The church may be struggling, but in politics its rhetoric is on the rise
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Comment is free: Madeleine Bunting: Gordon Brown is one of many using religious shorthand to show moral purpose. Can he square it with his faith in markets?.
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Voters in last year's presidential  election showed a new polarization within some religious  faiths, a fact that may make it all the harder for Democrats to  recapture the White House, according to a report released on  Thursday.
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In voter registration drives, sermons and voter guides, religious groups from across the ideological spectrum have intensified the level of their political activity this year, prompted in part by right-left culture clashes and the legacy of the tight presidential race in 2000.
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Pope Benedict XVIÂs visit to Turkey in late November is likely to be a flash point for a surprisingly broad array of issues.
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The U.S. Episcopal Church is in the middle of a wrenching debate that could end with its departure from the worldwide Anglican Communion over the issues of gay clergy and same-sex unions.
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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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It's getting tougher to find a parking spot in the pope's garage.
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Now that it is often treated like a  maligned minority, the Roman Catholic Church in Western Europe  has decided to start acting like one too.
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Churches are increasingly having to deal with social problems posed by an influx of poor immigrants, a study has said, with the phenomenon likely to be repeated in all faiths across Europe.
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LONDON -- The archbishop of Canterbury says divisions in the church have left many ordinary Anglicans confused and weary.
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The battle for the Catholic vote in the key swing state of Pennsylvania is more intense this presidential election than in any other race in recent memory, Catholic residents say.
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Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has been alluding to her spiritual life with increasing regularity, but her references to faith have come under attack.
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The Republican presidential candidate tries to assuage thousands of conservative Christians that he is one among them.
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Despite the improved security across Iraq, which some parishioners cited as cause for hope, the dayâs sermon focused on continuing struggles.
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They helped re-elect the President, and Christian conservatives want payback. A look inside the struggle over their agenda
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For 25 years, evangelicals have voted Republican. But the Democrats are courting, and their efforts may have a prayer.