

Uganda, AIDS, God and gays: Rick Warren and a punch in the nose
By Nancy Wilson
It is time to speak out against this violence perpetrated in the name of Jesus, says MCC moderator.

By Nancy Wilson  |  09:54 PM ET, 12/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Uganda, AIDS, God and gays: Rick Warren and a punch in the nose; Uganda gays; Uganda homosexuals; LGBT; lesbian gay bisexual transgender; megachurch pastor Rick Warren; Saddleback Church Rick Warren; Purpose Driven Life Rock Warren; evangelical; World AIDS Day; HIV/AIDS; HIV; AIDS; Piers Morgan; anti-homosexual bill; Uganda Parliament; Uganda Parliament; LGBT people; the Rev. Dr. Nancy Wilson; faith communities; churches; Ugandan Christian leaders; faith leaders; anti-LGBT politics; Speaker Rebecca Kadaga; Rebecca Kadaga; Desmond Tutu; Nelson Mandela; AIDS in Africa; people of faith; Hope in Uganda; marriage equality; same=sex marriage; gay marriage; religion; Civil Society Coalition in Uganda; Ruth Messinger; American Jewish World Service; Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel; AIDS rate; AIDS activist; HIV/AIDS infection; Canon Gideon Byamugisha; condoms; Metropolitan Community Churches; moderator of Metropolitan Community Churches; Joel Osteen; Bishop T.D. Jakes; Joyce Meyer; Bible

Posted at 06:34 PM ET, 11/30/2012

World AIDS Day: ‘Neither do I condemn you’
By Tony Lobl
Compassion for those who are HIV positive is crucial. Yet compassion by sufferers could also be vital, says a Christian Science practitioner.

By Tony Lobl  |  06:34 PM ET, 11/30/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  World AIDS Day: ‘Neither do I condemn you’; World AIDS Day; international epidemic; dying of AIDS; HIV/AIDS; HIV; AIDS; disease; Elton John; Freddy Mercury; Rock Hudson; human immunodeficiency virus; acquired immune deficiency syndrome; people living with AIDS; Bernie Taupin; singer Elton John; songwriter Elton John; Elton John AIDS Foundation; Sir Elton John; Love is the Cure; AIDS epidemic; HIV positive; HIV negative; health; sickness; illness; sexuality; sin; blame; faith; religion; taboos; peace; faith in God; religious behavior; reckless behavior; prayer; healthy; Bible; the Bible; Jesus; Jesus Christ; Mary Baker Eddy; Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures; Christian Science; God; divine; spirit; Mindy Jostyn; Jacob Brackman; Tony Lobl; World AIDS Day

Posted at 06:44 PM ET, 11/27/2012

In Christmas wars, it’s all or nothing
By Charles C. Haynes
Atheists are employing a new strategy to challenge the presence of religion in the public square.

By Charles C. Haynes  |  06:44 PM ET, 11/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Christmas wars; atheists; Christians; Santa Monica; Santa Monica, Calif.; Damon Vix; christmas; christmas 2012; christmas cards; christmas gift ideas; christmas poems; christmas recipes; merry christmas; after christmas sales; christmas trees;christmas songs; Nativity scenes; church groups; park; U.S. Supreme Court; Supreme Court; judges;; churches; dueling displays; religion in the public square; religious messages; in public parks; government buildings; atheist groups; religious symbols; Establishment clause; First Amendment; Christian groups; anti-religious messages; public forum; religious expression; Chanukah; Hanukkah; Winter Solstice; Charles C. Haynes

Posted at 06:11 PM ET, 11/27/2012

Seminary president: Faith leaders, it’s time to overturn Citizens United
By Katharine Rhodes Henderson
Faith leaders across the country are advocating for reform, calling out unchecked money in elections.

