Growing up, he said, there was little talk about spirituality in his house but a lot of talk about religion. … Religion, he said, had a negative connotation for him because of all of the arguments he heard about the subject growing up.…
Christie told CNN’s Piers Morgan on June 15 that he doesn’t think homosexuality is a sin even though his religion does. … incidents, that is reasonably perceived as being motivated either by any actual or perceived characteristic, such as race, color, religion…
A similar but more peaceable fate is befalling believers in what I think can be called the religion of the global warming alarmists … All the trappings of religion are there. … Passage of the House cap-and-trade bill in June 2009 focused politicians and voters on the costs of global-warming religion.…
What considerations should we give to personal religion when evaluating presidential candidates? … The basis for Pastor Jeffress’ assertion is the accepted protestant definition of “cult” as a religion that adds to or detracts from … considering a candidate’s religious faith is a valid way for voters to judge their fitness for public office, asking whether their religion…
First, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion...." … In other words, the state will not establish an official religion or church. … One of the primary ways a person conveys his or her religion is by communicating through various means.…
connected country to one united people -- a people descended from the same ancestors, speaking the same language, professing the same religion … As for "professing the same religion," where 85 percent of Americans were Christians in 1990, that is down to 75 percent and plummeting…
The document states Islam is the "religion of the state" but also declares that "followers of other religions are free to exercise … It is projected that 80 percent are Sunni Muslim, 19 percent are Shia Muslim and less than 1 percent practice another form of religion … Converting to Christianity in Afghanistan sometimes requires risk and sacrifice in other aspects of life besides religion.…
“By any standard, Mormonism is more ridiculous than any other religion,” asserted the famously nonbelieving comic who skewered the … “It’s a religion founded on the idea of polygamy. They call it The Principle. … ham-fisted attempt to sow fears about the latest Republican she detests, Dowd trots out mean-spirited and scathing indictments of his religion…
But to be Roma in Macedonia is to be Muslim, even if their religion doesn't impact their lives at all. … They may not know much about their religion, but they do know Jesus Christ isn't part of it.…
Vegas, CNN's Anderson Cooper quoted Jeffress' words and asked the candidates if voters should "pay attention to a candidate's religion … "The idea that we should choose people based upon their religion for public office," Romney said, "is what I find to be most troubling … This is not the first time religion has made the news during a presidential race, either this year or in 2008, Jeffress wrote.…
Separation
had a fermenting effect upon the burgeoning religion as a generation of Mormons
raised their children in relative peace … Just this month, Stephen Webb, Professor of Philosophy
and Religion at Wabash College published an extraordinary article examining…
Its mandate was born of the concern that, when it comes to religion issues in foreign affairs, the foreign-policy establishment, the … lead -- this month, the European Union called for its member states to adopt specific guidelines on the defense of freedom of religion…
"Removal of the Cross at this stage would pose a different Establishment Clause problem: hostility towards the role religion has played … wrote, "is a memorial to the sacrifice made by many soldiers who have protected this country over the years, regardless of their religion … memorial has been at the center of a legal debate, with opponents saying the cross amounts to the government favoring the Christian religion…
In other words, they are not considered to be part of a mainstream Christian religion. … I doubt if they'd be anywhere near that bad, but what I don't doubt is that Mitt Romney's religion will cost him votes in the general … Fair, not fair, it's just how it is and however you feel about the Mormon religion (I have some fantastic friends who are Mormons),…
This compounded foul-up is perfectly emblematic of the Obama style of governing, a religion of ignorance. … It is in the religion of ignorance that tyranny begins.
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evangelical pastors from opposite ends of the political spectrum found common ground Nov. 2 in a discussion concerning the role religion … "'If you want to know what the beliefs of my religion are, call Salt Lake City.'" … Land also said it is "un-American" to ask a presidential candidate to explain his personal religion.…
