Jennifer Riley

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• Oct 19, 2007

  America's 'Values' Voters Stand Out

  Conservative social-issue voters will descend on the nation’s capital Friday to hear Republican presidential contenders and a Democratic candidate speak about their social values. And these social-issue voters have distinctive characteristics such as being religious, Republican and conservative, according to a Pew analysis this week.

• Oct 18, 2007

  Obama to Throw Star-Powered Gospel Music Concerts

  Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is pulling out all the stops in his effort to appeal to religious voters, uniting top Gospel artists later this month for a weekend concert series on his campaign trail.

• Oct 16, 2007

  World Takes Food Seriously for a Day

  People in more than 150 countries worldwide are being inspired to raise awareness on the plight of the world’s hungry and encourage action against hunger today as part of World Food Day 2007.

• Oct 8, 2007

  Survey: Republicans Divided Over Best Pro-Life Candidate

  Republicans lack consensus over which presidential candidate would be the best pick based on abortion issues, according to a recent survey.

• Oct 8, 2007

  Religious Leaders Fast in Protest of Iraq War

  A number of religious leaders are participating in an interfaith fast Monday to call for the end of the Iraq war.

• Oct 4, 2007

  Analysis: Churchgoing Protestants Not Fond of Romney

  Churchgoing Protestants generally view presidential hopeful Mitt Romney less favorably than other Republican candidates, noted a newly released analysis of recent polls.

• Oct 3, 2007

  Groups: Pastors Have Right to Speak on 'Political' Issues

  Pastors have the legal right to speak on “political” issues during the 2008 elections without jeopardizing their churches’ tax-exempt status, declared a group of prominent Christian ministries and religious freedom organizations.

• Oct 2, 2007

  Analysis: Young White Evangelicals Less Republican, Still Conservative

  Young white evangelicals are less likely to be Republican compared to previous years but still maintain conservative views, according to a recent analysis.

• Oct 2, 2007

  McCain Clarifies 'Christian' Nation Remark

  Presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) was criticized by several religious groups Monday following his remark that America is a Christian nation and that he prefers a Christian president to lead the country.

• Sep 27, 2007

  Survey: White Evangelicals Have Least Positive View of Mormons

  A new survey revealed evangelicals as having the least favorable view of Mormons among polled white Christians.