Religion
Minnesota Media Coverage of Latest Keith Ellison/Louis Farrakhan News Lags
A Wall Street Journal column about Ellison’s attendance with the Nation of Islam leader at a 2013 dinner hosted by the President of Iran is not exactly making the rounds in the Gopher State.
Read MoreUnusual Entrances: Clergymen Turned US Senators
North Carolina’s Mark Harris is trying to add his name to a list of less than two-dozen members of the clergy who have served in the Senate in U.S. history and only three who were elected to the chamber since the turn of the 19th Century.
Read MoreBachmann’s Little Secret: Not Fixated on God, Guns, and Gays
Only one percent of the congresswoman’s nearly 600 press releases since 2007 have focused on the “3 Gs” collectively, as well as just one percent on abortion.
Read MoreThe 6 Times President Obama Mentioned the Pope
What do Dave Brubeck, Lech Walesa, the Queen of England and Nelson Mandela have in common?
Read MoreDefense of Abedin, McCain Slow from Senate Colleagues after Bachmann Rebuke
As of mid-day Thursday, no other U.S. Senator has issued a press release defending Huma Abedin after the senior senator from Arizona’s impassioned remarks in the chamber Wednesday.
Read MoreRick Santorum, Catholicism, and the 2012 Republican Ticket
Republicans have nominated a Catholic just once on the presidential ballot in 152 years, compared to seven times for the Democrats since 1928.
Read MoreAndre Carson and Keith Ellison Respond to bin Laden Killing
Ellison’s relative Twitter silence on the killing of bin Laden is noteworthy insomuch as the congressman had tweeted 14 times over the weekend including six times on Sunday
Read MoreWill Minnesotans Elect a Catholic Governor in 2010?
Only one Catholic has ever been elected Governor in Minnesota history; Seifert, Emmer, Kelliher, Rukavina, Thissen among 2010 Catholic gubernatorial candidates
Read MoreHow High Does the U.S. Rank in World Muslim Population?
During the past week, President Barack Obama has made a determined effort to emphasize both the importance of Islam to American culture and history, as well as suggesting Muslims comprise a substantial percentage of the U.S. population. Obama first got…
Read MoreColeman Says ‘God Wants Me to Serve’
While Al Franken remains fairly elusive, Norm Coleman is keeping a high profile these days as his court challenge of the Minnesota U.S. Senate recount plods along. Coleman is adept, somewhat too adept, his critics might say, at skillfully tailoring…
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