The RP’s Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Faith

The Politics of Faith

The Romney-Ryan ticket is making religious history, at least in presidential politics, by becoming the first major party’s ticket to not include a Protestant Christian. [CNN]

Some wonder if the evangelical principles in both Romney’s and Ryan’s respective churches might put the two candidates at odds. [TIME]

As the NFL pre-season gets ramped up, Tim Tebow talked about how his faith comes before football. [Fox Sports]

A Catholic-run business in Colorado received an injunction against the Department of Health and Human Services mandate to provide insurance coverage for contraceptives. The Catholic owners are asking the President to respect their beliefs. [Catholic News Agency]

Prominent religious history author David Barton’s “The Jefferson Lies” has been pulled from bookstores after the publisher determined there were many unsupported claims or factual errors in the book. [CNN]

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