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Newsweek reports that a small, orthodox subset of the Catholic vote is mobilizing against Rudy Giuliani. Not much new there, but God-o-Meter thought the vows of various Catholic bishops’ vows to deny Giuliani the Eucharist were noteworthy, particularly after last week’s meeting of U.S. bishops ended in a nearly unanimous decision to release voter guidelines…

Mike Huckabee is standing by one of the six televangelists whose finances are being investigated by Sen. Charles Grassley, the ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee. The object of Huckabee’s affection is Kenneth Copeland, chief of Kenneth Copeland Ministries and host of its daily Believes Voice of Victory broadcast. TIME has the story: In…

Is anyone besides God-o-Meter struck by how many of Mitt Romney’s appeals to religious conservatives seem custom-made to win over the still-undecided James Dobson of Focus on the Family? In a new TV that begins airing today in Iowa and New Hampshire titled “American Family,” would-be first lady Ann Romney says on screen: “And that’s…

In an interview with CNBC, Mitt Romney spoke out about recent reports of anti-Mormon push polls being conducted in Iowa and New Hampshire. Watch the video here. Romney repeatedly called the attacks un-American: This is the week of Thanksgiving. This is a time when we’re going to be sitting down with our families and celebrating…

Mitt Romney is responding forcefully to reports of anti-Mormon push polls being conducted via telephone in New Hampshire and Iowa. The Romney campaign says the New Hampshire attorney general will conduct an “expedited investigation” into the calls. Here’s the statement from Romney Communications Director Matt Rhoades: Whichever campaign is engaging in this type of awful…

Moral Majority cofounder Paul Weyrich, who endorsed Mitt Romney last week, lays out his case in this morning’s Washington Times. Weyrich tackles the Mormon question right up top, noting that “Nearly every critical message against my endorsement used the governor’s Mormon religion as the reason I should not have done so.” Sticking to the religion…

When Fred Thompson signed Shannon Royce as his director of grassroots last week, he gained one of the conservative Christian world’s best-connected activists. Royce has served as the chief lobbyist for the Southern Baptist Convention and for the last few years has been Executive Director of the Arlington Group, perhaps the country’s strongest coalition of…

Today’s Washington Times editorial page raises more of a stink over Fred Thompson’s recent endorsement from the National Right to Life Committee, given the former senator’s mixed record on abortion. Some highlights: In 1991, Mr. Thompson served as the White House liaison for the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association, a pro-choice group that…

Hillary Clinton just announced that she’s the first presidential candidate to accept Saddleback Church Pastor/Purpose-Driven Life author Rick Warren’s invitation to join his annual Global Summit on AIDS and the Church later this month. A couple key excerpts from Warren’s press release announcing Clinton’s participation: “Inviting politicians from different perspectives to the Summit is not…

In a fundraising pitch emailed by Mike Huckabee’s campaign to supporters last night, karate chopping Bible thumper Chuck Norris makes a faith-based plea for support: Mike doesn’t abandon his values for what’s expedient. Like our Founding Fathers, he’s not afraid to stand up for a Creator and against secularist beliefs. At the same time, he…
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