Queer bedfellows - only politically, but you have to admit, Andrew Sullivan linking to Brian Camenker is Twilight Zone stuff.

Voice of America surveys the field - so much coverage of Dems, so little of Republicans.  Is that right for a government-funded radio outlet?

Is this part of the continuing marginalization of James Dobson, OR John McCain starting to lose the primary?  Some of each - for Dobson to retain the impact he has had, he has to move a bit towards the center, and McCain needs the religious vote just as much as any other Republican.

Over at the Commentary magazine blog, a post on the re-emergence of anti-semitism.  Some interesting parallels in that discussion and the one of this blog.  Could it be that increasing political influence by religion is causing a rise in religious bigotry of all types?  There is something sad in that possibility.  The response to political action should be contrary political action, if contrary action is even called for, not bigotry.  Bigotry is an expression or a raw lust for power, not to goals of political action.

Lowell:  I really do not intend this as a partisan comment, but I must say that it's fascinating to me that the resurgence of anti-Semitism seems to be coming from the Left.  (Pat Buchanan being the obvious exception on the hard-core Right.) It all seems to be part of the Left's hostility toward any religion that believes in more than social action as an expression of belief.

Somewhat relatedly, Dennis Prager concludes it is not acceptable to judge religions, only religious practitioners.  Most religion-based objections to Romney have little or nothing to do with the man and almost everything to do with Mormonism, and that is only sometimes properly perceived.  But that, in terms of this blog, is secondary.  The point is, get to know Romney before you decide. 

Pentecostals and political action.  Positive conservative action as outlined, well, except for the social program stuff.  However, given the similarities with Mormonism why would Pentecostal action be welcomed and Mormon would not be?

USAToday op/ed - Romney's religion a non-factor, at least ideally.

Late update from Lowell:  Some political news: Dennis Hastert plans to endorse Romney.  It appears that this is no surprise, given Hastert's feelings about John McCain.

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