El Dínamo: Conferencia Episcopal: “Participar en los asuntos públicos y procesos electorales es un deber”
El Dínamo (Chile) A través de un comunicado, la Conferencia Episcopal de Chile (Cech) expresó su preocupación por las altas cifras de abstención registradas en la reciente elección municipal. El mensaje, titulado “Testigos alegres …Continue lendo
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 …Continue lendo
AP: IRS not enforcing rules on churches and politics
RACHEL ZOLL | Associated Press (United States) NEW YORK (AP) — For the past three years, the Internal Revenue Service hasn’t been investigating complaints of partisan political activity by churches, leaving religious groups who make direct or …Continue lendo
Washington Post: Immigrant, gay rights groups form alliance — and meet resistance among some Latinos
Tara Bahrampour | Washington Post (United State) A few weeks ago, CASA of Maryland and other immigration advocacy organizations formed an alliance with gay rights groups to urge passage of two hot-button …Continue lendo
Toledo Blade: Candidates mix politics, religion in 5th District race for Congress
TK BARGER | Toledo Blade (United States) Religion and politics are two topics people traditionally don’t include in “polite conversation.” Even though the Constitution separates church and state, in a …Continue lendo
Huffington Post: Harper’s Not the Only One Taking Cues From God
Yoni Goldstein | Huffington Post (Canada) It’s no great revelation to suggest the politics of the Conservative Party of Canada are steeped in religion, and that the Prime Minister and …Continue lendo
Winnipeg Free Press: Hudak says Progressive Conservatives won’t reopen abortion debate
Keith Leslie | The Canadian Press (Canada) TORONTO – The Progressive Conservatives will not reopen the abortion debate if they form the next Ontario government, Opposition Leader Tim Hudak said …Continue lendo
Reuters: Pulpit Freedom Sunday: Pastors Defy Tax Rules, Back Political Candidates
Nanette Byrnes | Reuters (United States) CHARLOTTE, N.C. Oct 7 (Reuters) – Baptist Pastor Mark Harris stood before his flock in North Carolina on Sunday and joined hundreds of other …Continue lendo
Washington Post: In Missouri, clergy in the fray of Akin race, seeing it as start of a ‘battle for the soul’ of GOP
Tom Hamburger | Washington Post (United States) ST. LOUIS — Nearly 400 Missouri pastors gathered at the podium of a hotel ballroom recently to pray over the kneeling figure of …Continue lendo