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July 19th, 2012
02:15 PM ET
My Take: McCain takes down Bachmannism and stands up for America
By Stephen Prothero, Special to CNN (CNN)–One of Sen. John McCain’s better moments came in a 2008 campaign stop when a woman told him that she couldn’t trust Barack Obama because he was an Arab. Taking the microphone away from her, McCain said, “No ma'am, he’s a decent family man (and) citizen that I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues, and that’s what this campaign is all about.” He had another great moment this week, when he stood up on the Senate floor to defend Huma Abedin, deputy chief of staff to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, against McCarthyesque accusations leveled against her by his Republican colleagues. 
December 20th, 2011
11:31 PM ET
Iowa faith leader asked Bachmann to consider dropping out, campaign saysBy Shannon Travis, CNN Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) – Prominent Iowa faith leader Bob Vander Plaats asked Michele Bachmann to dramatically alter her White House plans, according to the Bachmann campaign, including the possibility of dropping her presidential bid altogether. "[Bob] Vander Plaats called us on Saturday and asked us to consider the possibility of merging with another candidate," Bachmann spokeswoman Alice Stewart told CNN. "He did not say whether we should be president or vice presidential candidate." "And obviously, we didn't even consider that," Stewart added. "We said, 'Why would we do that?' " Vander Plaats is the president and CEO of The Family Leader in Iowa, a Christian organization that holds sway over many Iowa social conservatives – a crucial voting bloc in the state's January 3 caucus. FULL STORY What parts of the Bible do candidates really follow?
August 16th, 2011
10:57 AM ET
My Take: 5 biblical passages for Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry
By Stephen Prothero, Special to CNN The audience booed when columnist Byron York asked U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota at the Republican presidential debate last week, if, as president, she would be “submissive to her husband.” That question would have been out of order if she had excluded her evangelical Protestant faith from her presidential campaign. But she has made her faith as a Bible believer central to that campaign, so voters have a right to know which parts of the Bible she really believes in, and which parts (if any) she ignores. Unfortunately, we cannot ask God whether He has in fact called Bachmann to be president, but we can ask her to interpret what she affirms to be the Word of God.
July 13th, 2011
07:45 AM ET
What's going on at the Bachmann clinic?By Jim Acosta and Erika Dimmler, CNN Lake Elmo, MN (CNN)-In her campaign for president, Michele Bachmann touts her background as a small business owner. "A small business job creator," is how the Minnesota Congresswoman and Republican Presidential candidate described herself in her first campaign ad in Iowa. That business is Bachmann and Associates. It's a Christian counseling service located outside Minneapolis. Bachmann started the center with her husband, Marcus who is the lead counselor at the clinic. The aspiring First couple and their children are pictured on the center's web site. For at least five years, Bachmann and Associates has faced accusations it uses a controversial therapy that encourages gay and lesbian patients to change their sexual orientation. Andrew Ramirez, a former patient at Bachmann and Associates, said in an interview with CNN he witnessed the practice first-hand. In 2004, Ramirez turned to the clinic at the urging of his mother who wanted him to talk about his homosexuality. Read the full story here from CNN.com/politics
June 29th, 2011
05:55 PM ET
Your take: Comments on Bachmann's evangelical feminismBy Liane Membis, CNN (CNN) - The question of whether or not Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann can be considered an evangelical feminist attracted nearly 3,400 comments. However, the first female presidential candidate for 2012 and Minnesota congresswoman begs to differ. Bachmann told The Daily Beast in an interview that she’s definitely not a feminist but an "empowered American." Readers shared their views, some said that they believe “evangelical feminism” is a contradiction:
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Editor's Note: Stephen Prothero, a Boston University religion scholar and author of 
