The conventional wisdom about the 2008 election is nearly unanimous John McCain closed the gap with Barack Obama when he emphasized cultural and moral issues especially in his vice-presidential choice of Sarah Palin who put some lipstick on the often angry face of social conservatism But the Wa

Tomorrow on WHYY s Radio Times nbsp from Philadelphia I will be doing a live discussion about the politics of abortion in the 2008 election with Amy Sullivan from Time magazine and program host Marty Moss-Coane from 10-11 AM Be sure to tune in on the radio or online

We had a panel discussion at Catholic University yesterday on the Catholic Vote in the 2008 election You can see it on C-Span by clicking here The central question was this Is there a Catholic vote anymore and if so what will drive it in the 2008 election cycle The different panelists had th

Not even buses can escape the great British punch-up between revivified religion and its old-fashioned opponent in the opposite corner aggressive atheism The idea of atheists advertising on the sides of buses the non-existence of God was first suggested in an online article nbsp for the Guardian i

Who speaks for the Church in the realm of politics The question has been the subject of some controversy in recent days Bishop Martino in Scranton showed up at a politics forum that was discussing the U S Catholic Bishops rsquo Conference document Faithful Citizenship Instead of commending hi

The ever-resourceful David van Biema religion reporter at Time and Time com has this provocative piece online on who should become a saint nbsp Some are already en route some are poised to step or more accurately be placed on the path some may simply surprise you nbsp See if your list ma