Barkley addresses politics, religion
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Charles Barkley was his usual outspoken self during a recent television interview in which he said, among other things, that he advocates gay marriage, believes Republicans have screwed up the country and is "struggling with my idea of what religion is."
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LEEDS CASTLE, England -- Northern Ireland's rival politicians face ''a moment of decision&quot; in their six-year struggle to forge a stable Catholic-Protestant government, Prime Minister Tony Blair declared yesterday as he launched a high-stakes round of talks.
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Turkey's leader, a devout Muslim, talks a lot about morality these days. It's language that alarms secular Turks, who fear the government plans to make religion a part of their lives.
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Exit polls stir a debate over the role of morals - and religious values - in the nation's politics.
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ATLANTA, Oct. 21 -- The Dalai Lama and other spiritual leaders called Sunday for followers of the world's religions to work toward understanding each other rather than bickering over differences.
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The three leading Democratic contenders for the White House tried to woo the "Religious Left" on Monday, fielding questions about their belief in a televised panel that highlighted the importance of religion to politics in America.
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New insight into how Americans perceive the interaction between religion and politics.
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Republican  presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani tiptoed around the thorny  issue of abortion on Tuesday in a speech to conservative  Christians who are key to his quest for the White House.
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While Christian beliefs help gird his antipoverty campaign, he believes that politicians who identify closely with one religion cannot be inclusive.
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Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry has begun speaking more openly about his faith, a move political experts say is crucial to chipping away at President Bush's advantage among churchgoers.
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Hurdles include his Mormon faith and convincing voters of his views on social issues.
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ROME, Sep 19 (IPS) - The Vatican, seat of the Roman Catholic faith,  launched a diplomatic drive this week to explain the Pope's  controversial references to Islam.
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LONDON -- As part of his series of farewells, Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday addressed a government-organized conference on Islam and declared that the "authentic voices" of the religion should be given a stage over the voices of extremism. Blair, who has said he will take a special interest in interfaith affairs when he leaves office at the end of ...
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For months, Republican presidential candidates such as Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee and John McCain have courted evangelical Christians, meeting with religious leaders throughout the Midwest and the South.
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Pope Benedict XVI's remarks on Islam and holy war that have angered much of the Muslim world are in line with his efforts to spare religion from violence and extremism.
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Mike Huckabee is trying to fire up his fellow evangelical Christians without unnerving secular-minded voters.
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