Democrats
Sister Simone Campbell’s inconsistent ethic of life
By Charles C. Camosy — September 21, 2016
(RNS) I invite Sister Campbell to join the movement that is consistently on the side of the most vulnerable and those without privilege.
Knights of Columbus head says Catholics cannot vote for abortion advocates
By David Gibson — August 2, 2016
(RNS) Carl Anderson, a former Republican official and head of the influential Catholic society, told some 100 bishops: “It is time to stop creating excuses for voting for pro-abortion politicians.”
Clinton probably won’t court evangelicals. Here’s why she should
By Jacob Lupfer — July 29, 2016
(RNS) Politically, she has little to gain and a great deal to lose. But from the standpoint of democratic discourse, the time may be ripe to challenge evangelicals’ loyalty to Republican politicians.
DNC platform: Plenty for religious progressives to love
By Kimberly Winston — July 25, 2016
(RNS) Democrats are calling it the most progressive platform in party history.
Tim Kaine’s Jesuit spirituality just might appeal to ‘nones’
By Elizabeth Drescher — July 25, 2016
(RNS) In choosing Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton has shifted the religious narrative of the election away from the false equation of “religion” and “Christianity” with radical, conservative, evangelicalism.
Vatican trip could boost Sanders campaign
By Reuters — April 8, 2016
WASHINGTON -- Like Pope Francis, Sanders has made economic inequality and the plight of the working class a central tenet of his message.
Muslims, Protestants and Jews share common concerns in 2016 election
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — March 15, 2016
(RNS) The U.S. Muslim community is "pious and patriotic, optimistic and weary of discrimination," much like non-Muslims.
It’s Super Tuesday. Do you know what role religion will play?
By Emily McFarlan Miller — March 1, 2016
(RNS) Two-thirds of Republicans in Super Tuesday states say religion is very important to them, compared with 53 percent of Democrats.
5 faith facts about Bernie Sanders: Unabashedly irreligious
By Lauren Markoe — January 31, 2016
(RNS) God knows what's next for the Jewish candidate, perhaps the least religious person in the 2016 race.
5 faith facts about Hillary Clinton: Social Gospel Methodist to the core
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — January 29, 2016
(RNS) She once said that advertising her faith didn't come naturally to her. In this campaign, she's stepped it up anyway.
Voters warm to candidates who are not religious
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — January 27, 2016
(RNS) Americans still prefer a strongly religious president but it's no longer essential, a new survey finds.
Trump: Clinton ‘lied’ by calling him Islamic State’s ‘best recruiter’
By Reuters — December 21, 2015
"They are going to people, showing videos of Donald Trump insulting Islam and Muslims in order to recruit more radical jihadists," Hillary Clinton said at the Democrats' debate Saturday.
Most Americans don’t fear Muslims in US, new poll finds
By Reuters — December 6, 2015
The poll, conducted after the California shooting, shows 51 percent of Americans -- including 60 percent of Democrats but only 30 percent of Republicans -- view Muslims in the U.S. the same as any other community,
Planned Parenthood and those villainous Christians (COMMENTARY)
By Jonah Goldberg — December 2, 2015
If we can't condemn Islam for Muslim terrorists, why condemn Christians? asks Jonah Goldberg.
Turkish religious movement gave suspicious US campaign donations
By Paul Singer — November 24, 2015
WASHINGTON - All the donors appear to have ties to a Turkish religious movement named for its founder, Fethullah Gülen, which has been accused by the Turkish government of attempting a coup in that country.
