Christianity

The Christian Right Campaigns to Soften Its Image

By Dan Gilgoff - God & Country - July 15, 2009

Ralph Reed says his new group will be "younger, hipper, less strident." more >>

My First Christians United for Israel Event

By Dan Gilgoff - God & Country - June 30, 2009

Observations from an hour among Christian Zionists more >>

Do Most Catholic Bishops Support Obama?

By Dan Gilgoff - God & Country - June 18, 2009

Some claim a silent majority of bishops disagree with the outspoken anti-Obama advocates among them. more >>

Conservative Christians: Obama's Gay Benefits Order Approximates Marriage

By Dan Gilgoff - God & Country - June 17, 2009

Conservative Christians say Obama's order approximates the benefits of marriage. more >>

Why Is Obama More Overtly Religious Than Bush?

Opinion - June 10, 2009

Obama's references to his Christian faith are less subtle than Bush's. more >>

Obama Mentions Jesus More Than Bush but Acknowledges the Godless More, Too

By Dan Gilgoff - God & Country - June 9, 2009

Yes, President Obama invokes Jesus more than Bush did. But he recognizes nonbelievers more, too. more >>

Is Focus on the Family Warming to Obama?

By Dan Gilgoff - God & Country - June 2, 2009

The Christian ministry's political arm runs an interview that includes kind words for the White House. more >>

Conservative Activists Argue Gay Marriage Threatens Religious Liberty

By Dan Gilgoff - Nation & World - May 19, 2009

Some are encouraging legislation to give gay couples rights, but allow religious exemptions. more >>

Does Dobson Really Want Christians to Disengage From Politics?

By Dan Gilgoff - God & Country - May 15, 2009

The Focus on the Family founder seems to be urging evangelicals back to an era of marginalization. more >>

Christians United for Israel Hosts First National Church Event This Sunday

By Dan Gilgoff - God & Country - May 12, 2009

John Hagee Has Signed Up 800 American Churches for Christians United for Israel Sunday. more >>

Is the United States a Judeo-Christian Nation?

Opinion - May 7, 2009

Obama's statement aside, many on the right say the United States is still "one nation under God." more >>

Obama Is Wrong When He Says We're Not a Judeo-Christian Nation

By Randy Forbes - Opinion - May 7, 2009

We have not abandoned the principles upon which we were founded. more >>

Family Research Council Slams GOP's New National Council for a New America

By Dan Gilgoff - God & Country - May 6, 2009

The religious conservative group says the National Council for a New America ignores values. more >>

Carrie Prejean Calls Release of Topless Photo an Attack on Her Faith

By Dan Gilgoff - God & Country - May 6, 2009

The Miss USA runner-up says the release of a topless photo is an attempt to silence her beliefs. more >>

Many Americans Are Saying Goodbye to Religion, but Not Faith

By Dan Gilgoff - Nation & World - May 6, 2009

Polls show the unaffiliated are much less antagonistic toward religion than once thought. more >>

For Christian Conservatives, Souter's Retirement a Reminder of Republican Betrayal

By Dan Gilgoff - God & Country - May 1, 2009

Souter was sold as a conservative but quickly drifted left. more >>

Atheists, Christianity, Bush, Religion, and Why God Is Not Dead

By Bonnie Erbe - Bonnie Erbe - April 30, 2009

Atheists aren't being struck by lightning. I promise. more >>

Christian Conservatives Will Cheer Specter Defection, but Toomey Is a Long Shot

By Dan Gilgoff - God & Country - April 28, 2009

Will Specter's defection be a pyrrhic victory for the Christian right? more >>

Miss California, Carrie Prejean, Signs With Top Christian Publicity Firm

By Dan Gilgoff - God & Country - April 27, 2009

Carrie Prejean has signed with the publicity firm that represents Rick Warren. more >>

Pew Survey: Most Americans Have Switched Religious Affiliations at Least Once

By Dan Gilgoff - Nation & World - April 27, 2009

44 percent now claim a religious affiliation different from their childhood faith. more >>

2012 Republican Front-Runners All Christian Conservatives

By Dan Gilgoff - God & Country - April 21, 2009

Palin, Gingrich, Jindal, Sanford, Romney, and Huckabee are all social conservatives. more >>

Gingrich Becoming GOP's Voice for Conservative Christian Concerns

By Dan Gilgoff - God & Country - April 20, 2009

The former House speaker weighs in on hot-button issues that other Republicans ignore. more >>

Southern Baptist Convention's Richard Land Praises Obama Family Values

By Dan Gilgoff - God & Country - April 2, 2009

He calls the president a model father and husband. more >>

Did Obama Open the Door to Human Cloning With His Stem Cell Order?

By Dan Gilgoff - Nation & World - March 24, 2009

Some conservative Christian groups charge Obama with misleading the public on cloning. more >>

Poll: Most Mainline Protestants Say Society Should Accept Homosexuality

By Dan Gilgoff - God & Country - March 23, 2009

As many as 70 percent of certain mainline Protestants say homosexuality should be accepted by society. more >>