As you likely know, Rick Santorum quit his campaign yesterday, which means that Mitt Romney is poised to become the first Mormon presidential nominee from a major political party.
The SLT reports on the historic outcome and says that some Mormons are bracing for a backlash.
To the conspiracy-minded, a white horse has raced his way into Ketucky Derby contention.
Santorum gave a faith-laced concession speech, in which he called his campaign a “miracle” and his daughter's weekend hospitalization “a Passion play our family.”
Santorum failed to sell his message beyond evangelicals, says Jacques Berlinerblau, resulting in “another disastrous presidential election for social conservatives.”
President Obama addressed the Q Conference of evangelicals in Washington yesterday. “The fact of Easter, and the reality of what God is doing in the world requires us to confront the opportunities and challenges of our age,” Obama said in an address that sounded like a rehash of his Easter prayer breakfast sermon.
Roman Catholic dioceses and religious orders said they received 594 credible claims of clergy sex abuse last year, according to the USCCB's annual audit. The auditors warned of “growing complacency” about child protection, according to the AP.
A Catholic nun testified in the Philly abuse trial that she was fired from her Pennsylvania parish after reporting suspicions about a priest convicted of receiving child pornography.
Pennsylvania's new Voter ID law requires sects like the Amish who object to being photographer to answer a series of questions about their religion. Such as: How many members are there of your religion? How many congregations? What's the process by which you came to the religion?
American businesses are starting to take notice about the growing Muslim-Americam middle class (and their disposable income).
Violins that outlived their owners in the Nazi camps and Jewish ghettos will be unveiled for Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremonies.
CNN got a rare glimpse inside a Mormon temple.
Christian students are protesting Vanderbilt U's “all comers” policy for campus groups.
Some Hindus say yoga has lost its way, according to NPR.
A Texas pastor brought a lion and a lamb to church. At least he's not making us watch him sleep with his wife anymore.
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Daniel Burke
