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Self-declared ‘former terrorist’ speaks at Michigan anti-illegal immigration rally

By | 09.14.11 | 9:32 am | More from The Michigan Messenger

The appearance of a man who claims to be a reformed terrorist at a rally against illegal immigration at the Capitol building in Lansing is raising questions both about the accuracy of his story and the propriety of his invitation to speak.

Kamal Saleem of Berkley spoke at the rally More…

Huckabee still strong with Iowa evangelical voters

By | 01.25.11 | 4:14 pm

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee still has a strong lead with evangelical Republican voters in Iowa that helped give him a surprise 2008 win in the Iowa Caucuses over Mitt Romney, according to a poll conducted by Neighborhood Research:

With Baptists, Huckabee leads Romney 39-16 with 10 for

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Evangelical Leaders Support Immigration Reform — as Long as It Doesn’t Include Gay Rights

By | 07.19.10 | 10:46 am

Supporters of immigration reform are hoping evangelicals will be able to push Republicans to support reform — but at what cost? In The New York Times, Laurie Goodstein looks at the vocal support for immigration reform by evangelical leaders. Although Congress is not expected to pass reform during More…

Religious Groups to Pray With Lawmakers for Immigration Reform

By | 10.13.09 | 12:10 pm

Pro-immigrant religious groups with about 700 members from nine different states plan to rally this afternoon on the West Lawn of the Capitol to press for immigration reform.

Immigrants, including veterans fighting deportation, will speak at the event, as will Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.), who, with House and Senate allies, More…

Morality in America

By | 04.30.09 | 5:39 pm

Via Adam Serwer, the Atlantic’s Chris Good notes a correlation between church attendance and support for torture in a new Pew study:

A combined 54 percent of at-least-weekly church-goers say torture is either often or sometimes justifiable; for those who attend monthly or a few times a year,

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Evangelical Vote Enters the Race

By | 09.09.08 | 5:58 am

WASILLA, Alaska – Pastor Larry Kroon of the Wasilla Bible Church, where Gov. Sarah Palin attends services, calls on his congregation to make up their own minds about politics.

“I’m not the one you look to for policy—foreign, domestic or local,” Kroon said Sunday morning More…