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Dobson’s Attack Opens the Floodgates 07/01/2008 by Kyle Mantyla The Right is always saying that candidates can and should bring their faith to the public square, but it seems like the more Barack Obama does it, the more he gets criticized.   As we’ve …

Suddenly The Right Says The White House Doesn’t Matter 06/30/2008 by Kyle Mantyla With the GOP’s Congressional electoral prospects looking increasingly dim and John McCain trailing by double-digits in current polls, it looks like right-wing activists see …

Perkins Tags In 06/30/2008 by Right Wing Watch Staff While the Religious Right came into this election cycle in some disarray—fueling countless premature “ Religious Right is dead ” articles—that doesn’t mean they can’t still make a major impact. They’re …

Keeping the Focus on Obama’s Faith – Part III 06/27/2008 by Kyle Mantyla Focus on the Family has wrapped up its three-part series attacking Barack Obama’s faith and understanding of Christianity.  In part one , FOF Vice President Tom Minnery accused Obama …

Richard Land on Dobson and Obama 06/25/2008 by Right Wing Watch Staff If any Religious Right commentators were still bashful in knocking Barack Obama’s Christianity, James Dobson’s decision to attack Barack Obama on theological grounds is like a …

Keeping the Focus on Obama’s Faith 06/25/2008 by Kyle Mantyla After generating a wave of coverage with his nearly unprecedented attack on Barack Obama and his understanding of his own Christian faith in yesterday’s radio broadcast, James Dobson has …

The Right’s New Religious Test 06/24/2008 by Kyle Mantyla For months now, Religious Right activists have been quietly attacking Barack Obama’s Christian faith.  For years, the Right had routinely accused anyone who dared to criticize any Republican or …

Obama-as-Muslim Attack Gets on TV 06/23/2008 by Right Wing Watch Staff The Associated Press previews the likelihood of a “Swift Boat”-style campaign against Barack Obama, focused on race, religion, and patriotism—cruder versions of Cal Thomas’s recent …

FRC Demands That McCain Talk Religion Like They Want 06/18/2008 by Kyle Mantyla In its most recent “ Washington Update ,” the Family Research Council appears to be trying to call out John McCain on the fact that his website just isn’t religious enough: A …

Gary Bauer’s “Credibility Problem” 06/16/2008 by Kyle Mantyla Over the last several months, one of the ways John McCain has been working to sell himself to the GOP’s skeptical right-wing base has to repeatedly promise them that, if elected, he will …