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The Inauguration: God talk this morning on the steps of the Capitol

Over on our Religion blog, Staff Writer Jeffrey Weiss has posted links to the inaugural prayers delivered by the Rev. Rick Warren and the Rev. Joseph Lowery, as well as a summary of the religious references in Barack Obama's inaugural...


Lt. Gov. Dewhurst to lead prayer service for Gulf State Republicans

The Texas delegation will host a prayer service Tuesday afternoon at St. Paul's Central Presbyterian Church, with all other Gulf State delegations invited to participate. Gov. Rick Perry will host in absentia - he's staying in Texas to oversee hurricane-related...


Sarah Palin's religious denomination? None of the above

In the hours after John McCain made Sarah Palin his running mate, much was written about her religious affiliation (probably in part because McCain's people touted her as fervently anti-abortion). However, much of that early reporting, it seems, was...


Joe Biden is Catholic, but pro-choice

Will the Catholic faith of Sen. Joseph Biden (right, with wife Jill) help or hurt the Democratic ticket? How about his pro-choice stance on abortion? See what one religiously savvy observer thinks over on our Religion blog....


Pastors' ad praises Obama for standing by his family (unlike some candidates?)

A new ad from the Matthew 25 Network, a liberal pastors' group that supports Barack Obama, commends him for being a good family man. The impliciation is that John McCain -- who has admitted to cheating on his first wife...


Don't Blame Bush's Religion For the Fix We're In

With the culture warriors on the right and left arguing this election year about the proper mix of religion and politics, here's a fascinating piece that asks the question - For all of George W. Bush's showy evangelicalism, has his...


New poll on religion and politics

For the full results of the Henry Institute's poll on religion and voting, click here....

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