http://www.article6blog.com Religion in the 2008 Presidential Campaign: Commentary by an Evangelical Christian and a Mormon Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:52:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's still vacation time for Article VI Blog, but we will offer a few thoughts about the possibility (which some consider quite likely) that John McCain will select Governor Romney as his running mate. If Romney were still in the race as an active presidential candidate, what impact would the Texas controversies ... http://www.article6blog.com/2008/07/24/polygmamy-mormonism-and-romney-as-vp-nominee/ John is on a cruise, and I am headed out on vacation myself within the next hour.  So for today's post I've chosen one of John's finest and most important past efforts.  As I read this this morning, I ask myself:  Has John's message been accepted yet? _________________________________________ A Letter To Some ... http://www.article6blog.com/2008/07/23/article-vi-greatest-hits-a-letter-to-some-of-my-fellow-evangelicals/ It was Iowa -- better said, a lot of Iowa Republican primary voters -- who propelled Mike Huckabee into prominence and punctured the tire on Mitt Romney's campaign bus.  The latest news about the Iowa GOP is that they've denied their senior senator, Charles Grassley, a voting seat among ... http://www.article6blog.com/2008/07/22/iowa-now-tell-me-again-why-do-we-pay-so-much-attention-to-that-state/ Now, about that Evangelical defection to Obama . . . Mollie at GetReligion details and dissects "a new Pew study that indicates that Obama is getting slightly fewer — that’s right — fewer white evangelical supporters than John Kerry was at the same time four years ago." Wait a minute. I ... http://www.article6blog.com/2008/07/21/the-media-trying-to-force-a-campaign-narrative-regardless-of-whether-it-is-true/ First, watch this JibJab cartoon, if you haven't already. If you're like me, you'll laugh out loud and find your mood unexpectedly improved. Now: Pickings are a little slim these days, it being the dog days of summer and all. (I'm in Washington today, and "dog days" certainly ... http://www.article6blog.com/2008/07/18/1003/ William McKenzie of the Dallas Morning News suggests Pentecostals might be an important demographic group this fall -- particularly Hispanic Evangelicals, a very interesting conservative-religious segment: What does all this mean for the fall election? John McCain has the edge among Pentecostals, but this is not a done deal. Mr. McCain's strategists would ... http://www.article6blog.com/2008/07/17/pentecostals-emerging-evangelicals-considering-obama/ John's still floating on a boat somewhere and I'm off to the East Coast Wednesday morning. We'll share this one bit from a pretty decent CBS News article on Romney's chances to be selected as McCain's veep nominee: Romney's Mormon faith remains a political question mark as the vice presidential ... http://www.article6blog.com/2008/07/15/dredging-up-the-question-romneys-mormon-faith-remains-a-political-question-mark/ We face a triple whammy today: John's on a cruise. I am suffering a severe attack of employment. And there is not much news. Still, there is one note we can make: Iowa Republicans favor Huckabee over Romney for veep. Those who are surprised at this have probably been hibernating for about ... http://www.article6blog.com/2008/07/15/iowa-makes-news-again/ The cover photo shows a prayerful Barack Obama. "A conversation with the candidate about his faith" is the subtitle. There is very little remarkable in the story, except that it is an absolute valentine to Senator Obama. Nothing in it would be offensive to any sizeable voter ... http://www.article6blog.com/2008/07/13/newsweeks-cover-story-on-obama-what-he-believes/ Our sources tell us that Romney for Veep is getting really, really serious - which may account for the fact that in terms of stuff to read, we got nothing for you today. (How's that for good grammar?) Funny how when stuff is actually happening, the "news" slows down. ... http://www.article6blog.com/2008/07/11/the-calm-before-the-storm/