By Katharine Rhodes Henderson  |  06:11 PM ET, 11/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Faith leaders; communities of faith; Citizens United; Election 2012; campaign 2012; politics; religion; faith and politics; Tracy Abruzzo; Frankenstorm; Hurricane Sandy; Superstorm Sandy; superstorm Sandy; Sandy; hurricane victims; campaign financing; donations; corporations; Super PACs; Capitol Hill; Citizens United court decision; Supreme Court; high court; election cycle; woman of faith; campaign finance; corporate personhood; prophets; profits; campaign finance overhaul; ministers; rabbis; nuns; priests; imams; theologians; faith leaders; ballots; campaign finance reform; constitutional amendment; groundswell; the Rev. Dr. Katharine Rhodes Henderson; Katharine Rhodes Henderson; Auburn Theological Seminary; God’s Troublemakers: How Women of Faith are Changing the World

Posted at 12:28 PM ET, 11/23/2012

Kathie Lee Gifford’s musical is a labor of love that brings light to a dark world
By Larry Ross
The show will inspire people of faith and enlighten seekers of truth, says a PR rep for Christian clients.

By Larry Ross  |  12:28 PM ET, 11/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Larry Ross; Kathie Lee; Kathie Lee Gifford; Frank Gifford; Scandalous: The Life and Trials of Aimee Semple McPherson; Aimee Semple McPherson; television personality; Today show; Broadway; people of faith; seekers of truth; Great White Way; radio evangelist; faith; religion; Christian; Christianity; Louella Parsons; gossip columnist; Sister Aimee; A. Larry Ross; A. Larry Ross Communications; show; Scandalous;

Posted at 04:19 PM ET, 11/21/2012

Thanksgiving?
By Niels C. Nielsen
The Pilgrims did not believe that we live in a moral vacuum, says author of “God in the Obama Era.”

By Niels C. Nielsen  |  04:19 PM ET, 11/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Thanksgiving; turkey; turkey pardon; obama turkey pardon; PETA turkey; Ben Franklin turkey; Cobbler and Gobbler; Cobbler turkey; Gobbler turkey; sasha and malia; Niels C. Nielsen; President Obama; President Barack Obama; God in the Obama Era; God in the Obama Era: Presidents’ Ethics and Religion from George Washington to Barack Obama; Leonard Bacon; religious faith; religious communities; God at Thanksgiving; holiday; holidays; meal; families; family reunion; shopping sprees; oldest American holiday; independence of our nation; day of celebration; Puritans; Pilgrims; first Thanksgiving; Protestant Pilgrims; Christians; England; joy; fellowship; civil religion; Indians; native Americans; presidential Thanksgiving proclamations; George Washington; Abraham Lincoln; Civil War; the Civil War; nation’s chief executives; Providence; providence; thanks; divine blessings; unbelievers; nonbelievers; nontheists; secular; humanists; fate; good luck; blessings; luck; celebration; Paul Tillich; ultimate concern; faith; God bless America.

Posted at 01:57 PM ET, 11/21/2012

A day devoted to gratitude
By Edgar M. Bronfman
The holiday is also a time to reflect on what it means to be American, says a Canadian-born philanthropist.

By Edgar M. Bronfman  |  01:57 PM ET, 11/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Edgar M. Bronfman; Holidays; holiday; Thanksgiving; giving thanks; gratitude; American national holiday; national holiday; Canada; Canadian-born; religious origin; thanks; giving; counting our blessings; blessings; friends; family; honoring the country; country; American citizens; citizen; immigrants; Russian-Jewish immigrants; United States; New York City; Big Apple; the skyscrapers; America; American; privileges; freedom of religion; principle; refuge; faith; respect; traditions; liberty; freedom of speech; separation of church and state; ideals; religion; freedom of expression; Jew; Judaism; Jewish people; Jewish experience; Jews; Jewish rights; Abraham Lincoln; Lincoln; Civil War; slavery; abolition; nation divided; abolition of slavery;

Posted at 02:01 PM ET, 11/20/2012

Marriage equality campaigns: The difference faith makes
By Sharon Groves
Religious engagement was a key to victories in Maine, Md., Minn., and Wash., says a Human Rights Campaign leader.

