President Bush was recognized on the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day for his international efforts to fight the spread of AIDS.

12/11/2008 - By Brittney Bain, Religion News Service

In a television interview broadcast Dec. 8, President Bush said he doesn't know if God wanted him to be president, doubts the Bible is literally true, agrees you can believe in God and evolution simultaneously and believes Christians and those of other faiths pray to the same God.

12/10/2008 - By Bob Allen

A prominent Southern Baptist leader has compared George W. Bush to Harry Truman, another president whose approval ratings dropped to the 20s in his final months in office but is now considered one of the greatest American presidents of the 20th century.

12/08/2008 - By Bob Allen

President Bush’s administration and a host of court rulings have indelibly altered the way the federal government relates to religious charities, according to an analysis by experts on the subject.

12/03/2008 - By Robert Marus

Promoting his new book, Do the Right Thing: Inside the Movement That’s Bringing Common Sense Back to America, former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee insists Republicans neglected religious conservatives this year and need to maintain their support as the party regroups.

11/28/2008 - By Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service

A multi-faith coalition of more than 200 religious organizations is calling on President-elect Barack Obama to sign an executive order banning torture as one of his first acts in office.

11/21/2008 - By Bob Allen, Associated Baptist Press

The Federal Communications Commission has decided to grant Google, Motorola, Dell and Microsoft permission to develop “white space” devices that some pastors worry will interfere with wireless microphones.

11/13/2008 - By Ashley Gipson, Religion New Service

Barack Obama’s election as the first African-American president of the United States does not mean Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of racial justice has been fully realized—but it’s a lot closer to reality than ever before, some black religious leaders said.

11/07/2008 - By Ken Camp, Managing Editor, Baptist Standard

The U.S. Supreme Court will rule on whether Pleasant Grove City, Utah, must permit the "Seven Aphorisms" of a group called Summum to be erected alongside the city's stone monument to the Ten Commandments.

11/07/2008 - By Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service

President Jimmy Carter called on the next president to focus on restoring human rights as a primary objective in American foreign policy.

10/30/2008 - By Mark Vanderhoek, Mercer University

A new study described as the first of its kind suggests Americans believe the United States is both especially blessed by God and especially responsible to use its power wisely.

10/23/2008 - By Robert Marus

John McCain and Barack Obama differed sharply over the legality of abortion in their third and final presidential debate Oct.15 at Hofstra University, in one of the only mentions in this year’s presidential debates of a divisive cultural issue.

10/16/2008 - By Bob Allen