CNN reports on presidential candidate Michele Bachmann‘s recent insinuation that fellow presidential hopeful Herman Cain‘s “9-9-9” tax plan was the work of the devil.

“When you take the 9-9-9 plan and you turn it upside won, the devil is in the details,” Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota said during the New Hampshire debate, alluding to the number 666, which is commonly connected to Satan.”

See what she did there? (Try turning your computer screen over, or standing on your head. Actually, just read the article)

Since we already discussed “occupying” the Catholic Church earlier this week, it seems only fitting that a guest blogger at Religion Dispatches is talking about occupying the Greek Orthodox Church.

The Friendly Atheist blog is taking issue with the New Yorker‘s recent depiction of Steve Jobs – a Buddhist – hanging around (Christian) heaven. The New Yorker wasn’t alone: apparently lots of cartoonists depicted the recently deceased CEO of Apple computer floating his way through the pearly gates. Maybe depicting Nirvana is hard?

Senator Joe Lieberman, a devout Jew, offers his take in the Washington Post about the recent controversy surrounding presidential candidate Mitt Romney‘s Mormon faith.

Aslan Media has a look at religion and politics in post-revolution Egypt.

Finally, our Tweet of the Day comes from Religion Dispatches commentator Joanna Brooks: it seems Mitt Romney and Jon Hunstman have more in common than just their Mormon faith.

@askmormongirl – Fun fact: Romney and Huntsman are distant cousins. Both descendants of an early Mormon leader killed while on a mission in the South.