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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President Bush has built relationships over the last four years with a range of religious leaders. The payoff came on Election Day.
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How Catholic ideals of fighting the abuse of power have shaped the life and politics of the presidential hopeful.
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By Marvin Read, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Mar. 10--To say that the Rev. Gary Fearn's church is not mainstream is an understatement.
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Coming soon to a movie  screen near you: prayers, politics and a feature-length film,  united in an effort to mobilize religious groups around global  warming concerns in time for the U.S. midterm election.
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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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Welcome to the heart and soul of America. A sign greets visitors outside a truck stop with a resounding: &quot;Let freedom reign.&quot; There is one white, wooden evangelical church and lots of Bush-Cheney posters along the roadside.
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Religious and cultural conservatives, a political force skeptical of the leading Republican presidential candidates, are caught in a tug of war between pragmatism and ideology.
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How the Arizona senator, once a POW 'pastor,' finds purpose in his beliefs and survival.
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Mormonism's home is America, but most of its believers don't live here anymore.
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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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Viewpoint: A big change is taking place in America, says Jim Wallis: the advent of a more dynamic and progressive faith that is addressing social injustice
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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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How the Illinois senator came to embrace religion in his life.
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Christian conservatives, traditionally a reliable Republican constituency, aren't necessarily a GOP gimme this time around. There is an undercurrent of concern that some evangelicals, unhappy that the GOP-led Congress and President Bush haven't paid more attention to gay marriage and other "values" issues, may stay home on Election Day or even vote Democratic.
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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Sunday he does not think voters have a litmus test on religion, whether evangelical Christianity or his childhood years in a largely Muslim country.