Study Finds Religious Polarization in U.S. Voters
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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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In a U.S. election campaign where presidential candidates from both major parties have talked openly about their Christian faith, some non-Christians feel shut out or turned off.
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By STEPHEN SINGER  HARTFORD, Conn. - Sen. Barack Obama told a church convention Saturday that some right-wing evangelical leaders have exploited and politicized religious beliefs in an effort to sow division.
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About one in four Americans holds anti-Muslim views, such as a belief that the religion teaches violence and hatred, according to a survey an Islamic advocacy group released Monday.
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Faith, family and freedom were catchwords Friday, as Republican 2008 presidential hopefuls appealed to Ã¢ÂÂvalues votersÃ¢ÂÂ at a convention in Washington, D.C. The event Ã¢ÂÂ organized by the Family Research Council, an organization of religious conservative activists Ã¢ÂÂ will continue into Saturday and conclude with a straw poll of attendees that is being watched as an indicator of voting sentiment among the conservative evangelical constituency.
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One in four Americans holds a negative stereotype of Muslims, and almost one-third respond with a negative image when they hear the word "Muslim," according to a new national poll commissioned by a Washington-based Islamic advocacy group.
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Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney narrowly won a straw poll of mostly Christian conservative voters at the Family Research Council's Values Voters Summit held this weekend in the nation's capital.
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Â·  Anglicans decide they are not breaching doctrineÂ·   Vote could worsen split in worldwide communion
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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 the Muslim faith.
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Bloomberg - Dec. 28 (Bloomberg) -- The early Republican presidential race is a tale of voters' divisions over religion, with former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee riding support from evangelical Christians to a dominant Iowa lead, and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney well ahead in more secular New Hampshire.
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WASHINGTON -- A new Pentagon study paints a bleak picture of the prospects for creating democracy in the Middle East, declaring that US attempts to bring free elections to the Muslim world risk stoking internal religious conflicts and giving rise to further anti-American sentiments.
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LONDON (Reuters Life!) - A team of British-based researchers will spend the next three years probing why people believe in religion.
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WASHINGTON - In an election where most voters have already chosen sides, the presidency could be decided by a small slice of America in the mushy middle - wavering voters who are more likely than others to question President Bush's honesty and think the war in Iraq was a mistake.    An Associated Press study of 1,329 "persuadable" voters, conducted by Knowledge Networks in advance of the presidential debates, suggests these people are deeply conflicted about change in the White House...
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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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Lately it seems all the leading presidential candidates are discussing their religious and moral beliefs &#151; even when they'd rather not. Indeed, seven years after George W. Bush won the presidency in part with a direct appeal to conservative religious voters &#151; even saying during a debate that Jesus Christ was his favorite philosopher &#151; the personal faith of candidates has become a very public part of the presidential campaign.
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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.