TOPIC

Faith in the 2008 Election

SUBTOPICS

Abortion

Islam as an Issue

Mormonism

Religious Liberty

Same-Sex Marriage

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

The New Beginning vs. the National Security Strategy
December 28, 2010

Sustainable Democracy Promotion: What Obama Could Learn from Bush
January 3, 2011

INTERVIEWS (22)

A Discussion with Dr. Michael Chelogoy, Deputy Director of Research, Drafting and Technical Support for the Committee of Experts on Constitutional Review in Nairobi, Kenya
July 7, 2010

A Discussion with Edwin Barasa, Director of Programs for Africa Peace Forum in Nairobi, Kenya
July 12, 2010

A Discussion with Abdirashid Abdullahi, Member of the Committee of Experts on Constitutional Review, Nairobi, Kenya
June 28, 2010

LETTERS (24)

Julia McCarthy on Atttitudes Toward Abortion in Japan
December 1, 2006

Melanie Pitkin on the Catholic Church and Recent Trends in Argentine Social Politics
December 1, 2009

Zayan Pereborow on Mixed Sentiment Towards the Pope's Arrival in Barcelona
November 10, 2010

POSTS (44)

Biden vs. Bishops: Should Democrats Panic? Pray?
September 10, 2008

Rudy Giuliani: The Perfect Imperfect Catholic (Part II)
July 23, 2007

Giuliani's Worst Nightmare (Part I)
October 18, 2007

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QUOTES

Barack Obama on Abortion in Third Presidential Debate

October 15, 2008

I am somebody who believes that Roe versus Wade was rightly decided. I think that abortion is a very difficult issue and it...

Barack Obama on Attitudes About Sex and Abortion Reduction in Third Presidential Debate

October 15, 2008

[Abortion] is an issue that -- look, it divides us. And in some ways, it may be difficult to -- to reconcile the two views....

Joe Biden on his Abortion Rights Voting Record in "Meet the Press" Interview

September 7, 2008

I voted against [...] criminalizing abortion. I voted against telling everyone else in the country that they have to accept...

Barack Obama Clarifies his Abortion Answer from Saddleback Forum in 'This Week' Interview

September 7, 2008

What I intended to say is that, as a Christian, I have a lot of humility about understanding when does the soul enter...

John McCain on Abortion and Stem Cell Research at Saddleback Civil Forum

August 16, 2008

[A baby is entitled to human rights] at the moment of conception. I have a 25-year pro-life record in the Congress, in the...

Barack Obama on Abortion Policy at the Saddleback Civil Forum

August 16, 2008

WARREN: [...] at what point does a baby get human rights in your view?

OBAMA: Well, you know, I think that whether you're...

Hillary Clinton on the Origins of Life and Abortion at Compassion Forum

April 13, 2008

I believe that the potential for life begins at conception. I am a Methodist, as you know. My church has struggled with this...

Mike Huckabee on Outlawing Abortion on "Meet the Press"

January 28, 2008

RUSSERT: South Dakota had some proposed legislation to outlaw all abortion except saving the life of a mother, no...

Barack Obama on Abortion in Christianity Today Interview

January 23, 2008

I don't know anybody who is pro-abortion. […] Our goal should be to make abortion less common, that we should be...

Mike Huckabee on a Broader Christian Agenda in Beliefnet Interview

January 20, 2008

I’ve said that […] as Christians and particularly even as Republicans, we needed to address issues that touched the broader...

Mike Huckabee on His Comments Regarding Amending the Constitution in Beliefnet Interview

January 20, 2008

People sometimes say we shouldn’t have a human life amendment or a marriage amendment because the Constitution is far too...

Mike Huckabee on Faith Beliefs vs. Human Beliefs on "Meet the Press"

December 30, 2007

RUSSERT: But you said you would ban all abortions.

HUCKABEE: Well, that's not just because I'm a Christian, that's because...

Barack Obama on Abortion as a Moral Issue in a Christian Broadcasting Network Interview

November 9, 2007

One of the things I’ve always said is that abortion is a deeply moral issue, and those who would deny that there is a moral...

Rudy Giuliani on Abortion in the Third G.O.P. Debate

June 5, 2007

And my view on abortion is that it’s wrong, but that ultimately government should not be enforcing that decision on a woman....

Abortion

This collection gathers together key candidate statements on abortion from the primary and general election campaigns, illustrating how each candidate's understanding of religion in public life influences his or her moral and political perspective on this controversial issue.