Senator Obama Courts Evangelical Leaders
In yet another sign that evangelicals and other Christian groups, which have supported Republicans in recent Presidential elections, may be in play in the November election, Senator Barack Obama met…
The Evangelical Tug-of-war over Climate Change Gains a New Voice
On May 15 a number of evangelical and self-identified pro-family groups, headed by the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, launched a new campaign entitled "We…
Scalia Comments on the Role of Religion as Elections and an Important Case Loom
Justice Scalia of the U. S. Supreme Court makes occasional headlines both as a writer of conservative judicial opinions and as a public speaker. Since his nomination by Ronald Reagan…
Marriage Amendment Galvanizing Churches and the Electorate
This November's election may pit a relatively moderate Republican against a relatively moderate Democrat for the Presidency, but the rhetoric in California is not likely to remain moderate. Conservative Christians and…
Church Shoppers Becoming Increasingly Sophisticated
A warning to churches looking to attract new members: faced with increasing choices about where to worship, the religious "consumer" is becoming increasingly savvy and a growing number of tools…
McCain “too liberal” for Many Conservative Christians
In a phenomenon that points to the relative nature of categories like liberal and conservative, some conservative Christians are suggesting that they will "hold their noses" and vote for John…
GLBT Activists and Advocates sit down with Evangelical Mega-church Leaders
When the leaders of Soulforce, a group of activists supporting gay, lesbian, transsexual, and transgender people, decided to launch their "The American Family Outing" project by sending out letters to…
Obama Endorser Denied Communion at Mass
In what may be the beginning of an election year trend, Douglas Kmiec, faithful Roman Catholic, long-time Republican, and alumni of Reagan's Justice Department, was denied communion after endorsing Senator…
Three generations of Evangelicals debate the relationship between faith and politics
Speaking of Faith's Krista Tippett engages three generations of Evangelical leaders on the issue of faith and political action This past April Speaking of Faith host Kirsta Tippett sat down…
The Evangelical Manifesto
On May 7, 2008 a group of Evangelical leaders released a manifesto designed to help define and reform Evangelicalism in the United States. http://www.evangelicalmanifesto.org/ The composers and charter signatories include…