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Election Day 2012 Round-Up

Election Day 2012 Round-Up

Last updated on: November 6, 2012 at 9:05 am by Caryn Riswold

Election Day 2012 Round-Up 2012-11-06T09:05:45-07:00 Caryn Riswold

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Finally! Time to vote (if you aren’t among the very many who have done so already). I decided to round-up a list of the pieces I’ve written over the past few months that most pertain to the election today.

First, responses to the four Patheos Election Month questions. This was a great series, generating a lot of response from various bloggers here at Patheos. Check them all out. Here are mine:

1: What’s wrong–and what’s right–with the role of faith in American politics today?

Religious Freedom is for Everyone

2: Does a candidate’s faith matter?

Presidential Faith: When Difference Matters

3: What are the key issues for people of your tradition to consider as they approach this election?

Poverty & Our Shared Humanity

4: For whom will you vote for President, and why?

Barack Obama, Once More

As soon as Mitt Romney picked Paul Ryan as his running mate back in August, I knew religion was going to be even more of an issue in this election. I wrote this about it all:

RomneyRyanObamaBiden ~ Religion & Politics Overload

Additionally, I posted a series of prayers compiled by Faith Aloud, for the 40 days leading up to the election … prayers to end the War on Women. Here was the first set:

This Week in Pro-Choice Prayer

Beyond that, I wrote a variety of posts on other issues relevant to the election as they emerged. These are just a few.

On GOP men talking nonsense about rape:

If Only Mourdock Were Rare

Todd Akin, Paul Ryan, and The Rapist

On the probable illegality of a Catholic Bishop threatening the faithful with damnation if they vote for Barack Obama (and if only he were rare!):

Vote Wrong & Go to Hell?

On why race still matters, even when (and probably because) white folks ignore it:

The War on Black Women

Race Still Matters. Religion … Maybe.

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