Election

Trump tackles Christianity’s big question: Who is Jesus?

By Kimberly Winston — June 8, 2016
(RNS) 'Who do you say He is,' Trump is asked. His answer riles many.

Trump’s religion and its popular appeal

By Mark Silk — June 1, 2016
The gospel of American Mind Cure that he learned from Norman Vincent Peale.

Mormon senator’s death marks the end of an era for a Trump-free GOP

By Jana Riess — May 5, 2016
Former Utah Senator Robert Bennett died yesterday. Maybe it’s a blessing that he won’t live to see the further implosion of the political party—and the nation—he worked to build and protect.

Trump victory marks major defeat for Christian Right agenda

By David P. Gushee — May 4, 2016
GOIP primary voters chose a man whose agenda and style are the antithesis of the Christian Right.

Clinton v. Trump shrinks the God Gap

By Mark Silk — April 28, 2016
For the first time in years, gender matters more than religion in a presidential election.

Trump won big in the Bible Belt (and lots of mini-Bible Belts outside the South)

By Tobin Grant — April 21, 2016
Trump won across the South, but he also is doing well in other evangelical regions.

Stop picketing Trump rallies

By Mark Silk — April 19, 2016
It serves the opposite of a useful purpose.

The (Continued) Politics of Racial Resentment

By Public Religion Research Institute — November 28, 2012

Affiliated Scholar Paul A. Djupe explores data which sheds light on the level of racial resentment toward Obama among white Americans.

Why Romney’s religious coalition should terrify the GOP

By Mark Silk — November 13, 2012

Republicans should be more worried about appealing to Nones than to Latinos. That's the message of PRRI'S stunning new graphic showing how the respective religious coalitions of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney on election day relates to the religious demography of age groups in the U.S.

Anti-Mormon (and Mormon) Trolls

By Jana Riess — November 12, 2012

In the weeks leading up to the 2012 election, a flurry of strong, balanced media articles explored Mormonism and its role in American life. It’s become clear to me that most journalists are committed to understanding more about the Mormon faith and its people. However, I'm not so sanguine about the trolls who like to comment.

My Gay Agenda

By Jana Riess — November 8, 2012
Tuesday's election was historic not because of who was or was not elected president — however important that contest may have been — but because it showed that our nation has crossed a threshold in accepting LGBTQ people as equals. I am thrilled. Consider the results: Voters approved of same-sex marriage in Maryland, Washington, and […]

Cardinal Dolan congratulates President Obama; Pope sends best wishes and prayers

By David Gibson — November 7, 2012

In what could signal a marked change of tone following a bruising campaign struggle beween the Catholic hierarchy and the Obama administration, New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has sent President Obama a message congratulating him on his reelection. 

Catholics broke for Obama, evangelicals for Romney

By Mark Silk — November 7, 2012

The morning-after snapshot of religion and the election is that, as usual, Catholics were the bellwether. They voted for Barack Obama over Mitt Romney by 50-48, and Obama captured the popular vote by...50-48.

Figuring Faith | How Values, Demographics, and the Economy Helped Shape the Election

By Public Religion Research Institute — November 7, 2012

The day after the 2012 election, Dr. Robert P. Jones examines the role that values, demographics, and the economy played in American voters’ decision to elect President Barack Obama to a second term in office.

Tweet of the Day: Nov. 6, 2012

By David Gibson — November 6, 2012
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