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White evangelicals, Catholics and Mormons carried Trump
By Lauren Markoe — November 9, 2016
(RNS) Evangelical support for Donald Trump surged even as prominent evangelicals, including Southern Baptist Russell Moore, railed against Trump's behavior toward immigrants, women and other groups as un-Christian.
Voters as Votaries
By Mark Silk — June 4, 2008
In her non-concession speech last night, Hillary Clinton said: I often felt that each of your votes was a prayer for our nation, a declaration of your dreams for your children, a reflection of your desire to chart a new course in this new century. And, in the end, while this primary was long, I […]
George v. Pfleger
By Mark Silk — May 31, 2008
What I missed yesterday was the afternoon’s reprimand of Fr. Pfleger by his boss Francis George, the cardinal archbishop of Chicago. Let’s assume, then, that Bill Donohue knew that Pfleger had incurred episcopal displeasure. Is it any more the Catholic League’s business to serve as the hierarchy’s enforcer of ecclesiastical discipline? More interesting, though, is […]
No Comment?
By Mark Silk — May 31, 2008
Not that it’s likely to make a difference, but has anyone asked the Clinton campaign for a reaction to New York Gov. David Paterson’s order that state agencies recognize same-sex marriages performed out of state? Earlier in the campaign, this would have been a subject of considerable media interest, especially after Hillary’s flip-flop on supporting […]
Hillary’s Catholic Guy
By Mark Silk — May 22, 2008
It’s worth taking a look at GOM’s interview with Eric McFadden, who has had the job of mobilizing Catholics for the Clinton campaign.
Praying with Hillary
By Mark Silk — May 10, 2008
How does religion relate to presidential conduct? Every now and then, a president acts in a way that pretty clearly seems to express his religious commitments. Rarely is the expression as clear as it’s been with George W. Bush’s faith-based initiative. But it was not hard to see a religious impulse at work in, for […]
Living on a Prayer
By rvineis — May 4, 2008
Bill Clinton asked two congregations in NC today to pray for Hillary, and to vote for her. “I just want you to pray for her and to make your voices heard,” Clinton said. “Do whatever you think is right. But don’t sit this out, because we are being called upon to return to our true […]
Bless Her Heart
By Mark Silk — May 2, 2008
So you’re aware that on O’Reilly Hillary Clinton pronounced these magical five words: “Rich people—God bless us.” A new devotee of the prosperity gospel? A clinger to the famed Calvinist preferential option for the rich? Well, fairness obliges a link to Trailhead’s Christopher Beam, who pooh-poohs anything of the sort (while castigating Clinton spokesman Howard […]
Polished on the Mountain
By rvineis — April 14, 2008
Hillary Clinton has a new ad out today in North Carolina. The commercial features a supporter, Jewel Hodges, speaking eloquently on why she supports Senator Clinton. The endorsement seems very reminiscent of John Winthrop’s “City on a Hill” speech from 1630.
Queen Hillary
By Mark Silk — April 14, 2008
In last night’s Commpassion Forum, Campbell Brown asked Hillary Clinton to name her favorite Bible story and she named…the story of Esther: But clearly, for me, the recent Purim holiday for Jews raised the question of Esther. And I have been — ever since I was a little girl — a great admirer of Esther. […]
Not Relevant
By rvineis — April 13, 2008
Hillary Clinton said that the question of her church attendance “is not relevant” for tonight’s debate. Clinton went on to say “This is about what people feel is being said about them. I went to church on Easter. I mean, so?”
Another Clinton Pastor
By Mark Silk — April 2, 2008
Today’s New York Sun features Russell Berman’s interview with Hillary Clinton’s sometime pastor Edward Matthews, who retired 10 years ago from the Methodist church that she attended in Little Rock when she was the gubernatorial spouse there. In a genial way, Matthews more or less speaks up in defense of Jeremiah Wright, as well as […]
Hillary’s Church
By Mark Silk — March 26, 2008
A number of readers (nice to hear from you) have written in to say they think Hillary Clinton’s current church is the Fellowship (or “the Family”), the rather secretive organization that for decades has run the National Prayer Breakfast and which sponsors various prayer groups for government officials and their spouses. Clinton joined up when […]
Carville: Richardson is Judas
By rvineis — March 22, 2008
The ragin’ cajun, James Carville, really got into the spirit of this Easter weekend when he likened Bill Richardson’s endorsement of Obama to a betrayal like Judas’. The Democratic strategist and HRC supporter said “Mr. Richardson’s endorsement came right around the anniversary of the day when Judas sold out for 30 pieces of silver, so […]
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