Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Religion

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Faith-Based GOP Challenges

In Florida's Crist-Rubio matchup and elsewhere, religious conservatives challenge GOP establishment.

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Kennedy's Bishop Responds

Rhode Island Bishop Thomas Tobin issues a forceful response to Rep. Patrick Kennedy.

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Today's Picture: Rep. Kennedy's Bishop

Thomas Tobin, bishop of Providence, R.I., is in a public tiff with Rep. Patrick Kennedy over receiving Communion.

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Poll: Bishops, Politicians, and Abortion

Should bishops ask elected officials who support abortion rights to forgo Holy Communion?

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Special Report

Pastor Rick Warren and Barack Obama on August 16, 2008.

Obama's 10 Most Important Faith Leaders

Who does the president turn to for spiritual guidance?

Recent Stories

Faith-Based Challenges Brewing for 2010

Conservative faith activists are poised to support challengers over establishment Republicans.

Pastors Open Online Churches

Online congregations offer sermons, private prayer chats with pastors and virtual gathering places.

Religious Groups Go Green

American religious traditions have emerged as a large part of the environmental movement

Teen Birth Rates Higher in States Where Re

Researchers suggest strong disapproval of contraception might be a factor

Charles Darwin.

Are Christians Wrong About Darwin?

In an interview, one of the authors of Darwin's Sacred Cause argues Darwin was motivated by his faith.

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waves to a crowd during a campaign stop for Sen. Saxby Chambliss in Savannah, Ga.

Sarah Palin and GOP Mum on Faith

Though Sarah Palin was a hit with religious conservatives, she's kept quiet on faith and social issues.

The Rev. Rick Warren gives the invocation at Barack Obama's inauguration.

Rick Warren's Invocation Skirts Controversy

Remarks at Obama's inauguration struck a conciliatory tone.

New Hampshire Bishop Gene Robinson, the first openly gay Episcopal bishop, sits in a pew at the Marble Collegiate Church in New York.

Gay Activists Applaud Gene Robinson Invite

Gay-rights groups are relieved that Obama included the gay Episcopal bishop in inaugural festivities.

Home schooling students.

Evangelical Share of Home Schooling Drops

Experts say that the home-schooling scene is diversifying.

Paul Weyrich a conservative think tank chairman testifies before the Senate Armed Serviced Committee on Capitol Hill during the confirmation hearing of Defense Secretary-designate John Tower on Jan. 31, 1989, in Washington.

How Paul Weyrich Founded the Christian Right

The man responsible for bringing evangelicals back into politics has died.

A man throws a shoe at President George W. Bush during a news conference with Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad. The man threw two shoes at Bush, one after another. Bush ducked both throws, and neither man was hit.

What Is the Meaning of the Shoe Insult?

Is this a Muslim thing, an Arab thing, both, or neither? The answer is somewhat convoluted.

People walk past the first Islamic Bank of Britain in London, England.

The Rise of Islamic Banking

How some financial institutions avoid trouble by following the strict rules of the Koran.

Photo Galleries

Activists from the religious right gathered in Washington D.C. for the American Research Council’s fourth annual Values Voter Summit. The event has become a key annual get-together for Conservative Christians.

Values Voters

Activists from the religious right gathered in Washington, D.C. for the American Research Council’s fourth annual Values Voter Summit.

Test Your Knowledge

President John F. Kennedy speaks at a press conference on August 1, 1963.

November 22, 1963

Prior to ascending to the Senate, who hatched the "single-bullet theory"? Who was the only person prosecuted in connection with the assassination?

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Special Report: Women of the Bible

Women of the Bible

The "daughters of Eve" play many roles in the Old and New Testaments.

Public Poll

Is increasing access to healthcare a moral or faith-based cause?

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The Maqbara hermitage at the Lama Foundation where a person can go on solo retreat.

Sacred Places

Explore the significance, history, and enduring power of places people consider most sacred.

A Muslim man lifts his hands up during Friday noon prayers in the southern holy city of Karbala, south of Baghdad.

Secrets of Islam

A guide to the world's fastest growing religion.

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