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Priebus in Iowa: Election a ‘fight between freedom and government’s insatiable appetite to grow’

By | 10.24.11 | 1:05 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

Leaders of the Faith and Freedom Coalition and the chairman of the Republican National Committee used combative language to describe the GOP’s bid to defeat President Obama and put in place further restrictions on abortion and marriage during a social conservative event in Iowa over the weekend.

Faith in Politics: Iowa leaders agree politicians can damage image of religion

By | 10.19.11 | 11:56 am | More from The Iowa Independent

Iowa political leaders generally agree religion sometimes gets “a bad name” because of how politicians use it.

Help Wanted: Top Evangelical Lobbyist, Message Discipline a Must

By | 01.28.09 | 4:36 pm

National Association of Evangelicals is in the market for a new top lobbyist, according to The Christian Post. The job description includes a very unusual qualification for a lobbying gig … sincerity:

Required qualifications include, among others, personal faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, agreement to

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Reflections on a Sunday at Palin’s Church

By | 09.08.08 | 9:42 am

WASILLA, Alaska — In my quest to understand Gov. Sarah Palin, I attended services at her church, the Wasilla Bible Church, Sunday morning. I ended up being shooed out of the parking lot — but I’ll get to that in a minute.

It felt a bit like a high-school More…