Stephen Pope is a professor of theology at Boston College and a frequent commentator on church affairs and the papacy. He is author of The Evolution of Altruism and the Ordering of Love and writes about different forms of love in Christian thought, Christian ethics, justice, and charity, and evolutionary theory.

The Rev. Michael A. Fahey is professor emeritus of theological studies at Marquette University in Milwaukee. He is an expert on the history and office of the papacy, and papal elections.

Read a Nov. 15, 2004, Christian Science Monitor article on how past elections have influenced the culture wars.

Nikki Randhawa Haley is a Republican who attends both a Sikh and a Methodist church. She is the Governor of South Carolina.

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