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Why Elizabeth Edwards Left God Out of Her Last Goodbye

-David Gibson
"You all know that I have been sustained throughout my life by three saving graces -- my family, my friends, and a faith in the power of resilience and hope," she wrote. That she seemed to carefully evade a mention of God or things eternal was striking, and even on the day of her death, some critics struck back.
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Egypt's Mohamed ElBaradei A 'Stooge,' Says American Jewish Leader

-David Gibson

Comments by prominent Jewish leader Malcolm Hoenlein could complicate an already difficult diplomatic moment in the Middle East

Is Murdered Gay Activist David Kato the Gabrielle Giffords of Uganda?

-David Gibson

Gay rights groups blamed anti-gay conservative Christians for Kato's murder -- much as some liberals painted right-wing rhetoric as culpable for the Arizona shootings that wounded Giffords.

Rabbis Want Glenn Beck, Roger Ailes to Stop Fox News' Holocaust Comparisons

-David Gibson

Jewish leaders publish an open letter to Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch in his own newspaper, The Wall Street Journal, calling on the media mogul to discipline Glenn Beck and Roger Ailes.

Pro-Life Ranks Growing, Especially After Philly Abortion Case, Cardinal Says

-David Gibson

Relations with the White House remain chilly, but U.S. Cardinal Daniel DiNardo thinks pro-lifers have good chances in Congress.

Religious Right Meets Religious Left: Two Evangelical Christians Urge Civility

-David Gibson

"God is neither a Republican nor a Democrat," say Chuck Colson and Jim Wallis, and we need not sacrifice conviction for civility.

Billy Graham's Regret: 'I Would Have Steered Clear of Politics'

-David Gibson

The aging evangelist also wishes he'd spent more time with family and less time preaching, and he offers advice to the elderly -- and the children who care for them.

Abortion Foes Have High Hopes for New Congress -- and for 2012

-David Gibson

On the 38th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, pro-lifers say they have momentum on a range of issues and believe they can make the political math work for them this year and next.

Berlusconi Sex Scandal: Vatican Breaks Silence, Demands 'More Robust Morality'

-David Gibson

The pope's No. 2 issues warning to Italian premier, who is under increasing pressure to resign amid accusations of paying for sex with an underage nightclub dancer.

House GOP Introduces Bills to Bar Most Taxpayer Funding of Abortion

-David Gibson and Alex Wagner

Backlash over health care reform continues with an effort to expand the abortion funding ban across the entire federal budget.

Franklin Graham Says Tucson Memorial Service 'Scoffed' at Jesus

-David Gibson

"The spirit of anti-Christ is everywhere," says Graham, who asserts that the service for the Tucson shooting victims was further proof.

Vatican Letter to Irish Bishops on Sex Abuse: A 'Smoking Gun' in Conspiracy?

-David Gibson

The 1997 letter discouraged bishops from reporting clergy sex crimes to legal authorities, and could damage Pope John Paul's reputation -- and Benedict's, the Vatican fears.

New Alabama Governor Says Non-Christians 'Not My Brother, Not My Sister'

-David Gibson

The governor later insisted he wasn't intending to insult people of other faiths, and his spokesperson said Bentley "is the governor of all the people, Christians, non-Christians alike."

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