|
"Religion on the Campaign Trail"
[http://speakingoffaith.org/programs/2004/01/22_campaign/minutes.shtml]
A Speaking of Faith show—featuring Michael Cromartie and E. J. Dionne, Jr.—that takes a larger view of what the 2004 election has to say about the role of religion in American life.
Waldman's Convention Blog
[http://www.beliefnet.com/story/150/story_15000_1.html]
Read Waldman's daily dispatches from the 2004 Republican and Democratic political conventions.
The American Religious Landscape and Political Attitudes, 2004
[http://pewforum.org/publications/surveys/green.pdf]
A summary of the 2004 survey, conducted by John C. Greene, that gauges the political attitudes in 18 American religious communities on a wide range of issues, and also illustrates the complexities between religious beliefs and politics—or read the complete report.
"Faith, God & The Oval Office"
[http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101040621/]
Article for Time by Nancy Gibbs that explores the degree of devoutness Americans look for in their candidates. The site also includes graphics galleries for two polls taken in June 2004 asking questions about religion in the presidential campaign and the role of politics in Catholicism.
Faithful Democracy
[http://www.faithfuldemocracy.org/]
A non-partisan project organized by a group of national religious organizations that encourages civic action as an act of faith and moral responsibility. It promotes the advocacy of voter rights, voter registration and education, and monitoring the polls.
Elections and Politics
[http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/archive/index3.html#1]
The PBS series Religion & Ethics Newsweekly explores the role of elections and politics, including transcripts and video segments covering both parties' conventions.
One Electorate Under God?
[http://pewforum.org/events/index.php?EventID=59]
Transcript of a July 2004 panel discussion, sponsored by The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life and moderated by Luis Lugo, in which Congressman David Price, Congressman Mark Souder, David Brooks, and E. J. Dionne, Jr. spoke about religion and American politics.
The Jesus Factor
[http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/jesus/]
A television documentary produced by PBS program Frontline tracing the Evangelical roots of President Bush and how it has influenced, and continues to inform, his policy decisions while holding office.
The Polling Report on Religion
[http://www.pollingreport.com/religion.htm]
This is a round-up of various polls about religious belief and opinions in the United States.
Recommended News Articles
- "The Religification of John Kerry"
[http://www.slate.com/Default.aspx?id=2104602&]
An article by Steven Waldman for Slate (August 2, 2004)
- "Values, Values Everywhere "
[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20714F63E5E0C748DDDAE0894DC404482]
An editorial by David Brooks for The New York Times (July 17, 2004)
- "Politicians Talk More About Religion, and People Expect Them To"
[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60F11FE345C0C778CDDAE0894DC404482]
An article by Laurie Goodstein for The New York Times (July 4, 2004)
- "A Nation Divided? Who Says?"
[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60F16FF38540C708DDDAF0894DC404482&incamp;=archive:search]
An article by John Tierney for The New York Times (June 13, 2004)
- "God on the Ballot"
[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5819171]
A segment by Alex Johnson for MSNBC (September 15, 2004)
- "Bush and God"
[http://nationaljournal.com/reprints/011504pew_cannon.pdf]
An article by Carl Cannon from the National Journal (January 3, 2004) discussing the history and appropriateness of professions of faith by President Bush (PDF, 148KB).
- "The God Gulf"
[http://pewforum.org/news/display.php?NewsID=2995]
An op-ed piece by Nicholas D. Kristof for The New York Times (January 7, 2004)
| 
