Over at Beliefnet, Jim Wallis explains Why the Church is the Conscience of the State.

Just in time for the Roe v. Wade anniversary, the Pew Forum has published a resource page on the politics of abortion. 

More on the delicate line Mike Huckabee has to walk in South Carolina.

Welcome Back! Please join us in S117 for our first meeting of the semester.

We’ll be discussing all that happened over break, and all that is to come. (Hint: Primaries!)

Dan Gilgoff on John McCain’s second chance among evangelicals.

Paul Marshall on why religion and politics do mix. ”Whether we like it or not, religion is likely to remain central to politics, and even economics. This means that in the future, politicians, Democrats as well as Republicans, are likely to expand their talk of religion on the campaign trail.”