N.C. is the only state left in the Southeast without a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. What voters decide on May 8 will send a strong signal throughout the nation.
Santorum and Gingrich are both Catholics, and wear their faith on their sleeves, but they are hypocritical in picking and choosing when they wish to listen to the bishops.
Though founded by a pacifist, Christianity has justified some of the most brutal slaughters in human history, but we may be able to recapture its peaceful essence.
The rhetoric of Michele Bachmann, Sarah Palin and Rick Perry about the “real America” is not imagined: They and those who oppose them live in different Americas.
Rick Perry, Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin have all flirted with Christian Right Dominionism, but there's lots of misinformation about just what that means.
Rev. Howard Bess, Consortium News. August 10, 2011.
Two key GOP candidates have stressed their commitment to fundamentalist Christianity, but these ancient traditions don't mesh with precepts of modern society.
South Dakota hit a triple, attacking reproductive rights, privacy rights and religious freedom with a law aimed at the state's one remaining abortion clinic.
Rev. Howard Bess, Consortium News. September 27, 2010.
Many Christian leaders have decided that their religion should be dominant in the world. Where did they get that idea? Certainly not the teachings of Jesus.
Daniel C. Maguire, Consortium News. August 22, 2010.
Many of the world's religions -- including Christianity -- supported same-sex unions, a reality obscured by modern-day shrill, conservative commentary.
