Dear Americans, Barack and John here. We know that there's been some controversy over our appearance at Saddleback, the Evangelical Megachurch. Some ...
Christine Wicker | Posted 09.15.2008 | Home
Pastor Rick Warren's forum with McCain and Obama tomorrow could be the most exciting event of the political season. Why? Because the pastor of Saddleback Church isn't a member of the press, and maybe he won't act like one.
Randall Balmer | Posted 09.14.2008 | Politics
In subtle and not-so-subtle ways, Republicans are seeking to portray the presumptive Democratic nominee as the Antichrist foretold in the Book of Revelation.
Frank Schaeffer | Posted 09.13.2008 | Politics
Because they have no better answer, Evangelicals are just out to stop Obama, America's best chance for a fresh start in a world grown understandably sick of us.
Barbara Ehrenreich | Posted 09.12.2008 | Living
After Joel and Victoria Osteen's latest incident, there's a possible message from on high: that their brand of Christianity fosters a distinctly un-Christian narcissism.
Mark Nickolas | Posted 09.11.2008 | Media
The media hasn't bothered assessing the exit polling from the primaries that they paid for to determine whether McCain was actually excelling with this group.
Christine Wicker | Posted 09.07.2008 | Politics
The idea of demeaning another religion by encouraging conversion offends us. It's playing dirty pool. Imperialism of the worst kind. Isn't that strange? Dropping Bibles seems more offensive than dropping bombs.
Christine Wicker | Posted 08.05.2008 | Home
Neither McCain nor Obama is the good guy in this election. If they were, we'd have real reason to be afraid. Jesus is a good guy, and he would be a disastrous president. Dangerous even. Don't vote for him.
David Brody | Posted 07.31.2008 | Politics
In early August, the Obama campaign will launch a new effort aimed at bringing young Evangelicals together in support of Barack Obama. This effort was...
Christine Wicker | Posted 07.30.2008 | Home
How does a transvestite go to the toilet? I don't mean anatomically. I mean locationally, as in to which bathroom? I never thought about it until Focus on the Family began battling Colorado's new anti-discrimination bill.
Christine Wicker | Posted 07.22.2008 | Home
One out of four Americans identifies as evangelical. A recent Pew survey of their opinions, however, found a diversity that should give political pundits pause and fuel Obama's efforts to woo them.
Gloria Feldt | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics
Looking at his statements about abortion in the big picture, Obama's character begins to appear as someone who is quick to deflect, demur, defer to his challengers.
Chris Rodda | Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics
Since Barton came on the scene in the late 1980s, his mythical version of American history has been employed by members of Congress with disturbing frequency, often finding its way into legislation
Bob Ostertag | Posted 06.29.2008 | Politics
Obama's campaign is launching a grassroots effort, tentatively called Joshua Generation, with plans to hold concerts and house meetings targeted at young evangelicals and Catholics.
Washington Post | Daniel Burke | Posted 06.29.2008 | Politics
With the Democratic presidential nomination in his grasp, Sen. Barack Obama is making a full-throttle push for centrist evangelicals and Catholics. I...
Mike Stark | Posted 06.22.2008 | Politics
After chewing on the situation, I decided recently to ask McCain a question about fidelity. The first reason has to do with raw politics. The second is McCain is already on thin ice with evangelicals.
Frank Schaeffer | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics
Evangelicals will have to reach a new level of hypocrisy to support McCain. The military code states you never leave a comrade behind -- but that's exactly what he did to his wounded and disfigured wife.
Monroe Price | Posted 06.12.2008 | Media
In the really vigorous competition to use the Olympics as an opportunity for persuasion, one sector to watch involves outside Christian missionaries.
Sarah Posner | Posted 05.27.2008 | Politics
Bush, Cheney, and their band of neoconservative outlaws who led us into one catastrophic war and might lead us into another are pleased to have these faith-based cheerleaders on the sidelines.
Seattle Times | Posted 05.19.2008 | Politics
Michael Dudley is the son of a preacher man. He's a born-again Christian with two family members in the military. He grew up in the Bible Belt, where...
Zack Exley | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home
Before jumping to any conclusions about evangelical Christian voters in 2008, one must understand some basic facts and definitions about this massive chunk of the population. For that, George Barna is the man to go to.
New York Times | DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
Much of the national leadership of the Christian conservative movement has turned a cold shoulder to the Republican presidential campaign of Mike Huck...
AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
Evangelical Republicans in Iowa chose one of their own in Mike Huckabee. The question is whether the former Southern Baptist minister is strong enoug...
Orange County Register | MARTIN WISCKOL | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
Many evangelical Christians have taken issue with Hillary Clinton for promoting abortion rights, gay rights and teen condom use, but you wouldn't have...
Mayhill Fowler | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home
Evangelical voters aren't the monolithic entity in Election '08 they've previously been portrayed to be.
Matthew-Lee Erlbach | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics