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Support for School Prayer Declines Among Catholics, Jews; Remains High Among Evangelicals

A new study shows that support for school prayer has steadily decreased among most Americans since the 1970s with the exception of two groups: evangelicals and older Americans. University of Nebraska-Lincoln sociologist Philip Schwadel concludes from examining studies over the past 30-plus years that overall support for school prayer has declined – even among Catholics and mainline Protestants – but the support among evangelicals across all generations has remained steady at around 71 percent. "Social and cultural changes have led to greater opposition to state-sanctioned prayer and reading religious materials in public schools among some segments of the population," Schwadel reported in his findings. "Specifically, there's growing opposition among non-evangelicals but not evangelicals, and these changes manifest across generations." In an interview with The Christian Post on Monday, Schwadel pointed out that surprisingly, the rise of the "Christian right" in the 1980s and 1990s may have been a contributing factor as to why some Americans are less likely to support prayer in school. "I can't definitely conclude that to be the case, there is a large amount of evidence that leads some to conclude that the growth of the religious right may have turned some Catholics and mainline Protestants against [...]

By Paul Stanley|2013-01-07T13:42:20-06:00January 7th, 2013|My Blog Post|Comments Off

Why Romney is Likely to Win and With Evangelicals At His Side

I was preparing to write a post on this topic but in my daily reading on Friday I came across two articles by Jay Cost and David and Nancy French that say it all. The bottom line is that I believe not only will Mitt Romney win the presidency, but he will do it with the overwhelming support of evangelical voters. This first article is from Jay Cost of The Weekly Standard. Jay is an excellent writer and even mentions another favorite of mine, Sean Trende from Real Clear Politics. Cost believes that a Romney victory will come because of two reasons: 1) Romney leads among voters who trust him to get our economy back on track 2) Romney leads among independents The first reason is important because regardless of your personal political or religious convictions, the economy is still front and center for everyone. The second article is from my friends Nancy and David French who manage the Evangelicals for Mitt website. They paint a clear picture of why Romney could outperform President George W. Bush in support of evangelicals because of the damage President Obama has done to America's social fabric. Read it here.

By Paul Stanley|2012-11-02T21:13:13-05:00November 2nd, 2012|My Blog Post|3 Comments

Does Santorum Have Evangelical Women’s Vote in the Bag?

Rick Santorum's campaign has taken on a whole new dimension within the last two weeks. His surprise sweep of Colorado, Missouri and Minnesota has placed him front and center in a GOP primary, but he still needs to wrap up a greater percentage of women – specifically, evangelical women. Santorum's legislative credentials on issues such as partial birth abortion and traditional marriage give him tons of credibility within the ranks of female social conservatives. Still, some evangelical women have drifted toward Romney or former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, saying those candidates were best suited to addresshealth care and economic issues and defeat President Obama in November. Now that mindset seems to be changing. Penny Nance, the CEO of Concerned Women for America, has known and worked with Santorum for a number of years. Although the organization she leads doesn't endorse candidates, Nance has personally thrown her support behind the former Pennsylvania senator and she thinks the next few weeks will be a "make-or-break" period for both Romney and Santorum. To read the remainder of the article click here.

By Paul Stanley|2012-02-21T08:55:11-06:00February 21st, 2012|My Blog Post|Comments Off

A Big; No a Huge Week in South Carolina

There are a lot of big weeks in politics. We've all heard the phrase, "this is the most important election in our lifetime." The reality is it's usually always true and I believe it certainly is the case for the South Carolina GOP primary. There are still seven candidates in the race (well, six and a half counting Huntsman) and at least one will most likely fall by the way side after Saturday's election in the Palmetto State. I arrived in Charleston late last night before having to make the two-hour drive to Myrtle Beach. Nonetheless, I was up bright and early this morning covering the Faith and Freedom Prayer Breakfast that featured Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum. Santorum received a bit of a bump yesterday after getting the endorsement of an influential group of evangelicals at a last-minute meeting in Texas. The group's endorsement surprised everyone, including the group itself, and it remains to be seen precisely what tangible benefits the Pennsylvania GOP hopeful will get as a result. Of course, a win in Saturday's primary would be a great start. You can read my article on the breakfast by going to: http://www.christianpost.com/news/republican-candidates-vie-for-evangelical-vote-at-s-c-prayer-breakfast-67209/ But tomorrow [...]

By Paul Stanley|2012-01-15T19:08:28-06:00January 15th, 2012|My Blog Post|Comments Off

Santorum Gets ‘Blessing’ of Christian Leaders; Now What?

Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum received a major boost to his campaign on Saturday as a result of being endorsed by a group of the nations leading evangelical leaders. Now voters and candidates are wondering what will happen as a result of the endorsement? “Everyone was invited here under the premise of ‘would you be willing to drop your support for someone if the group is able to reach a consensus on one candidate,’” Perkins explained. “Given the outcome, I think you see what the answer to that question was for the overwhelming majority of attendees.” Tony Perkins, the head of the Family Research Council assumed the role as the group’s spokesperson and held a tele-conference at the conclusion of the Saturday meeting. “What I did not think was possible – is possible,” Perkins told reporters. “This group of Christian conservatives, after three rounds of voting, has endorsed Rick Santorum as the GOP nominee and hopefully the next president of the United States.” To read the rest of the article, click on: http://www.christianpost.com/news/santorum-gets-blessing-of-christian-leaders-now-what-67198/

By Paul Stanley|2012-01-15T10:43:17-06:00January 15th, 2012|My Blog Post|Comments Off