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What happened in South Carolina among Democratic churchgoers happened again in Georgia today: they broke wildly for Barack Obama. With just two percent of precincts reporting, CNN has called the state for Obama. Among those attending church weekly or more often–45-percent of the Democratic electorate–Obama won nearly two-to-one over Clinton. Clinton did best among those…

Think Barack Obama’s landslide victory among South Carolina churchgoers allayed the campaign’s fears about the false rumors that he’s Muslim? Think again. Check out the top of this AP dispatch: BOISE, Idaho – Democratic Sen. Barack Obama assured Western voters Saturday he believes in Jesus as well as the rights of gun owners. The presidential…

Barack Obama spoke this morning at the Harvest Cathedral, an evangelical church in Macon, Georgia. You can read a spirited local debate about his appearance here. In God-o-Meter’s humble opinion, it’s these kinds of appearances, matched with Hillary Clinton’s reluctance to appear as frequently before evangelical audiences or to talk to the evangelical press, that…

As far as religiosity goes, Barack Obama’s South Carolina victory tonight cut across all lines; he won both among weekly churchgoers and those who seldom or never attend church. But Obama fared best among those who attend church most often. Looking at the exit polls, Obama won 64-percent of South Carolina Democrats who attend church…
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