Rick Santorum

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.

5 faith facts about Rick Santorum: Church-state separation makes him want to ‘throw up’

By Cathy Lynn Grossman — February 3, 2016
(RNS) Former Sen. Rick Santorum withdrew from the 2016 race on Feb. 3

Bye-bye, Rick and Huck! Why GOP evangelicals deserted their old pals (COMMENTARY)

By David P. Gushee — January 6, 2016
(RNS) How my online community explains evangelicals' surprising GOP picks.

Jeb Bush: Pope Francis should steer clear of climate issue

By Reuters — June 17, 2015
DERRY, N.H. (Reuters) In his first official day on the presidential campaign trail on Tuesday, Republican Jeb Bush, a Catholic, had sharp words on Pope Francis' decision to leap into the climate change debate.

Détente on Christmas * Beard passes * Christ Bless Mississippi: Religious Freedom Recap

By Brian Pellot — December 4, 2014
This month's religious freedom news and views from around the world. Read with caution. Prozac optional.

Meet the ‘evangelical’ Catholics who are remaking the GOP

By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — June 16, 2014
(RNS) In today's Republican Party, a number of factors have forged a new religious identity that supersedes familiar old categories.

Facing uphill battle, gay marriage opponents to rally in Washington

By Heather Adams — June 13, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) Speakers include two former Republican presidential candidates, Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum, as well as San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, the Catholic bishops' point man against same-sex marriage.

Max Lucado on his new film and why December is so painful for so many

By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — November 22, 2013
(RNS) "Miracles exist to reveal God, but miracles don’t exist for God to do me any favors. There are occasions where God intervenes in the natural flow of events to display his power, as much as to do something kind for me."

Rick Santorum: Faith-based movies will ‘rival Hollywood’

By Kevin McDermott — June 25, 2013
(RNS) Christian conservatives should acknowledge that modern popular culture is here to stay, and use that platform to produce Christian-themed films that will also have quality and popular appeal, said Santorum, the new CEO of EchoLight Studios.

Candida Moss debunks the ‘myth’ of Christian persecution

By Lauren Markoe — May 14, 2013
(RNS) Growing up Catholic in England, Candida Moss felt secure in life, yet learned in church that Christians have been persecuted since the dawn of Christianity. As an adult and a theologian, she wants to set the record straight.

Analysis: The myth of Mitt Romney’s evangelical problem

By Jonathan Merritt — September 17, 2012

(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.

Atheists rally on National Mall in show of political force

By Kimberly Winston — March 24, 2012

WASHINGTON (RNS) Atheists and nonbelievers gathered on the National Mall Saturday (March 24) in a bid to show politicians, voters and even themselves that they have grown into a force to be recognized and reckoned with. By Kimberly Winston.

Evangelicals voting in record numbers in GOP primaries

By David Gibson — March 16, 2012

(RNS) Evangelicals are turning out in record numbers in the GOP presidential primaries — a full 50 percent of GOP voters — and providing crucial support and momentum to the campaign of Rick Santorum. By David Gibson.

Santorum shows the Religious Right isn’t dead yet

By David Gibson — March 14, 2012

(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.

Reza Aslan: Santorum as ayatollah?

By Kevin Eckstrom — March 9, 2012

"We believe in democracy and we also believe in freedom, but we do not believe in liberal democracy." Who said it?

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