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Published: 05/14/10

Glenn Beck to Address Baptist Grads, but His Mormonism Sparks Debate

By  David Gibson - Politics Daily
Glenn Beck to Address Baptist Grads, but His Mormonism Sparks Debate

Glenn Beck is a darling of Fox News viewers and a must-see for legions of religious conservatives. So given his profile and right-of-center views, it was no surprise when it was announced that Beck would be a featured speaker at this Sunday's commencement at Baptist-run Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., the brainchild of the late Rev. Jerry Falwell, founder of the Moral Majority. Falwell's son, Jerry Jr., is the current president of Liberty. In a statement explaining the invitation, he called Beck "one of the few courageous voices in the national media standing up for the principles upon ...

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Published: 04/1/09

Church Criticism of Obama Invite Grows

By  Mark Impomeni - Politics Daily
Church Criticism of Obama Invite Grows

Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, the Archbishop of Houston, joined a growing list of bishops and lay Catholics to denounce the University of Notre Dame for inviting President Barack Obama to speak at its commencement ceremonies this spring. DiNardo becomes the first American Cardinal to criticize the university for extending the invitation to Obama, who unabashedly supports what some call the most extreme view of abortion rights of any president since the landmark Roe v. Wade decision of the Supreme Court in 1973. Four other Catholic bishops, including Bishop John D'Arcy of the Northern Indiana ...

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