religion

August 27, 2008 - I and other Institute staff have gone to the Gulf Coast over 20 times since Katrina struck three years ago for our Gulf Watch project.

April 24, 2008 - In Florida, car drivers have over 100 choices for personalized license plates.

March 10, 2008 - The nation's two largest religious denominations have taken significant steps to promote a healthier environment.

November 8, 2006 - The Associated Press looks at the exit polls, and finds that the reports we've been seeing for months about frustrated Christian conservative "values voters" ended up having an impact:

September 27, 2006 - For over two decades, the religious right -- the "hard base" of the Republican Party -- has grown to be a driving force for GOP political success. The "values voters" base will be especially important to Republicans this November. Lower mid-term turnout and general public dissatisfaction with the country's political direction make a solid showing among the conservative faithful critical to GOP success. Double that in the South.

June 15, 2006 - This week, some 12,000 members of the Southern Baptist Convention -- the ground troops of conservative fundamentalism in America -- gathered in Greensboro, N.C. to pick a new leader, debate theology, and set their direction for the coming years.

May 15, 2006 - The position of many conservative churches to sex is "just say no," but do their followers really buy it? Think Progress has an interesting post about how the views of church leaders appears to be out of sync with the practices of the church-goers -- especially women: