Blog Posts

(and is Charleton Heston rolling over on his gun?) We have recently seen a flurry of news around John McCain’s new ad, tying Barack Obama to the Antichrist, or just to an arrogant elitist, [...]

It’s time for your daily two scoops of news: McCain and Obama each write personal religious statements, and the campaign for Pastor-In-Chief rolls on! [Time] Richard Land on why [...]

Below is a post that I wrote for the new BeliefNet blog Progressive Revival: The Pew Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism and the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life have [...]

In today’s news: Obama’s Muslim-Outreach Advisor Resigns – less than two weeks after starting. That was quick. The spot for Vice Pastor-in-Chief is wide open. Follow your [...]

It’s time for a generous helping of your religion and politics news: Cathleen Falsani argues Obama should not need to pass a litmus test to be a “real” Christian. Don’t [...]

What happens when religion becomes too intertwined with presidential politics? No, this is not the billboard down the street from Rev. Gaddy’s congregation. Grateful hat tip to copyranter.

Have you seen the latest web ad from the McCain campaign? If you thought comparing Obama to Paris Hilton and Britney Spears was weird, check this out: This is one of the most bizarre ads I have [...]

Below is a post that I wrote for the new BeliefNet blog Progressive Revival: O God, here we go again, I thought as news wires began to sketch the tragedy played out in Tennessee Valley Unitarian [...]

I’m puzzled by the federal judges’ decision on Tuesday that the 43-foot cross sitting on government property in the hills of San Diego isn’t actually a religious symbol.  Instead the judge ruled [...]

Howard Friedman, who writes the excellent blog Religion Clause, brings us this bizarre story. A divorced dad has refused to pay his child support through his state’s Central Child Support [...]