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December 2012

December 31, 2012

Hot words in top 2012 religion stories

'Twas the Sunday night before the election and the Rev. Robert Jeffress was offering a...

October 2012

October 29, 2012

Billy Graham & Co. push the values voters

The television talking heads all agreed that the election was over, which ignited celebrations among...

October 22, 2012

Stalking the anti-Mormon voters of 2012

With the White House race nearing an end, it's time for America's political pundits to...

July 2012

July 02, 2012

Faith in that Barack Obama brand

Here's good news for President Barack Obama: The slice of Americans who believe he is...

June 2012

June 11, 2012

Evolving conflicts over religious liberty

The ratification of the 18th Amendment banning the manufacture, transportation or sale of alcoholic beverages...

June 04, 2012

Freedom of “worship” vs. “religion” — again

With the sounds of protests echoing across the campus, President Barack Obama knew his 2009...

January 2012

January 30, 2012

The pope, the president and religious liberty

Pope Benedict XVI cut to the chase when meeting with the visiting bishops from Washington,...

January 10, 2011

Thumbs down for Obama faith, again

For those keeping score, let it be noted that the White House transcript from the...

December 2010

December 27, 2010

2010 was that kind of year in religion

President Barack Obama did something on Sept. 19th that caught many in the national press...

August 2010

August 30, 2010

Obama and Allah, past and present

In the spring of 2007, candidate Barack Hussein Obama met with a New York Times...

May 2010

May 17, 2010

Trying to focus on the future

As strange as it may sound, the head of Focus on the Family is trying...

May 03, 2010

Sermons by Billy and Obama

Both men faced rows of loved ones still wrapped in grief after shocking tragedies. Both...

February 2010

February 15, 2010

Breakfast prayer wars

The way President Barack Obama sees things, Americans should be able to find unity in...

August 2009

August 03, 2009

Catholic pain in health-care fight

In Catholic debates, it always helps to be able to quote the official Catechism of...

May 2009

May 11, 2009

Notre Dame and her children

The women's clinic nurse confirmed that Lacy Dodd was pregnant, and then told her not...

February 2009

February 16, 2009

Case by case government doctrines

Welcome to the church-state battlefield, President Barack Obama. Consider this hypothetical landmine: Would it be...

February 02, 2009

Prayers in a minefield (civil religion II)

Phyllis Tickle tried to pay close attention to the prayers at the inauguration of President...

January 2009

January 25, 2009

Our political high holy day, part I

EDITOR'S NOTE: First of two columns on President Barack Obama's inauguration. As Aretha Franklin finished...

January 01, 2009

That other speech at Notre Dame

It was hard to ignore the papal bull condemning the slave trade, which was read...

October 2008

October 15, 2008

Obama meets The 700 Club

NASHVILLE -- Washington correspondent David Brody knew it was a symbolic moment when Democratic Party...

September 2008

September 17, 2008

Gov. Sarah Palin, Antichrist

The punch line rocketed around the World Wide Web, inspiring smiles in pews friendly to...

August 2008

August 27, 2008

Heaven, hell and funerals

Anyone who has lived in a minister's house knows that middle-of-the-night telephone calls often bring bad...

July 2008

July 23, 2008

Preaching to a tempting choir

The YouTube era has produced a few Catholic stars, priests whose performances have inspired scores...

June 2008

June 18, 2008

Obama prays behind closed doors

Steve Strang knew the ground rules for the recent meeting between Sen. Barack Obama and...

June 27, 2007

Obama’s awesome testimony

Play the right guitar chords and worshippers in megachurch America will automatically start singing these...