Candidate Quote by Michelle Dean

Political organizations have slowly substituted themselves for the Churches as the places for believing practices. Politics has once again become religious.

— Michel De Certeau

There are some who would have a presidential candidate describe and explain his church's distinctive doctrines. To do so would enable the very religious…

— Mitt Romney

Since Jimmy Carter, religious fundamentalists play a major role in elections. He was the first president who made a point of exhibiting himself as…

— Noam Chomsky

There's no question that a public official of either party can take it too far, and it's up to the candidate to be able…

— Bob Casey, Jr

We realize there is no political party or politician who fully takes into consideration the issues the church is about. This is nothing new…

— Blase J. Cupich

In the past, the Republican Party has depended on unified support at election time from Evangelical Christians. But times are changing!

— Tony Campolo

A lot of evangelicals have grown accustomed to feeling used by the political process. Every politician appeals to us, every one wants to hear…

— Paula White

I think we're seeing in the wake of the last election that evangelicals - especially young evangelicals - are no longer inextricably linked to…

— Kevin Roose

I believe that the real difference in the American church is not between conservatives and liberals, fundamentalists and charismatics, nor between Republicans and Democrats.…

— Brennan Manning

Churches can easily bring together, in a short period of time, a substantial number of people, and politicians have to assume that these folks…

— Anthony B Pinn

The problem is not with people or churches that are politically active. It is with a party that has gone so far in adopting…

— Anonymous

Don't you think that being a person of faith has become a third rail in American politics? If you want to run for president…

— Bill Maher