One of the reasons there is such a wide divergence in various polls is their methodology Some only use land lines and some include cell phone-only voters It makes a difference

The conventional wisdom about the 2008 election is nearly unanimous John McCain closed the gap with Barack Obama when he emphasized cultural and moral issues especially in his vice-presidential choice of Sarah Palin who put some lipstick on the often angry face of social conservatism But the Wa

Tomorrow on WHYY s Radio Times nbsp from Philadelphia I will be doing a live discussion about the politics of abortion in the 2008 election with Amy Sullivan from Time magazine and program host Marty Moss-Coane from 10-11 AM Be sure to tune in on the radio or online

We had a panel discussion at Catholic University yesterday on the Catholic Vote in the 2008 election You can see it on C-Span by clicking here The central question was this Is there a Catholic vote anymore and if so what will drive it in the 2008 election cycle The different panelists had th

Not even buses can escape the great British punch-up between revivified religion and its old-fashioned opponent in the opposite corner aggressive atheism The idea of atheists advertising on the sides of buses the non-existence of God was first suggested in an online article nbsp for the Guardian i

Who speaks for the Church in the realm of politics The question has been the subject of some controversy in recent days Bishop Martino in Scranton showed up at a politics forum that was discussing the U S Catholic Bishops rsquo Conference document Faithful Citizenship Instead of commending hi