Newt Gingrich
How America’s youth lost its religion in 1990s
Callista Gingrich will soon be named ambassador to Vatican – reports
How a Christian movement is growing rapidly in the midst of religious decline
Meet the ‘evangelical’ Catholics who are remaking the GOP
Justin Bieber … The Islamist
Analysis: The myth of Mitt Romney’s evangelical problem
(RNS) Mitt Romney has an evangelical problem. Or so we’ve been told by the national media. But there’s one glaring problem with the storyline: It’s not true. By Jonathan Merritt.
Santorum shows the Religious Right isn’t dead yet
(RNS) Does Rick Santorum's surge also mark the resurrection of the Religious Right? After Santorum's big primary wins in Alabama and Mississippi, the born-again bigwigs who endorsed him last year may be having the last laugh. By David Gibson.
Why is it so hard to do religion in prime time?
(RNS) ABC's saucy new drama, "GCB" has been panned by critics and called "anti-Christian" by Newt Gingrich. TLC cancelled its controversial reality show, "All-American Muslim," and anything short of "Touched By an Angel" seems to flop. Piet Levy explores why.
Catholic voter guide differs from two Catholic candidates
Friday’s Religion News Roundup: gay baptism; gay marriage in Maryland; black atheists `come out’
There's a new kind of Mormon baptism (and Salt Lake City likely won't be amused) and a tragic kind of baptism at an Indiana church. Fidel Castro may come back to Mother Rome, and Southern Baptists say "no thanks" to a BUBBA name.
Mainline Protestants up for grabs heading into November
WASHINGTON (RNS) In a matchup between Obama and GOP front-runner Mitt Romney, mainline Protestant voters are nearly evenly divided, with 41 percent supporting Obama and 43 percent for Romney. The same holds true between Obama and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich -- each is the choice of 41 percent of white mainline Protestants. By Lauren Markoe.
MondayâÂ?Â?s Religion Roundup: Embryo skirmishes, birth control battles, Star Wars theology
Newt Gingrich wants a ban on embryonic stem cell research, Romney doesn't. Santorum's daughter makes "miraculous" recovery, he looks for political miracle in Florida. Obama, birth control, and the Catholic vote. Andrew Sullivan's fan in the Vatican. And more...
Friday’s Religion News Roundup: God talk, unlucky cats and evangelical insecurity
Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul talk about the role of God in their Oval Office. A cat named Moody has an unlucky encounter with a moody Texas pastor. And is evangelical squemishness about Mormons really about insecurity?
TuesdayâÂ?Â?s Roundup: Death and taxes edition
Will Fidel Castro go to Hell? Or just something like it? Will Mitt Romney live in the Golden Temple? Will Chris Christie be the next Mitt Romney? Can we speak well of Joe Paterno?