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New Congress more religiously diverse, less Protestant

(RNS) Three Buddhists, a Hindu and a “none” will walk into the 113th Congress, and it’s no joke. Rather, it’s a series of “firsts” that reflect the growing religious diversity of the country.
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Why Romney’s religious coalition should terrify the GOP

| Nov 13, 2012

Republicans should be more worried about appealing to Nones than to Latinos. That's the message of PRRI'S stunning new graphic showing how the respective religious coalitions of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney on election day relates to the religious demography of age groups in the U.S.
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The ‘nones’ say 2012 election proves they are a political force

| Nov 8, 2012

(RNS) Last month, Lauren Anderson Youngblood, communications manager for the Secular Coalition for America, approached Broderick Johnson, a senior adviser to the Obama campaign, as they both left a conference on religion and the election.
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Buddhist, Hindu make history in new Congress

| Nov 7, 2012

(RNS) Congress will become a shade more religiously diverse this January, after Tuesday’s (Nov. 6)  election of the first Hindu representative and first Buddhist senator.
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Cardinal Dolan congratulates President Obama; Pope sends best wishes and prayers

| Nov 7, 2012

In what could signal a marked change of tone following a bruising campaign struggle beween the Catholic hierarchy and the Obama administration, New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has sent President Obama a message congratulating him on his reelec...
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Catholics broke for Obama, evangelicals for Romney

| Nov 7, 2012

The morning-after snapshot of religion and the election is that, as usual, Catholics were the bellwether.
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Watchdog group accuses Catholic bishops of campaigning for Romney, asks IRS to investigate

| Nov 6, 2012

(RNS) A public watchdog group is charging the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops with openly politicking on behalf of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and it wants the Internal Revenue Service to explore revoking the hierarchy’s tax-exempt status.
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Buddhists aim to bring mindfulness to the ballot box

| Nov 6, 2012

A new California-based group wants the estimated 5 million Americans who practice mindfulness to move off their meditation cushions and into the polls on Tuesday (Nov. 6).
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Rudyard Kipling and a wise mother’s counsel

| Nov 2, 2012

Linda Ross offers some refreshing clarity before the election.
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Looking for an undecided voter? Check the pulpit

| Oct 31, 2012

(RNS) Pollsters and politicians hunting for the rare and elusive undecided voter might want to train their sights on the pulpit.
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Politics and the pulpit

| Oct 29, 2012

As a local parish pastor, I have been asked many times about my opinion regarding the relationship between preaching and the pulpit.
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