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 Newt Gingrich has spent time as a Lutheran, a Baptist and a Roman Catholic.
December 10th, 2011
10:00 PM ET
Newt Gingrich’s faith journey: How a thrice-married Catholic became an evangelical darlingBy Dan Gilgoff, CNN.com Religion Editor Editor’s note: This is part of an occasional series of stories looking at the faith of the leading 2012 presidential candidates, including Mitt Romney, Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich. We also profiled the faith journey of Herman Cain before he suspended his campaign. (CNN) - There’s an e-mail war raging among some of the nation’s leading evangelicals over whether Newt Gingrich has repented enough for his sins to be president. One recent skirmish was set off by an open letter urging Gingrich to give a major speech confronting his perceived moral stumbles, including an affair with his third wife, Callista, while married to No. 2. “You need to make it as clear as you possibly can that you deeply regret your past actions and that you do understand the anguish and suffering they caused others, including your former spouses,” Richard Land, public policy chief for the Southern Baptist Convention, wrote.  Samira Amen, who's featured in "All-American Muslim."
December 10th, 2011
09:10 PM ET
Lowe's pulls ads from 'All-American Muslim' after 'ordinary' portrayal protestedBy James Hibberd, Entertainment Weekly (Entertainment Weekly) – A TLC reality show offering a positive portrayal of Muslim life has come under protest and at least one advertiser has pulled its support. Hardware store giant Lowe’s has yanked ads from the series after the Florida Family Association encouraged members to email the program’s advertisers. “The show profiles only Muslims that appear to be ordinary folks while excluding many Islamic believers whose agenda poses a clear and present danger to liberties and traditional values that the majority of Americans cherish,” the group said about the show, a docu-soap chronicling everyday Muslim families in Dearborn, Michigan that debuted last month. “Clearly this program is attempting to manipulate Americans into ignoring the threat of jihad and to influence them to believe that being concerned about the jihad threat would somehow victimize these nice people in this show.” FULL STORY President Barack Obama and daughters Sasha, left, and Malia participate in the National Christmas Tree Lighting in Washington.
December 10th, 2011
03:00 AM ET
A Christmastime fight: Christmas trees vs. holiday treesBy Gabe LaMonica, CNN (CNN) -A tree lies at the root of discord this holiday season. During the National Christmas Tree Lighting, President Barack Obama spoke in no uncertain terms about the Christian nature of the holiday season, and he didn't hesitate to use the word Christmas. “It’s a shame that the president totally dismissed the other adherents, the other celebrations that are happening at this time," said David Silverman, president of the American Atheists. “It certainly isn’t rooted in Christianity,” Silverman said about the National Christmas tree. |
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