VIDEO: Interview with James Carroll about Christianity and Violence
Trinity Institute’s Bob Scott talks with James Carroll, author, activist and former Catholic priest about religion and violence. Discusses Constantine’s introduction of state power…
Archive
Category: Politics
Wisconsin: Freedom from Religion Foundation Asks State to Halt Assembly Prayers
Last July, Wisconsin State Representative Terry Moulton led his colleagues in prayer: “In your name, and by the power of your spirit, I come…
VIDEO: 18-minute Speech by Mitt Romney on Religious Liberty
On May 8, 2008, Gov. Mitt Romney and his wife Ann were awarded the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty’s Canterbury Medal for “Courage in…
OPINION: Courtship of religion complicates McCain and Obama campaigns
In an opinion piece published June 9 by Robert Novak, Novak describes the difficulty McCain has had winning the votes of religious right icons…
Religion-politics mix proves perilous (Christian Century)
If anything defines this election season, it is religion and politics, but as the Christian Century astutely points out, this can a troublesome mix.…
The Pope, the President, and the Politics of Faith (Asia Times)
The balance between faith and politics is fragile, and Asia Times writer Spengler gives an interesting perspective in today’s paper. It is worth reading. …
Economics, Democracy, and Liberty – Where are we in the Cycle?
As you read this statement ask yourself – where is the United States in this cycle in 2008? A democracy cannot exist as a…
Barack Obama on Separation of Church and State
“[Conservative leaders] need to understand the critical role that the separation of church and state has played in preserving not only our democracy, but…
Barack Obama to Launch “Joshua Generation Project” to Reach out to Evangelicals
By Michael D. Peabody – RELIGION SEEMS to have taken center stage this election cycle. Obama’s program, “Joshua Generation Project” is designed to reach…
VIDEO: John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. on Religious Liberty
It seems like issues of a Presidential candidate’s religion have always been an issue in elections going back to the 1960s. In this video…