In U.S., faith is never far from politics
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CHARLOTTE, North Carolina  - Three former presidents honor mega-preacher Billy Graham at the dedication of his library. Days later the three top Democratic contenders for the White House openly talk about faith in a televised forum.
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With spirited preaching and conservative teaching, the South is giving the faith a new flavor
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It seems that this yearâs presidential race is not a debate about the future of our country, but a debate about each candidateâs past.
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In the European nation where religion and state have mingled most, disagreements are less bitter than in the U.S.
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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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Mormonism's home is America, but most of its believers don't live here anymore.
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A survey released yesterday posits the idea that the United States -- already one of the most religious nations in the developed world -- may be even less secular than previously suspected.
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The Democratic front runners are leading their party's crusade to win over religious voters
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Religious segregation is expanding from places of worship to neighborhoods, schools, and workplaces.
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President Bush's victory, the approval of every anti-gay marriage amendment on statewide ballots and an emphasis on "moral values" among voters showed the power of churchgoing Americans in this election and threw the nation's religious divide into stark relief.
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Candor about faith marks this presidential election season. Critics say a line is being crossed.
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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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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?
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Bested by a Republican campaign emphasizing Christian faith, some Democrats are stepping up efforts to organize the "religious left."
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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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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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DAVENPORT, Iowa - Hillary Clinton has one. Barack Obama, Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney too. Each contender in the presidential race has some special line about family, or faith, or war-time sacrifice - some turn of phrase that consistently strikes a chord with crowds.