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Two conventions, two nominees and a whole new culture war
By David Gibson — July 29, 2016
PHILADELPHIA (RNS) It’s officially Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump for president. But just as notable is the fact that Democrats have now taken over the language of faith and morals from the GOP.
Can Clinton-Kaine bring Catholic voters back to the Democrats?
By David Gibson — July 28, 2016
PHILADELPHIA (RNS) Catholics are a swing vote and a big enough chunk of the electorate that they can pick the winner. “There is no Catholic vote -- and it’s important,” said the Catholic pundit E.J. Dionne.
The divided soul of the Democratic Party
By David Gibson — July 28, 2016
PHILADELPHIA (RNS) Faith is more evident – and accepted – at the party’s grass roots than in the treetops where power brokers call the shots. Did Wednesday night’s God-inflected speeches signal a change?
When ministers pray at political conventions: A reader quiz
By David P. Gushee — July 27, 2016
What do you think is really going on with all these ministers praying at these political conventions?
Who boos an opening prayer? The Berniacs of 2016, that’s who
By David Gibson — July 26, 2016
PHILADELPHIA (RNS) They were targeting Hillary Clinton more than the Almighty, but the optics weren't great. Still, the first night of the Democratic convention ended with a jeer-free benediction. Can it last?
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.
Great quote, Tim Kaine, but John Wesley never said that
By David Gibson — July 25, 2016
PHILADELPHIA (RNS) The Democratic vice presidential candidate cited a famous saying by the Methodist luminary to show his Catholic affinity with Hillary Clinton. Too bad the quote's a myth.
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.
Can Hillary Clinton finally close the ‘God gap’?
By David Gibson — July 24, 2016
(RNS) The GOP has been called 'God's Own Party' because it draws far more churchgoing voters than the Democrats. Clinton has a chance to change that -- if she wants to.
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