elections

Is this what Harry Reid was taunting Mitt Romney about?

After Richard Mourdock, a Republican Senate Candidate in Indiana, called pregnancy after rape a gift from God critics were furious. Were they wrong to conclude that this popular theology leads to some very disturbing beliefs?

You can call them “unaffiliated,” as in a recent Pew poll, or “nones,” or even just “not very religious.” A brand new poll by PRRI/Brookings divides this group further (and somewhat counterintuitively) into “unattached,” “atheists/agnostics,” and “seculars.”

In discussing Richard Mourdock’s outrageous statement on rape why didn’t he mention religion?

On October 3, researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine published a study with profound implications for policy making in the United States. Declaring himself “very surprised” at the results, Dr. Peipert requested expedient publication of the study, noting its relevance to the upcoming election.

A bloggingheads discussion.

On Mourdock and the GOP’s problem with its men talking about rape.

A deeper look at why Romney won’t say “we were wrong” on LDS priesthood segregation.

The “Mormon Mafia” helped develop Bush-era tactics, and Romney could help bring them back.

But there’s an opportunity for secular politics.