By Sharon Groves  |  02:01 PM ET, 11/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  You will know them by their fruits; Matthew 7:16; gay marriage; same-sex marriage; marriage equality; Maryland; Maine; Minnesota; Washington state; African American; Latino; Protestants; Catholics; gays; lesbians; LGBT community; LGBT; Sharon Groves; Human Rights Campaign; HRC; religion; faith; communities of faith; churches; congregations; LGBT community; LGBT activists; Rev. Rebecca Voelkel; conservative religious leaders; religious leaders; communities of faith; Rev. Dr. Marvin Ellison; Religious Coalition Against Discrimination; RCAD; people of faith; campaigns; boots on the ground; faith communities; President Obama; President Barack Obama; Obama; Rev. MacArthur Flournoy; Rev. Delman Coates; Delman Coates; straight and LGBT clergy; African American community; pro-equality; Roman Catholic; Catholics for Marriage Equality; Auburn Theological Seminary; HRC Religion and Faith Program

Posted at 02:51 PM ET, 11/15/2012

Wisdoms for President Obama on Diwali
By Manoj Jain
Celebration offers message of nonviolence, non-absolutism and non-materialism, says a Memphis physician.

By Manoj Jain  |  02:51 PM ET, 11/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Diwali; Jain community; Jain; Hindu; Sikh; Manoj Jain; Diwali at the White House; lamps of wisdom; festival of Diwali; politics; faith and politics; religion and politics; election; campaign

Posted at 01:22 PM ET, 11/15/2012

Do elections indicate the death of the Christian Right? Not so fast.
By Mark J. Rozell and Clyde Wilcox
Scholars says observers declaring its demise may marvel at its big comeback in two or four years.

By Mark J. Rozell and Clyde Wilcox  |  01:22 PM ET, 11/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Christian Right; evangelicals; election 2012; campaign 2012; faith and politics; religion; election landscape; Mark J. Rozell; Clyde Wilcox

Posted at 11:45 AM ET, 11/12/2012

Carey: ‘Search For Common Ground is a light in a dark world but the light it gives is hope’
By George Carey
A better way is desperately needed, based on the common ground we find in the search for spirituality and faith.

By George Carey  |  11:45 AM ET, 11/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Search for Common Ground; Interfaith Awards; Lord Carey; archbishop of Canterbury; interfaith dialogue; religion;

Posted at 06:17 PM ET, 11/09/2012

Why American Jews and Muslims backed Obama by huge margins
By Marc Schneier and Shamsi Ali
A rabbi and an imam hope America’s celebration of racial, ethnic and religious diversity is reasserting itself.

By Marc Schneier and Shamsi Ali  |  06:17 PM ET, 11/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  election 2012; campaign 2012; Rabbi Marc Schneier; Imam Shamsi Ali; faith; religion; politics; Islam; Judaism; American Muslims; American Jews

Posted at 02:15 PM ET, 11/09/2012

An open letter to social conservatives
By Jacques Berlinerblau
A pro-choice, pro-gay marriage, Jewish atheist offers counsel after Tuesday’s historic election.

By Jacques Berlinerblau  |  02:15 PM ET, 11/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Jacques Berlinerblau; election; faith and politics; religion; politics; evangelicals; secularism

Posted at 05:19 PM ET, 11/08/2012

What lies ahead for the Mormons?
By Michael Otterson
Historians may look back on 2012 as the beginning of the real emergence of American Mormons, says church spokesman Michael Otterson.

By Michael Otterson  |  05:19 PM ET, 11/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney; Mormon; Michael Otterson; presidential election; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; LDS Church; Mormon Moment; awakening; faith; religion

Posted at 02:30 PM ET, 11/08/2012

Compassion in chief: Why Obama won
By Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite
A new America can be glimpsed in the pattern of those voters who supported not just President Obama, but a vision of shared obligation as well as shared rights.

By Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite  |  02:30 PM ET, 11/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  election 2012; campaign 2012; President Obama; Joe Biden; reelection; White House; faith; politics; religion and politics; women voters; Hispanics; Obama; same-sex marriage

Posted at 05:42 PM ET, 11/07/2012

Election results reveal God is winning
By Kathryn Skaggs
A Mormon woman says the election has brought her faith out of obscurity and established it as a mainstream Christian religion.

By Kathryn Skaggs  |  05:42 PM ET, 11/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney; LDS Church; Mormon; Mormonism; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; 2012 election; 2012 campaign; religion; faith; Mormon Moment

Posted at 03:42 PM ET, 11/07/2012

‘Mormon Moment’ RIP
By David Mason
For the past several months, I’ve hardly been able to leave my house without encountering some new and disparaging theory about what I am.

