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Campaign 2008
Welcome to Christianity Today's coverage of the 2008 presidential election.


Talking the Walk
After years of ambiguity, Senator McCain reveals his spiritual side for public viewing. How will evangelicals respond?


Preach and Reach
Despite his liberal record, Barack Obama is making a lot of evangelicals think twice.

How to Pick a President
Why virtue trumps policy.

Colson: Voting Like It Matters
It's not only our civic duty — it's a sacred one.

Evangelical Moderates
Are they becoming less conservative? Or are they just saying so?

Life, Death, and Chicken Cages
Election night's biggest direct democracy battles.

Americans (and More Evangelicals) Want Churches out of Politics
Pew survey also raises questions about whether Democratic faith outreach is working.

Faith Is Not a Freak Show
Let's make sure we learn the right lessons from the primary season. A Christianity Today editorial

The Other Election
Faith-friendly Democrats may take more congressional seats from Republicans this fall.

Q&A: Barack Obama
"I believe in the redemptive death and resurrection of Jesus Christ."

What We Really Want
Despite the rumors, evangelicals will not be on the sidelines this election. A Christianity Today editorial

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Buy Local
What does ecclesiology have to do with the election?

Ballot Buster
Some Christians think voting is wasted effort.

When Cowardice Meets Passion
Why I admire but sometimes don't follow single-issue activists.

Q+A: Ross Douthat
Where evangelicals fit in the future of the Republican Party.

A Variety of Evangelical Politics
A recent spate of books suggests we are more politically diverse than ever — and maybe that's the way it's supposed to be.

Over the Fence
Poll: Republicans losing the Hispanic Protestant support won in 2004.

Evangelical Moderates
Are they becoming less conservative? Or are they just saying so?

Voting Like It Matters
It's not only our civic duty — it's a sacred one.

Comparing the Platforms
Where the parties stand on abortion, faith-based programs, religious liberty, and other issues.

Getting People Excited about John McCain
Evangelical outreach coordinator Marlys Popma had resigned from the campaign last year but quickly changed her mind.

Americans (and More Evangelicals) Want Churches out of Politics
Pew survey also raises questions about whether Democratic faith outreach is working.

Will It Be Bayh?
Why choosing the Indiana senator as a running mate could help Obama with religious conservatives.

The Party of Faith
Democrats and Republicans vie for the title in their upcoming elections.

Dobson and the God-o-Meter
Beliefnet editor Dan Gilgoff on the Religious Right's continuing role in this election.

Faith Is Not a Freak Show
Let's make sure we learn the right lessons from the primary season.

The Other Election
Faith-friendly Democrats may take more congressional seats from Republicans this fall.

Evangelical Leaders to Support McCain
Ninety, not including Dobson, met in Denver last week. They will ask McCain to consider Huckabee as VP candidate.

Reading the Bible with Obama
The presidential candidate crosses swords with Dr. Dobson over hermeneutics.

The Great (Non)debate
Why are the candidates ignoring the huge problem under our noses?

Multiplying Fractions
How many evangelical votes are really in play?

How to Pick a President
Why virtue trumps policy.

Quiz: The Candidates on Faith
The highest profile candidates in the 2008 Presidential race all profess to be Christians. And while some are more expressive than others, they've all weighed in on the role faith takes in public life. But who says what?

From Blessing to Burden
Candidates are scrutinized ever more closely for their spiritual associations.

Compassion Forum Clings to Religion
Obama and Clinton face more questions on beliefs, personal piety at Messiah College event.

Presidential Clones
All three candidates have voted to fund embryonic stem-cell research.

Black Power from the Pulpit
In wake of Obama's speech, author talks about The Decline of African American Theology.

Hating Hillary
Getting to the bottom of a cultural trend that has seeped into the church.

Do Evangelicals Really Prefer Hillary to Obama? No One Knows For Sure
Without exit-poll data for Democrats, reliable data is hard to come by.

No Utter Collapse
Recent reports of our demise betray the media's ignorance about who we are.

Super Tuesday Results Show Split Between Evangelicals and Their Spokesmen
Dobson's anti-McCain e-mail doesn't seem to have made a difference.

The Health Care Crunch
Let's make sure any reform plan we pursue avoids the single-value syndrome.

McCain Surges in Polls, But Many Evangelicals Wary
Observers say the candidate's policy stances and lack of "faith talk" has led some to look elsewhere, but Super Tuesday may change that.

Romney Campaign Disputes Voter Guide
Focus on the Family video says Romney acknowledged Mormonism was not a Christian faith.

Obama's Social Contract
Abortion invalidates the candidate's commitment to freedom and equality.

Q&A: Barack Obama
"I believe in the redemptive death and resurrection of Jesus Christ."

Continental Divide
Hispanic evangelicals move toward the Democrats — and away from white evangelicals.

What We Really Want
Despite the rumors, evangelicals will not be on the sidelines this election.

The Megachurch Primaries
How the leading Democratic candidates are trying to win evangelical votes.

What Does Hillary Believe?
She is lockstep with the United Methodist Church on almost all issues, says Paul Kengor, author of God and Hillary Clinton.

Hillary's Spiritual Formation
Sen. Clinton's youth group leader was one of her early influences toward social activism.

Romney Dodges Doctrine
But questions about candidate's Mormon beliefs may continue.

Romney's Speech Strengthens Theologian's Endorsement
Wayne Grudem believes evangelicals should promote religious liberty by being willing to vote for candidates who have different beliefs.

What Evangelicals Heard in Romney's 'Faith in America' Speech
What the candidate said will largely be welcomed. But questions remain about what wasn't.

Voting Values
New poll suggests that the Iraq war may trump abortion and gay marriage.

Q&A: Sam Brownback
The Republican senator said he could offer a promising package to evangelical voters.

Faith-Talk Surprise
Presidential candidates deviate from the usual religious scripts.

Latter-Day Politics
Mitt Romney believes American values, not Mormon doctrine, should rule a President.

The Giuliani Choice
Conservative leaders doubt his support among evangelicals will last.

Mitt's Mormonism and the 'Evangelical Vote'
Can conservative Protestants vote for a member of what they consider a cult?

Q+A: Hugh Hewitt
Conservative blogger, political analyst, and radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt on Romney's bid for the White House.

God's Will in the Public Square
Democratic Senator Barack Obama gets it mostly right.

Senator Sam Brownback
The Kansas Republican speaks on prolife issues, Darfur, and care for the poor.

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