Southern Baptist Richard Land roundly condemned the view of Jimmy Carter that he personally opposes abortion but opposes laws against it. Land compared that view with past Southern arguments defending racial discrimination.
Steven Waldman of Beliefnet said one of the "greatest failings" of American religious leaders during the terror era has been the reluctance to strongly condemn torture as a technique to gather information.
Southern Baptist Richard Land challenged the contention of Krista Tippett, the host of "Speaking Of Faith," that being both pro-life and pro-gun (like GOP vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin) doesn't compute.
At a panel discussion in Minnesota during the Republican convention, religious leaders and religious journalists discussed the impact of race and Internet rumors on the presidential ambitions of Barack Obama.
Here's the way Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention sees it: First the predominantly white, male media targeted Democrat Hillary Clinton; now their new target is Republican Sarah Palin. See a pattern?
Speaking at a roundtable during the Republican convention, Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention said GOP vice-presidential pick Sarah Palin has won the hearts of evangelical women, who are "giddy" at the choice.
Jim Wallis, a self-proclaimed "progressive evangelical and editor of the religious journal Sojourners, described a political belief system that he said is ringing true with more voters.
At a panel discussion in Minnesota, Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention, Steven Waldman of Beliefnet and Jim Wallis of Sojourners pondered the staying power of abortion as an issue in American politics.
Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention warned people of faith to beware political parties that will say anything to manipulate and exploit the religious to win votes.
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By K. Daniel Glover
ST. PAUL -- You wouldn't expect Rush Limbaugh, a talk radio icon and hero to conservatives across America, to become a target of scorn during the week of the Republican convention, but that's exactly what happened here behind the scenes on the first day of the event.
A Southern Baptist labeled Limbaugh a "sexist," and a panel of conservatives, with one liberal moderating,…