By David Mason  |  03:42 PM ET, 11/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  LDS Church; David Mason; Rhodes College; Mormons; Mormon Church; Mormonism; religion; faith and politics; election 2012; campaign 2012

Posted at 12:33 PM ET, 11/05/2012

Hopeful for explicit discussion from White House on religious diversity
By Eboo Patel
How America engages its own religious diversity, and how it encourages interfaith cooperation for the rest of the world, matter a great deal right now.

By Eboo Patel  |  12:33 PM ET, 11/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Interfaith Youth Core; Eboo Patel; interfaith cooperation; President Obama; Mitt Romney; evangelicals; religion and politics; faith and politics; politics

Posted at 12:55 PM ET, 10/31/2012

Halloween in the wake of storms
By Starhawk
On this night of magic winds and portents, light a candle, share some food with someone you love and remember those who are gone. Offer them your gratitude and your prayers, and the most important gift: your commitment to pass on a thriving, viable world to those who will come.

By Starhawk  |  12:55 PM ET, 10/31/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Samhain; Halloween; ancestors; Wiccan; Starhawk; reclaiming.org; Pagan religion

Posted at 10:15 AM ET, 10/23/2012

Remembering Paul Kurtz
By Herb Silverman
Secular Coalition for America leader says he will be remembered as perhaps the most significant force in the second half of the 20th century in support of secular humanism and living a good life without religion.

By Herb Silverman  |  10:15 AM ET, 10/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Paul Kurtz; Herb Silverman; skeptic; humanist; secular humanist; philosopher; religion skeptic; reason and sicence

Posted at 01:01 PM ET, 10/19/2012

Religious implications of N.Y. federal appeals court striking down DOMA
By J. Manny Santiago
Decision says religious institutions will be free to act according to their beliefs, says a Wash. pastor.

By J. Manny Santiago  |  01:01 PM ET, 10/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  DOMA: J. Manny Santiago; gay marriage; religion and politics; marriage equality; religion and sexuality; same-sex marriage; religion; Supreme Court; Second Circuit Court of Appeals

Posted at 04:08 PM ET, 09/28/2012

Human rights (or wrongs) in the Middle East
By Sherif Meleka
Will Obama’s U.N. pitch have a positive effect on the people of that region if not backed by action?

By Sherif Meleka  |  04:08 PM ET, 09/28/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  United Nations; Middle East; Mideast; President Obama; politics; religion; Sherif Meleka;

Posted at 11:06 AM ET, 09/12/2012

‘God will find a way to be invoked in this year’s vote’
By David Wolpe
Rabbi David Wolpe reflects in verse about faith and politics.

By David Wolpe  |  11:06 AM ET, 09/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  DNC; Democratic National Convention; Rabbi David Wolpe; faith and political debate; religion and politics

Posted at 11:17 AM ET, 09/09/2012

Democrats’ altar call in Charlotte
By Susan Brooks Thistlethewaite
Democrats aren’t “godless” because biblical theology was alive and well at their convention.

By Susan Brooks Thistlethewaite  |  11:17 AM ET, 09/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Democratic National Convention; DNC: DNClive; Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite; Democrats and religion; God language

Posted at 11:53 PM ET, 09/05/2012

Faithfully Democratic
By Burns Strider
The Democratic National Convention is what one would expect – loud, passionate, diverse and uplifting.

By Burns Strider  |  11:53 PM ET, 09/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Democratic National Convention; religion; DNClive; faith; Burns Strider

Posted at 02:49 PM ET, 09/04/2012

God goes back to school
By Charles C. Haynes
Millions of kids return to school this week, and most won’t leave their faith at the schoolhouse door.

By Charles C. Haynes  |  02:49 PM ET, 09/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  religion; faith in schools; religion in schools; Charles C. Haynes; First Amendment Center; Newseum

Posted at 04:25 PM ET, 08/28/2012

Republican National Convention’s mixed blessings
By Jacques Berlinerblau
Religious leaders represent what sociologists call the “traditionalist” wings of their respective faiths.

