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Religion at the 2008 Republican National Convention

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This September 5, 2008 Religion & Ethics Newsweekly video report says that the John McCain-Sarah Palin ticket will push hard for the votes of evangelical and Catholic social conservatives, Catholics, and social conservatives following McCain’s acceptance of the GOP presidential nomination at the 2008 Republican National Convention.

September 6th, 2008

Saddleback Civil Forum Changes the Face of American Politics

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Presidential hopefuls Senators Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) chose an unprecedented venue and format for their first joint appearance in the campaign.  For the first time in American history, the presumptive nominees had a formal, televised conversation with one of the nation’s leading pastors – Dr. Rick Warren of Saddleback Church – at the Saddleback Civil Forum on the Presidency.  This non-debate format …

August 17th, 2008



Is Abortion Still Important In Campaigns? Pro-Death Christians Who Support Obama Don’t Think So

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Barack Obama is gaining some support with evangelicals even though he is one of the strongest pro-choice Senators in Congress. Is abortion no longer important to people of faith as some say?
While a Catholic pro-life group warns Catholics and Evangelicals that a vote for Barack Obama is “a vote for the radical agenda of Planned Parenthood,” the religious left doesn’t think it’s an issue of …

August 10th, 2008

2008 Campaign: Update on the Candidates and Religion

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Focus on the Family founder James Dobson has said several times that he would not and could not bring himself to vote for John McCain, as a matter of conscience. Now he’s indicating that he might do that because he thinks Barack Obama is so bad and would be so bad for America. He says because he disagrees so strongly with Barack Obama, especially on …

August 10th, 2008

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