Religious-Right Voter Guides Facing Challenge From Left
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A new group called Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good said yesterday that it will distribute at least 1 million voter guides before the Nov. 7 elections, emphasizing church teachings on war, poverty and social justice as well as on abortion, contraception and homosexuality.
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AUSTIN, Texas - Just a few miles from George W. Bush's former office at the state Capitol, a panel of religious experts weighed a question with relevance to many people of faith: How would Jesus vote?    It's a complex topic that can't be boiled down to simple political terms, said religious leaders who attended a Texas Faith Network conference in Austin on Tuesday...
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There are signs that the furor over the Congressional page scandal is sapping the enthusiasm of religious conservatives.
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Roman Catholics should campaign hard for Protestant President Bush, "the candidate who shares the values Catholics hold dear," rather than for Catholic challenger John Kerry, Republican leaders told activists at a rally near the GOP convention on Thursday
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Dr. Chuck Baldwin, vice-presidential candidate on the Constitution Party ticket in the 2004 U.S. election, wrote a &ldquo;Food For Thought From The Chuck Wagon&rdquo; entitled I Am A Conservative Christian, And The Religious Right Scares Me, Too. Chuck Baldwin starts off demonstrating his Christian roots, e.g.I am currently in my thirtieth year as the Senior Pastor of the Crossroad Baptist Church (Independent) in Pensacola, Florida.Then he explains his opposition to the "Religious Right."Sadly, the Religious Right is now a movement without a cause, except the cause of advancing the Republican Party.[...] I used to believe that liberals were paranoid for being fearful of conservative Christians gaining political power. Now, I share their trepidation.
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After years of talk about the close ties between religious conservatives and the Republican Party coalition, an opposite factor is gaining wider notice: the Democrats' reliance upon non-religious voters.
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For 25 years, evangelicals have voted Republican. But the Democrats are courting, and their efforts may have a prayer.
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Mike Huckabeeâs candidacy threatens to divide the leaders of the conservative Christian movement and their base.
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Despite bipartisan opposition backed by religious and business leaders, Arizonans look set to carry an anti-immigrant ballot initiative
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This election year has seen unprecedented outreach to churches by the Republican and Democratic presidential campaigns, and intensified political activity by the religious groups themselves. But some watchdogs for separation of church and state are concerned that congregations are violating the federal tax code, which restricts the political activities of certain nonprofits, including churches.
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Presidential Guidester polls voters, matches their positions with those of candidates.
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After firing two senior campaign aides in charge of courting evangelical Christians earlier this year, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) took steps yesterday to try to shore up support from religious conservatives.
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Democrat Bob Casey highlights his religious work while Republican Sen. Rick Santorum seeks out evangelical Christians, a reflection of the fierce fight for voters of faith.
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Inside the battle for a critical chunk of votes
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An organization that monitors religious groups has asked the Internal Revenue Service to investigate whether the conservative Christian group Focus on the Family broke the law by trying to sway presidential election voters.
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Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the Vatican's arbiter of doctrinal orthodoxy, has given Catholic voters leeway under certain circumstances to vote for politicians who support abortion rights, U.S. Catholic officials said.
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Just a few miles from George W. Bush's former office at the state Capitol, a panel of religious experts weighed a question with relevance to many people of faith: How would Jesus vote?