By Jacques Berlinerblau  |  04:25 PM ET, 08/28/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  faith and values, values voters, religion, Republican National Convention, Republican convention; RNClive

Posted at 11:33 AM ET, 08/10/2012

Obama’s ‘war on religion’: Breaking down Romney’s new attack ad
By Jacques Berlinerblau
What we need to figure out is why the GOP nominee is now pursuing this line of attack and whether it will be effective.

By Jacques Berlinerblau  |  11:33 AM ET, 08/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  religious freedom, 'war on religion' ad, Mitt Romney, President Obama, Jacques Berlinerblau

Posted at 12:06 PM ET, 07/11/2012

Can the ‘God Particle’ lead us to God?
By Guy Consolmagno
The Vatican’s astronomer says that scientific discoveries point to the creator.

By Guy Consolmagno  |  12:06 PM ET, 07/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  god particle, astronomy, religion science, catholic church

Posted at 10:33 AM ET, 07/11/2012

Does God have a Higgs boson problem?
By Martha Woodroof
Organized religion must show it has enough faith in the existence of God to rise above silly turf wars with science.

By Martha Woodroof  |  10:33 AM ET, 07/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  religion, science

Posted at 07:06 PM ET, 06/17/2012

What I’ve learned about Mormons
By Richard Mouw
A leading evangelical wishes, at least in one way, that Mitt Romney was even more Mormon.

By Richard Mouw  |  07:06 PM ET, 06/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mormons, evangelicals, religion politics

Posted at 07:03 PM ET, 06/17/2012

What’s an American Buddhist?
By William Wilson Quinn
Western practitioners meditating in Massachusetts or applying the Eight-fold Path in Portland often embrace the established traditions of Tibet or Thailand, but that’s not the only way to be Buddhist.

By William Wilson Quinn  |  07:03 PM ET, 06/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  buddhism, buddhist, culture, religion

Posted at 10:08 AM ET, 06/14/2012

Mitt Romney, Mormon: This I know
By Joanna Brooks
Most Americans still don’t know Jack about Mormons. What do we know about Romney’s Mormonism?

By Joanna Brooks  |  10:08 AM ET, 06/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  religion politics

Posted at 02:16 PM ET, 06/04/2012

Paul Krugman as prophet?: Economic suffering is not a virtue
By Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite
The presidential election has come down to this theological question: Do some people simply deserve to suffer economically?

By Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite  |  02:16 PM ET, 06/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  economy, morality, religion, paul krugman

Posted at 04:26 PM ET, 05/31/2012

Does this candidate have a prayer?
By Herb Silverman
Why would a liberal, Yankee, Jewish atheist like me run for governor of South Carolina?

By Herb Silverman  |  04:26 PM ET, 05/31/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  atheism, church and state, religion politics

Posted at 08:06 AM ET, 05/30/2012

What Mormon women want
By Joanna Brooks
Mormon women know that Mitt Romney’s candidacy will bring intense scrutiny of our faith.

By Joanna Brooks  |  08:06 AM ET, 05/30/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  lds, mormonism, mitt romney, religion politics

Posted at 10:38 AM ET, 05/29/2012

Will Romney trump ‘birtherism’?
By Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite
“Birtherism” itself is a troubling ethical failure that reveals how deeply divided Americans are on race despite their religious views that each person is created by God.

By Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite  |  10:38 AM ET, 05/29/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  religion, race, mitt romney, donald trump

Posted at 03:00 PM ET, 05/23/2012

Does Romney really have a ‘religion problem’?
By Matthew M. Chingos and Michael Henderson
Information about Mormonism may actually increase Mitt Romney’s support from conservatives.

By Matthew M. Chingos and Michael Henderson  |  03:00 PM ET, 05/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mormons, evangelicals, faith 2012, religion politics

Posted at 02:11 PM ET, 05/15/2012

Grandma or the economy?
By Reverend Luis Cortés Jr
With his family’s history of exile, should Romney be more sympathetic to Hispanics?

By Reverend Luis Cortés Jr  |  02:11 PM ET, 05/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  religion politics

Posted at 11:35 AM ET, 04/18/2012

Tennessee’s science law: Academic freedom or monkey business?
By Charles C. Haynes
In evolution vs. creationism debate, what’s religious to one side is science to the other.

