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Did Andy Stanley Really Mean Obama Is 'Pastor in Chief'?

The Atlanta megachurch pastor speaks about his pre-inauguration sermon and reaction to it.

2016: Obama's America

Breakout documentary explores the ideological heritage of Barack Obama.

Q & A: Jimmy Carter on his Faith-Filled Presidency

How Christianity played a role in the former President’s office.

Commander and Chaplain: The Faith of Presidents

Gary Scott Smith explores how faith has influenced presidential policies.

Q & A: Franklin Graham on Obama's Birth, Trump, & Faith

The evangelist had said about the president, "I don't know why he can't produce" a birth certificate and suggested "maybe the guy's right" about Donald Trump.

White House Rebukes Franklin Graham for 'Preposterous Charges'

The evangelist had said "I don't know why he can't produce" a birth certificate for President Obama.

Q & A: Michele Bachmann on Cuts for Aid Relief, Obama's Faith and Credibility, and Francis Schaeffer

The Tea Party caucus chair talks to CT about recent military actions in Libya, why she opposes governmental steps to combat global warming, and her potential presidential candidacy.

Q & A: Rick Santorum on Muslims, Religious Freedom, and ‘Walking’ for President

The former senator from Pennsylvania talks about what he thinks Obama got right and becoming a target of the gay community.

Sudan Vote to Test Obama's Approach

As Sudan prepares to vote on an independence referendum, one of the President's point men is also an evangelical.

The Ethics of Earmarks

As President Obama calls for an end to projects written into legislation, Charles Colson says banning pork projects is an ethical "no-brainer."

Getting Obama's Faith Wrong

So if 18 percent of Americans think Obama is a Muslim, is that a large number or a small one? Find out what 18 percent of Americans also believe.

White House Grants $27 Million in Pregnancy Aid

Pro-life groups applauded the administration's move but remain skeptical over framing grants as 'common ground.'

Are Muslims the Enemy?

Some activists argue that the proposed mosque in New York City should move because Muslims remind us of terrorists. Plus, many defend the President's Christian faith.

Obama Is Not a Muslim

But many Americans think he is, plus other findings from the new Pew Forum report.

Is Immigration Reform 'A Moral Imperative'?

Evangelical leaders supported Obama's call for comprehensive immigration reform, but that doesn't mean that the debate among political activists is over. Plus, which issues activists want Congress to tackle this summer.

Obama Celebrates Gay Pride Month

This week's culture war flashpoints: Father's Day and Home Depot.

'Freedom of Worship' Worries

New religious freedom rhetoric within the Obama administration draws concern.

Obama's Spiritual Cabinet

The President looks to seven men and women to shape policy, tend his soul.

Less Aid for AIDS?

Groups fear impact of Obama administration's PEPFAR stance.

The State of the Union is Frustrating

The President's first State of the Union address disappointed some conservative advocacy groups who hoped he would strike a bipartisan tone.

Who Backs Obama's Afghanistan Strategy

Like the rest of us, advocacy groups came back from the Thanksgiving holiday to find a long to-do list waiting for them, filled with issues at home and abroad.

Clinton Criticizes Religious Defamation Laws as UN Prepares to Vote

The Obama administration opposes anti-defamation laws because they would restrict free speech.

Peace, Peace—But Is There Peace?

What Christian political groups said this week about the Nobel Prize, immigration reform, the hate crimes bill, and other issues.

Saguaro Seminar Stays with Obama

Obama continually builds relationships, ideas and skills found from a Harvard seminar on social capital.

Few Red Flags Found in Sotomayor's Religion-Related Cases

President Obama's Supreme Court pick generally sided with religious freedom.

More Giving, Less Taxing

President Obama's tax plan will hurt the very people he's trying to help.

Civil Religion's Sharper Teeth

All believers welcome, so long as they aren't religious.

Obama Uses Sermon on the Mount to Elevate Speeches

The president has used the mountainside sermon several times in recent years to explain policy.

Will Obama Tax Plan Hurt Religious Groups?

Some say yes, others say no.

In Over His Pay Grade

When science is made 'apolitical' and 'unencumbered by religion,' it's usually to hyper-politicize and hyper-sacralize it.

Reducing Abortion for Real

The current proposals to lower the abortion rate will only make things worse.

China's Human Rights, In the Red

President Obama should keep values at the center of American foreign policy.

Science at Its Best

President Obama wants to 'restore science to its rightful place.' So do we.

A Dream That Won't Die

The meaning of the election; the work yet to be done.

The Definition of 'I Screwed Up'

Susan Wise Bauer, author of The Art of the Public Grovel, dissects Obama's apology.

A Promising Start for Obama's Faith-Based Office

Why we are encouraged — and still have a major concern.

Obama Expands Faith-Based Office

The President maintains Bush's hiring policy and shapes specific priorities for the office.

Michael Gerson: Obama's Speech Rhetorically Flat, but Ideologically Interesting

A former presidential speechwriter examines President Obama's inaugural address.

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