Religion
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,…
Read MoreHumphrey Institute to Host Premier Politics & Policy Forum September 1-4
As the Republican National Convention convenes in St. Paul on September 1, the University of Minnesota and the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs is creating the premier forum for independent and respected analysis and commentary during the Convention….
Read MoreHumphrey Institute to Host Premier Politics & Policy Forum September 1-4
As the Republican National Convention convenes in St. Paul on September 1, the University of Minnesota and the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs is creating the premier forum for independent and respected analysis and commentary during the Convention….
Read MoreWhy 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…
Read MoreE.J. Dionne to Speak on Politics and Religion at Humphrey Institute
From the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance press release: Souled Out: Reclaiming Faith and Politics after the Religious Right E.J. Dionne, Jr., columnist, Washington Post, and senior fellow, Brookings Institution Tuesday, April 22, 2008 Noon – 1:15pm…
Read MoreObama’s Numbers Sinking As Pastor Controversy Continues
As news broke last week in the mainstream media of videotaped statements by Barack Obama’s friend and Reverend spouting what most Americans view as radical, racially-fused, anti-American political rhetoric, Obama’s lead over Hillary Clinton in national polls for the Democratic…
Read MoreWhat 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…
Read MoreJoe 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…
Read MoreReligion 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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