“Jewish perspectives on abortion”
Article from the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice’s website about views on abortion in Judaism.
Category: Beliefs & practices
Cultural differences
How do religion writers cope with organizational, stylistic and cultural differences in the people they write about? By Ira Rifkin Freelance Writer My first experience with Messianic Jews occurred soon after I started on the religion beat. What I lacked in sensitivity at the time I made up for with arrogance. Messianic Judaism offended my […]
“Barack Obama on Science and Charles Darwin”
Watch a video uploaded on Feb. 13, 2009, about President Barack Obama’s views on evolution. He believes in evolution and has praised the work of Charles Darwin.
“Bachmann: Schools should teach intelligent design”
Read a June 17, 2011, article from CNN about former GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann’s views on evolution. Bachmann is skeptical about evolution. She favors teaching public school students about competing theories, including intelligent design, “and then letting students decide.”
“Rick Perry: Evolution is ‘theory’ with ‘gaps'”
Read an Aug. 18, 2011, article from USA Today about former GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry’s views on evolution. Perry has said he firmly believes in intelligent design, while evolution is merely a theory — and one with “some gaps in it.”
“Jon Huntsman Comes Out Swinging”
Read an Aug. 20, 2011, article from ABC News about former GOP candidate Jon Huntsman’s response to Gov. Rick Perry’s comments on evolution. Huntsman chastised Texas Gov. Rick Perry for his evolution comments, saying such a stance puts the Republican Party in danger of being “anti-science.”
“Jon Huntsman believes in evolution and global warming, so can he win a Republican primary?”
Read an Aug. 18, 2011, article from The Washington Post about former GOP candidate Jon Huntsman’s views on evolution. Of the former GOP candidates, only Huntsman accepts evolution.
“Rick Santorum Urges Teaching of Creationism in Public Schools”
Read a Nov. 30, 2011, article from the Huffington Post about former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum’s views on evolution. Santorum argued for the teaching of creationism in public schools; instead, he says, “the left” and “the scientific community” aren’t allowing that because they don’t want classroom discussions about God.
“Romney Elaborates on Evolution”
Read about Mitt Romney’s stance on evolution in a May 11, 2007, article from The New York Times. Romney said that God likely used evolution as a tool when creating humanity. As for intelligent design, he said, “I’m not exactly sure what is meant” by it. Romney opposed the teaching of intelligent design in Massachusetts science classes […]