By Charles C. Haynes  |  11:35 AM ET, 04/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  science, religion, evolution, scripture, education, science education

Posted at 05:35 PM ET, 04/10/2012

Why Santorum didn’t sell
By Jacques Berlinerblau
Does a socially conservative candidate have a prayer for president?

By Jacques Berlinerblau  |  05:35 PM ET, 04/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  rick santorum, catholic, religion politics

Posted at 01:14 PM ET, 04/05/2012

Do you have faith in the media?
By Diane Winston and John Green
Many Americans say the media sensationalizes religion.

By Diane Winston and John Green  |  01:14 PM ET, 04/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  spirituality, news, religon, religion and politics

Posted at 06:14 PM ET, 04/04/2012

State lawmakers bring church/state fight to schools
By Charles C. Haynes
Contrary to culture war mythology, God is alive and well in many, if not most, public schools.

By Charles C. Haynes  |  06:14 PM ET, 04/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  church and state, religion and politics, prayer in school

Posted at 03:40 PM ET, 03/29/2012

‘Assassin’s Creed III’: Is this ‘America the beautiful’?
By Martha Woodroof
Does anyone out there really think that God showers grace upon a nation that finds bloody violence entertaining?

By Martha Woodroof  |  03:40 PM ET, 03/29/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  guns, religion, violence

Posted at 02:47 PM ET, 03/27/2012

Cherry-picking Rick Santorum?
By Matthew J. Franck
For Catholics like Santorum, there is a difference between “rules and doctrines” and broad policy priorities.

By Matthew J. Franck  |  02:47 PM ET, 03/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  rick santorum, religion politics, lisa miller

Posted at 02:18 PM ET, 03/27/2012

Reason Rally’s unreasonable beliefs
By Cal Thomas
What should have shocked the media was the movement’s open hostility to people of faith.

By Cal Thomas  |  02:18 PM ET, 03/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  atheism, christianity, faith, reason rally, religion politics

Posted at 04:10 PM ET, 03/21/2012

Why women need secularism
By R. Elisabeth Cornwell
Women must defend hard-won victories to control their religious lives from encroachment by religious radicals.

By R. Elisabeth Cornwell  |  04:10 PM ET, 03/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  women's rights, religion, freedom, secularism

Posted at 12:31 PM ET, 03/21/2012

Who would rally against reason?
By Richard Dawkins
How have we come to the point where reason needs a rally to defend it?

By Richard Dawkins  |  12:31 PM ET, 03/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  atheism, reason rally, secularism, religion politics

Posted at 10:09 PM ET, 03/19/2012

Why we need a Reason Rally
By David Silverman
The Reason Rally is not about eradicating religion but instead calling for a secular government that embraces the nonreligious and the religious alike.

By David Silverman  |  10:09 PM ET, 03/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  atheism, secularism, religion politics

Posted at 03:29 PM ET, 03/19/2012

Mitt Romney mirrors his Mormon church
By Neal Chandler
Will Romney’s adaptive survival instinct, the same one that has helped his LDS church thrive, ever assuage GOP voters yearning for a pure candidate?

By Neal Chandler  |  03:29 PM ET, 03/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mormon, mitt romney, latter-day saints, religion politics

Posted at 10:37 PM ET, 03/18/2012

‘The Hunger Games’ and movie morality
By Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite
The popularity of The Hunger Games tells us young people are fearful of the future, and they think they’re on their own in fighting for a better world.

By Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite  |  10:37 PM ET, 03/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  the hunger games, christianity, fear, religion, morality

Posted at 10:24 PM ET, 03/18/2012

Religion and politics in Syria
By Wadah Khanfar
The fears about the future of religious minorities, particularly the Alawites, are exaggerated and are unsupported by evidence from modern Syrian history.

By Wadah Khanfar  |  10:24 PM ET, 03/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  syria, religion

Posted at 09:47 PM ET, 03/18/2012

Five reasons to stop questioning the president’s faith
By Faheem Younus
That absurd question, “Do you think Barack Obama is a Muslim?” keeps nagging the American psyche.

By Faheem Younus  |  09:47 PM ET, 03/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  islam, christianity, religion politics

Posted at 03:25 PM ET, 03/16/2012

Rick Santorum’s evangelical appeal
By Matthew J. Franck
Southern evangelicals see, in Santorum, a brother in arms who attends a different church on Sundays. 

