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If Obama feels sad about Santorum’s comment and wants consolation, he might reach out to John McCain. At Friday’s panel, Santorum made clear that he was supporting McCain despite the fact that he was “historically hostile to faith.” He’s not “a spiritual guy — not one who’s comfrortable in his own skin on faith.” When…

I heard a rather striking talk from Rick Santorum, the former Republican senator from Pennsylvania, who was addressing a gathering of foreign journalists under the auspices of the Oxford Center for Religion and Public Life. Santorum, known for overtly connecting his fath to his politics, said the Democrats’ current efforts to be more faith-friendly are…

Mark Silk makes a fascinating point about some recent state public opinion polls. They show McCain trouncing Obama among evangelicals in Colorado but running 14%-22% points worse among evangelicals in the uppre midwest (Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin). Silk, who just published a book about regional religious differences, theorizes that “Obama the Born Again Midwesterner has…

I was stunned by what was not in the letter from 50 Catholic groups asking the Pope to reconsider the church position opposing contraception. They argued that failing to promote contraception “has had a catastrophic impact on the poor and powerless around the world, endangering women’s lives and leaving millions at risk of HIV.” Those…

The Democratic Party for years has yearned for an energetic religious wing. Seeing the power that the religious right brought the Republicans, Democratic leaders realized that if they wanted to build a majority they would need to attract people of faith. Party leaders wanted a religious left and they’re beginning to get one – new…

As I continue to seek an explanation for the sharp and sudden rise in the acceptability of out-of-wedlock birth and divorce, I came across a post from talented conservative radio personality Al Mohler. He noted a recent OK! magazine cover about Jamie Lynn Spear’s new baby, which definitely played up the joyful side of teen…

Ed Kilgore has very interesting post about Tim Kaine over at Progressive Revival. Ed makes a persuasive case about why the Virginia governor would be an excellent running mate for Obama (he’s now considered a leading candidate). Ed cites Kaine’s facility with faith lingo and positioning. Here’s the puzzling part. Ed assumes that Kaine’s Catholicism…

For the past 25 years, as the religious right has grown in influence, people would ask: where is the religious left? Well, looking at the All Star roster of religious leaders, writers and activists, we can clearly see that intellectually it has never been more vibrant. It’s with great excitement that Beliefnet launches the ultimate…

He says it was a prank.

McCain’s visit with the Dalai Lama strikes me as pretty clever politics. By meeting with the Dalai Lama, and calling on China to release Tibetan prisoners, he then got himself criticized by China – which can only win him votes domestically. Obama has spoken a few times with the Dalai Lama but has not managed…
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