In Focus: Public Faith in the US Presidential Elections
Zena Bibler | New York University Tension is building as Republican presidential candidates struggle to define conservatism in the months preceding the 2012 election. At a speech in Traverse City, …Continue reading
Gospel Prime: Brasil está “politizando a religião”, afirma teólogo evangélico
Gospel Prime (Brasil) Oneide Bobsin é teólogo luterano, professor de Ciências da Religião e reitor das Faculdades EST. Estudioso do tema, ele acredita que “há novos atores religiosos na política …Continue reading
El Siglo: PANAMÁ: “Martinelli violó estado laico”
El Siglo (Panamá) Los actos religiosos no deben convertirse en plataforma política, tal como ocurrió en el estadio Rommel Fernández durante el culto de unción, en el que el presidente …Continue reading
Winnipeg Free Press: A little faith
Editorial | Winnipeg Free Press (Canada) EARLY this year, the Conservative government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper will establish an Office of Religious Freedom as part of the Department of …Continue reading
The Hill Times: The world according to Bill
Kate Malloy | The Hill Times (Canada) Former seasoned NDP MP and Manitoba Cabinet minister Bill Blaikie, 60, stands an impressive and massive six foot six inches tall, is a …Continue reading
Reuters: Voters find religious belief important in leader
Reuters (United States) Two-thirds of Americans believe it is important for a presidential candidate to have strong religious beliefs, even if those beliefs are different than their own, a survey …Continue reading
Winnipeg Free Press: Faith relevant in political arena, Blaikie says
Brenda Suderman | Winnipeg Free Press (Canada) Just weeks after retiring from elected office, Bill Blaikie is ready to jump back into the public spotlight to express his belief that …Continue reading
La Jornada: ¿Quién es Peña Nieto?
Octavio Rodríguez Araujo | La Jornada (México) ¿De dónde salió Enrique Peña Nieto? ¿Cómo logró la popularidad que le asocian diversas encuestas? Algunos dicen que su carrera política se inició …Continue reading
El Milenio: La religión en nuestra vida pública
Roberto Blancarte | El Milenio (México) Aunque parezca absurdo, los sociólogos de la religión no nos podemos poner de acuerdo sobre muchas de las cuestiones más elementales que rodean este …Continue reading
elsalvador.com: Daniel Ortega usa la religión como disfraz
elsalvador.com (El Salvador) MANAGUA, NICARAGUA. Procesiones y cánticos de usanza religiosa se han convertido en características de las actividades proselitistas del gobernante Frente Sandinista para la Liberación Nacional (FSLN) que …Continue reading
National Post: New magazine reunites church and state
Joseph Brean | National Post (Canada) A current affairs magazine about religion in politics that claims to take its “marching orders” from Pope Benedict XVI, and whose editor-in-chief is a …Continue reading