Religion News Service | Religion and Election

Franklin Graham apologizes for questioning Obama’s faith

Adelle M. Banks | Feb 28, 2012

WASHINGTON (RNS) "I regret any comments I have ever made which may have cast any doubt on the personal faith of our president, Mr. Obama," evangelist Franklin Graham said. "I apologize to him and to any I have offended for not better articulating my reason for not supporting him in this election." By Adelle M. Banks.
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Santorum might not be Mitt Romney’s only problem in Michigan

Dave Murray | Feb 28, 2012

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (RNS) Mitt Romney’s position on the Detroit auto bailout and health care plan have been blasted, but a pollster suggests one issue not often discussed on the campaign trail this year could end up costing him Tuesday's Michigan primary victory: his Mormon faith. EPIC-MRA po...
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10 Commandments judge seeks his old job back

Brendan Kirby | Feb 28, 2012

MOBILE, Ala. (RNS) Republican Roy Moore's forced exit, almost a decade ago, as Alabama's chief justice position over a Ten Commandments monument is barely mentioned as he seeks to reclaim the job. Voters don't ask about it, and the two men running against him never mention it.
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Experts challenge Santorum’s remarks linking college to faith loss

Cathy Lynn Grossman | Feb 27, 2012

(RNS) Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum's claim that U.S. colleges drive young adult Christians out of church, was disputed by Protestant and Catholic experts. By Cathy Lynn Grossman.
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Rick Santorum defends views on Obama’s theology

Susan Page / USA Today | Feb 21, 2012

WASHINGTON (RNS) Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum, leading the GOP field in national polls, is defending his views questioning prenatal testing and President Obama's "theology." By Susan Page.
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COMMENTARY: Customer service 101

Tom Ehrich | Feb 14, 2012

(RNS) Too many providers -- churches, retailers, even politicians -- come across as having a low opinion of their constituents. Voters know this recession better than their politicians, and believers seem to take their faith more seriously than the institutions that seek to enroll them as members. By Tom Ehrich.
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Thursday’s Religion Roundup: Hawaiian Topic

David Gibson | Feb 9, 2012

The so-called "Hawaii option" is the White House's preferred way out of the contraception mandate mess. But some Catholics want blood, and the bishops want the entire mandate trashed. Rick Santorum's Hanukkah card quotes Jesus -- really.
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Tuesday’s Religion Roundup: Transformers

David Gibson | Feb 7, 2012

Rick Santorum may be up...again. Thanks to evangelicals. Rabbi Boteach may run for Congress. Rick Warren is slimming. Prop 8 is hanging fire. More women priests in the C of E than men. But as bishops? Usury is still a sin, and The Onion is still satire.
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Thursday’s Religion News Roundup: Trump, Newt, Romney & Obama at Prayer Breakfast

David Gibson | Feb 2, 2012

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, so we will have more Newt and Trump, and the "very poor" will have Mitt. Obama has the National Prayer Breakfast, the 99 percent have their own prayer breakfast, and George Beverly Shea is 103.
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Mainline Protestants up for grabs heading into November

Lauren Markoe | Feb 2, 2012

WASHINGTON (RNS) In a matchup between Obama and GOP front-runner Mitt Romney, mainline Protestant voters are nearly evenly divided, with 41 percent supporting Obama and 43 percent for Romney. The same holds true between Obama and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich -- each is the choice of 41 percent of white mainline Protestants. By Lauren Markoe.
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