Religion and Politics
Religion and Politics focuses on the influences and relationships between political officials and governments with religion and faith communities.
This topic page will consider current events that bear implications on religion and politics, including how religious conversation and exercise affects politics, and how political dialogue and action impacts communities of faith.
Resources on Religion and Politics:
- Real Clear Religion
- The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life
- Council on Foreign Relations: Religion and Foreign Policy
- Politics and Religion Journal
- Religion and Politics in the United States
- An Introduction to International Relations and Religion
- Religion and Politics in the International System Today
- Sacred Causes: The Clash of Religion and Politics, from the Great War to the War on Terror
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Cardinals' ascension clouded by intrigue
Pope Benedict XVI elevated 22 men to the rank of cardinal in a ceremony at the Vatican Saturday. But the joyous ...Posted by Barry Grossheim -
Can Pakistan step back from the brink?
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Could Iraq descend into a civil war again? - CSMonitor.com
The scars of Iraq's painful bloodletting are deep, and a powerful disincentive against a return to open warfare. ...Posted by Barry Grossheim
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Fox News Contributor: Women's Voting Rights 'One Of America's Greatest Mistakes'
(Video) Jesse Lee Peterson, the controversial conservative preacher and regular guest of Sean Hannity, said in a recent ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
For Some, Occupy Movement is a Test of Faith
Financial District — Thirty-two days after they had been evicted from their Zuccotti Park encampment in Lower ...Posted by Nekoro Gomes
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The instructive timing of the crackdown on nuns - She The People - The Washington Post
The ultra-traditionalists of Marcel LeFebvre's Society of St. Pius X are another step closer to being welcomed back ...Posted by Manfred Ostrowski -
santorum wants to impose "judeo-christian sharia
There are two Rick Santorums: The first one I might not agree with, but the second one truly scares me.Posted by Patricia L'Herrou -
France, Islam and the banlieues: a debate on the place of Islam and class in the suburbs
In an effort to allay concerns about Islam in France, policymakers and analysts have either tried to play down its ...Posted by Kristin Gorski
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Ayn Rand-Loving Right Is Like Teen Boys Gone Crazy
'Make no mistake: all this Ayn Rand libertarian me-first-and-the-rest-of-you-go-to-hell stuff - the ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Deciphering Right-Wing Code: What Conservatives Are Really Saying When They Seem to Spew Nonsense
Even though right-wing narratives are often factually wrong, they are absolutely never content-free. Stories like ...Posted by Dwight Rousu
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Interesting video from a frequent Hannity guest. It seems to give some evidence of the repugnantcon campaign against women, despite the denials.
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