Live Blog: Faith and Politics

8:15 a.m. The Humphrey Institute’s America’s Future: Conversations about Politics and Policy during the 2008 Republican National Convention kicks off this morning with a panel discussing ‘Faith and Politics.’ Moderated by Krista Tippett, Host and Producer of Speaking of Faith,…

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Why Is Obama Talking About Religion?

Barack Obama’s recent comments on religion’s problematic role when mixed with government—along with his citation of certain Biblical passages as evidence of this point—have now once again raised the specter of his own religious beliefs. Obama’s comments not only renewed…

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What Will Stop The Huckabee Surge?

While Mike Huckabee’s rise to the top of the Republican polls nationwide and in key states (Iowa, South Carolina, and Michigan) appears unstoppable, this, of course, is not the nature of politics. For example, in the 2004 presidential campaign, the…

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Joe Lieberman, Religion, and Iraq

Lost in the headlines of the Democratic Senate’s failed attempt last weekend to bust a GOP filibuster to force a floor debate and resolution vote on President George W. Bush’s surge in American forces in Iraq is that one…

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Religion and Minnesota Politics

The relationship between religion and politics should fascinate even the most casual political observer. (In recent weeks religion has become an interesting sidebar in the 6th District US House race—a matter best saved for another blog entry). Karl Rove—President George…

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