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Obama's top 10 'faith moments'

As the "first 100 days" reviews of Barack Obama's presidency continue, Dan Gilgoff of U.S. News & World Report has chosen his top 10 faith moments from the new administration....


The Obamas' faith-based giving

Dan Gilgoff of U.S. News & World Report has taken a look at President Barack Obama's just-released 2008 tax returns. He found that the president and Michelle Obama gave $172,050 to charity -- about 6.5 percent of their adjusted gross...


You said it

A sampling of comments from our readers: "This is sad. Why don't we all kill one of our children in this tough economic time?" --"Katie," on a U.S. News & World Report commentary that said abortion is a good decision...


Tony Dungy to join Obama's faith council

Former Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy will join the White House Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, according to Dan Gilgoff of U.S. News & World Report. The advisory panel, still being put together by the Obama administration, will...


Should we use labels like 'religious right'?

Dan Gilgoff of U.S. News & World Report concludes that the term "religious right" (and its counterpart terms to describe the left) have meaning, and should not be avoided. The descriptions are sometimes misused by reporters, he acknowledges. But that...


Pat Robertson says it's nuts to root for Obama's failure

In these brief excerpts from an interview with Dan Gilgoff of U.S. News & World Report, televangelist and religious right icon Pat Robertson says that while he's disappointed in President Barack Obama, it's goofy to wish, as Rush Limbaugh did,...


Jim Wallis on Obama's faith-based initiative

Dan Gilgoff, formerly politics editor at Beliefnet and now a religion writer at U.S. News & World Report, interviewed the Rev. Jim Wallis, the left's favorite evangelical, on how Barack Obama is going to approach the task of providing government...


'50 Ways To Improve Your Life in 2009'

The list comes from U.S. News & World Report. At a glance, many of the suggestions seem silly: "Get a new toothbrush." "Move to Vermont."...

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