Religion used divide, mock in campaign ‘08 (The Daily Dispatch)
In 1961, after John F. Kennedy’s Catholic faith proved not to be an insurmountable barrier to the White House, Billy Graham predicted that religion would never again be such a divisive force in elections.
How the News Media Covered Religion in the General Election (Journalism.org)
Religion played a much more significant role in the media coverage of President-elect Barack Obama than it did in the press treatment of Republican nominee John McCain during the 2008 presidential campaign, but much of the coverage related to false yet persistent rumors that Obama is a Muslim.
‘Finding Faith Without Fanaticism’ is mantra of a ‘Top 50’ rabbi (Cleveland Jewish News)
You Don‘t Have to Be Wrong for Me to Be Right: Finding Faith Without Fanaticism. By Rabbi Brad Hirschfield. Harmony Books. New York. 2007. 248 pp. $24.95.
RELIGION WEEK (York Daily Record)
For more religion news, check out Belief and Beyond at www.yorkblog.com/faith TODAY Revival Fawn Grove Church of the Nazarene, 5300 Fawn Grove Road, Pylesville, Md.
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