Posts Tagged ‘ John F. Kennedy ’

CNN: Putnam/Campbell discussing latest 2012 religion and politics findings

February 24, 2012
By tomsander

Not true historically that God was a Democrat or a Republican.  We’ve lived through an unusual period where there was too close of an association of politics and religion.  And political leaders and religious leaders have paid a price…

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Catholics’ rise in politics

November 3, 2010
By tomsander

John Boehner

It was only a generation ago when John F. Kennedy ran for president with many questioning whether as Catholic he was fit to be president:  would he answer to the people or the Vatican?   American Grace contrasts…

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Putnam/Campbell discuss American Grace on the Brian Lehrer Show

October 19, 2010
By tomsander

Co-authors David Campbell and Robert Putnam talked on WNYC about American Grace:  increased religious polarization and the God Gap, increasing ties with others across religious ties, how hard it is to demonize “nonbelievers”, what happened to progressive religious Americans,…

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Putnam on “The Takeaway” on how America reconciles religiosity and tolerance

October 19, 2010
By tomsander

Listen to Robert Putnam on The Takeaway interview with Celeste Headlee. Putnam notes that America has religiosity as high as a place like Iran but unlike Iran retains high inter-religious comity.   He explains that it has to do with…

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