By Matthew J. Franck  |  03:25 PM ET, 03/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  rick santorum, religion politics

Posted at 03:33 PM ET, 03/12/2012

Revolution could mean the Muslim Brotherhood’s conversion from Islamism
By H.A. Hellyer
The revolution in Egypt is likely to see a transformation of political Islamism, in its birthplace, in the years to come

By H.A. Hellyer  |  03:33 PM ET, 03/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  muslim brotherhood, egypt, islamism, religion poliitcs

Posted at 03:02 PM ET, 03/12/2012

Senator Inhofe’s theological conundrum
By Mathew N. Schmalz
According to the senator’s logic, human action is necessary to safeguard Israel; no human action is needed to safeguard our climate.

By Mathew N. Schmalz  |  03:02 PM ET, 03/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  religion politics, free will, christianity, israel, global warming

Posted at 11:03 AM ET, 03/08/2012

Do atheists need religion?
By Alain de Botton
Can people who doubt God’s existence still embrace what is good about religion?

By Alain de Botton  |  11:03 AM ET, 03/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  atheism, religion, ritual

Posted at 11:24 AM ET, 03/02/2012

Educate, not legislate, on morality
By Martha Woodroof
The battle over ultrasounds and abortions in Virginia reminds us: Religion does not give people a license to legislate in ignorance

By Martha Woodroof  |  11:24 AM ET, 03/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  religion politics, abortion, morality

Posted at 02:26 PM ET, 02/28/2012

What JFK really said about separating church from state
By Charles C. Haynes
Rather than condemn Kennedy’s speech, perhaps Santorum, a fellow Catholic, should say “thank you.”

By Charles C. Haynes  |  02:26 PM ET, 02/28/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  church and state, religion in america

Posted at 01:38 PM ET, 02/28/2012

Why we need college degrees more than we need faith
By Lawrence M. Krauss
If it is true that education tends to reduce religious faith, then we have to decide which is more valuable.

By Lawrence M. Krauss  |  01:38 PM ET, 02/28/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  rick santorum, atheism, religion politics

Posted at 04:20 PM ET, 02/27/2012

Biblical Satan and GOP rhetoric: Is the enemy within?
By Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite
In Republican presidential politics, biblical views of Satan actually explain a lot.

By Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite  |  04:20 PM ET, 02/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  rick santorum, religion politics, faith 2012, satan

Posted at 02:38 PM ET, 02/23/2012

In New York City, does church-school separation go too far?
By Charles Haynes
When taken too far, “separation” sends a message of government hostility toward religion.

By Charles Haynes  |  02:38 PM ET, 02/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  religious freedom, religion politics, church and state

Posted at 12:36 PM ET, 02/22/2012

Ash Wednesday in the Holy Land
By Daniela Deane
As Lent begins, many challenges face Jerusalem’s small Christian community.

By Daniela Deane  |  12:36 PM ET, 02/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Religion, Ash Wednesday: Israel, life in the holy land

Posted at 04:52 PM ET, 02/12/2012

At CPAC, new kind of culture war
By Gayle Trotter
A new alliance emerged between social and fiscal conservatives.

By Gayle Trotter  |  04:52 PM ET, 02/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  social issues, culture war, cpac, religion politics

Posted at 12:02 PM ET, 02/08/2012

Prop 8 unconstitutional: The sanctity of marriage equality
By Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite
Overturning Prop 8 is a win for the holiness of marriage.

By Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite  |  12:02 PM ET, 02/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  prop 8, gay marriage, religion

Posted at 07:24 PM ET, 02/01/2012

Why I’m not going to the National Prayer Breakfast
By Barry W. Lynn
Lynn: Anyone who takes prayer seriously should avoid, not embrace, the group behind the breakfast.

By Barry W. Lynn  |  07:24 PM ET, 02/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Religion, prayer breakfast

Posted at 12:51 PM ET, 02/01/2012

Why we need the National Prayer Breakfast
By Cal Thomas
Thomas: There are few things that bring both sides together in Washington. This is one of those things.

By Cal Thomas  |  12:51 PM ET, 02/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  religion, national prayer breakfast