The New York Times: Christian Right Failed to Sway Voters on Issues
Laurie Goodstein | The NeEw York Times (United States) Christian conservatives, for more than two decades a pivotal force in American politics, are grappling with Election Day results that repudiated …Seguir leyendo
Religion & Politics: At Liberty, the Specter of Mormonism’s Own Fight Over “Traditional Marriage” Looms
Max Perry Mueller | Religion & Politics (United States) With his much-hyped Liberty University commencement address delivered this past Saturday morning, Mitt Romney performed a rare feat in American presidential …Seguir leyendo
Reuters: Bishops, White House talks snarl on treatment of faith-based groups
Stephanie Simon | Reuters (United States) The Obama administration has been quietly negotiating with representatives of the Conference of Catholic Bishops in an effort to tamp down their furious opposition …Seguir leyendo
The New York Times: Senate Rejects Step Targeting Coverage of Contraception
Robert Pear | The New York Times (United States) WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday upheld President Obama’s birth control policy, voting to kill a Republican effort to let employers …Seguir leyendo
The New York Times: Romney Sets Off Furor on Contraception Bill
Michael Barbaro and Erik Eckholm | The New York Times (United States) Perhaps the question was poorly worded. Or perhaps it was a slip of a tired tongue. Either way, …Seguir leyendo
Washington Post: Gingrich vows to ban embryonic stem-cell research, questions in vitro practices
Karen Tumulty | Washington Post (United States) LUTZ, Fla. — As former House speaker Newt Gingrich courts evangelical voters in advance of Tuesday’s Florida primary, he is drawing an increasingly …Seguir leyendo
The Guardian: Jean Wyllys, Brazil’s first openly gay MP, takes fight to the religious right
Tom Phillips | The Guardian (United Kingdom) In the sitting room of his eighth-floor Copacabana apartment, Jean Wyllys has hung a multicoloured portrait of one of his closest allies: the …Seguir leyendo
The New York Times: Many Evangelicals See Something to Admire in Candidates’ Broods
Mark Oppenheimer | The new York Times (United States) The Republican presidential field has produced a lot of babies. There is Mitt Romney, father of five sons. Ron Paul, an …Seguir leyendo