Church, State and Campaign ‘08
By Bill Boyarsky —
We are letting religious fanaticism dominate the presidential campaign. The candidates have brought it on themselves with tedious references to their churchgoing piety. Now we’re all paying for it. Who cares what their preachers say?

The Nonsense Gap
By E.J. Dionne —
Do white right-wing preachers have it easier than black left-wing preachers? Is there a double standard?