Obama Stresses Common Ground With Pope Benedict
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Dan Gilgoff
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Nation & World - July 10, 2009
The president and the pope used their first meeting to send individual messages from a global stage.
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Obama's 10 Key Faith Leaders
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Dan Gilgoff
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God & Country - July 10, 2009
The president relies on these figures for spiritual guidance, policy ideas, and political appeal.
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Obama's Most Important Catholic Adviser
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Dan Gilgoff
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God & Country - July 10, 2009
A Catholic adviser that few Americans have heard of prepared Obama for his meeting with the pope.
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Obama Names an Evangelical to Lead the NIH
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Dan Gilgoff
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God & Country - July 10, 2009
Obama picked Francis Collins to head the National Institutes of Health.
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White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs's Catholic Side
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Dan Gilgoff
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God & Country - July 9, 2009
Obama's press secretary speaks to Catholic social teaching's influence on the president—and himself.
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Obama's Faith Leaders: What Do You Think?
Nation & World - July 9, 2009
In an administration that keeps in touch with hundreds of faith leaders, who are the most important?
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How Meeting the Pope Can Change Obama's Rocky Catholic Narrative
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Dan Gilgoff
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God & Country - July 9, 2009
Obama's first sit-down with the pope may change the perception of his relationship with the church.
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With Al Franken Victory, No Republican Jews in the Senate
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Dan Gilgoff
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God & Country - July 8, 2009
With Norm Coleman's loss and Arlen Specter's switch, the GOP has only one Jew in Congress.
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A Papal Letter Showing Church's Conservative and Liberal Sides Boosts Progressives
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Dan Gilgoff
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God & Country - July 8, 2009
Benedict's encyclical shows the church's conservative and liberal sides but helps progressives more.
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Why Pope Benedict's Encyclical Is a Boost for Catholic Progressives
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Dan Gilgoff
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God & Country - July 7, 2009
A papal encyclical stresses the Vatican's liberal views on workers, the environment, and war.
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Religious Conservatives Certain Palin Will Stay in National Politics
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Dan Gilgoff
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God & Country - July 7, 2009
Religious conservatives express surprising confidence that Palin will stick with national politics.
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6 Surprises From Obama's Sit-Down With the Catholic Press
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Dan Gilgoff
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God & Country - July 6, 2009
The president spent 45 minutes with Catholic reporters in advance of his first meeting with the pope.
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Despite Palin's Resignation, the GOP Needs Culture Warriors
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Dan Gilgoff
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God & Country - July 6, 2009
The Alaska governor's resignation has some mainstream Republicans breathing a premature sigh of relief.
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When Attacks Go Too Far: Mark Sanford as Biblical Fundamentalist
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Dan Gilgoff
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God & Country - July 2, 2009
Some attacks on the South Carolina's hypocrisy go too far.
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Gays Step Up Efforts to Reverse Gay-as-Godless Stereotype
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Dan Gilgoff
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God & Country - July 2, 2009
Gay rights activists are belatedly stepping up religious messaging and outreach
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What to Expect From Family Values Groups on Republican Affairs
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Dan Gilgoff
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God & Country - July 2, 2009
Family Values groups have kept pretty quite about Democratic scandals, too.
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Conservative Democrats Warn Against Funding Abortion in Healthcare Reform
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Dan Gilgoff
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God & Country - July 1, 2009
19 congressional Democrats write to Pelosi to say reform must not lead to government-funded abortion.
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Sarah Palin Plans Special Edition of Forthcoming Memoir for Christian Readers
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Dan Gilgoff
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God & Country - July 1, 2009
Vanity Fair reports that the Alaska governor is planning a special edition of her forthcoming book.
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Family Values Groups Still Silent on Mark Sanford
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Dan Gilgoff
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God & Country - July 1, 2009
A week after the South Carolina governor admitted to an affair, groups have yet to weigh in.
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My First Christians United for Israel Event
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Dan Gilgoff
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God & Country - June 30, 2009
Observations from an hour among Christian Zionists
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TIME Report, White House Reaction Raise More Questions About Obama's Church Hunt
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Dan Gilgoff
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God & Country - June 30, 2009
A White House denial about Obama's church search raises more questions than answers.
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White House Discerns 'Need for Abortion,' But Some Disagree
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Dan Gilgoff
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God & Country - June 30, 2009
Conservatives object to the White House's goal of reducing "need for abortion."
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New Ads Use Book of Isaiah and Local Pastors to Sell Healthcare Reform
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Dan Gilgoff
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God & Country - June 30, 2009
A new series of radio ads uses the Bible and local pastors to push healthcare reform in red states.
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