A question about the candidates’ faith provoked a conversation about how political figures should balance religious beliefs in the public square.
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Posted inFaith
Clinton Recounts Working with Mother Teresa
While speaking at the annual Salute to Labor Picnic in Illinois, Hillary Clinton recounted her experience with Mother Teresa.
Posted inPolitics & Society
Why Trump can’t win without white Catholics
American Catholics translate to about 20 percent of all registered voters, but they may have an outsized effect on Trump’s chances.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Even as Trump talks more about his faith, mysteries remain
Like his campaign itself, Donald Trump’s beliefs cannot be pinned down to any particular ideology.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vantage Point
When the onetime Jesuit John McLaughlin ran for Senate
Although he termed it “the one non-issue of the campaign,” his priesthood was a major issue for the people of Rhode Island.
Posted inPolitics & Society
The (mostly) secret faith life of Hillary Clinton
“I am a person of faith. I am a Christian. I am a Methodist.” Unpacking these assertions sheds light on a rarely talked about dimension of Hillary Clinton.
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
VP nominee Tim Kaine says he supports the Hyde Amendment after all
“I have been for the Hyde Amendment,” Kaine told CNN on Friday. “And I have not changed my position on that.”
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
Social justice includes being pro-life: Why Tim Kaine should defend the Hyde Amendment
What is at stake is a significant increase in the already distressingly high number of abortions.
Posted inExplainer, Politics & Society
Your taxes and abortion: what is the Hyde Amendment and why does it matter?
The debate over the amendment continues to divide Democrats.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
If the G.O.P. gets its way, party politics could be coming to a pulpit near you.
The Johnson Amendment currently prohibits churches from engaging in overt political activity.