Christian Right

Sarah Palin is out to wreck the GOP and Obama—whether she runs or not—and her hardscrabble and devoted ‘Babies, Guns, and Jesus’ followers are behind her.

Questions at the South Carolina candidate forum.

A new book shows how a cohort of Protestants, Catholics, and Jews altered the nation; from the Social Gospel movement through anti-Communism, Civil Rights and even into the rise of the religious right.

As Archbishop Gomez argues, it is Catholics who “have a special duty today to be the guardians of the truth about the American spirit and our national identity.” In fact, Archbishop Gomez argues, immigrant Catholics “without proper documentation,” who share the values of “faith, family, and community” are “the key to American renewal.” Yes, Archbishop Gomez is arguing that unauthorized immigrants not only deserve the chance to adjust their status to live legally in the United States, but also hold the promise of a renewed and reinvigorated “next America.”

The latest bloggingheads.

But opposition is more intense.

How cross-pollination helped build the religious right.

In asking “Is Rick Perry Dumb?” Politico notes he’s reading a book by a Southern Baptist minister.

What is the media getting, and not getting, in its coverage of the religious right in politics?

Last week, Lisa Miller, religion writer and editor ( Newsweek and the Washington Post) filed an op-ed in which she fulminated against “the left” and journalists who have raised concerns about the influence of dominionist thinkers on Republican presidential candidates like Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry.