A prominent evangelical leader says no one can convince him that
Barack Obama and the Democratic Party have "seen the light" on the issue of
abortion.

Evangelicals such as Joel Hunter, Jim Wallis, and Tony Campolo have suggested
that the Democratic Party has softened its stance on abortion by including
language in its platform that calls for increased welfare support for mothers
and programs to "reduce the number of unintended pregnancies."

The Roman Catholic group, Fidelis, says Barack Obama's selection of pro-abortion
Catholic Joe Biden to be his V.P. running mate "is a slap in the face to
Catholic voters" and poses a major challenge for American
Catholics.

In a press release sent out overnight, Fidelis president, Brian Burch,
declared that Barack Obama has "re-opened a wound among American Catholics" by
picking a pro-abortion Catholic politician like Joe Biden...

One week from the Democratic convention and Barack Obama finds himself answering
for a vote he made back in the Illinois state Senate.

It centers on a bill called the Born Alive Infant Protection Act. The
National Right to Life committee says Obama is misleading Americans over he
opposed the bill and Obama told CBN News the pro-life group is lying...

John McCain plans to announce his vice presidential pick on Aug. 29, his 72nd
birthday, in Dayton, Ohio, while Democratic rival Barack Obama plans to make an
announcement at the end of this week, FOX News has learned from multiple
sources.

Planning for the McCain announcement began weeks ago, and while it remains subject to change, is scheduled to come the day after the Democratic National Convention ends and two days before the start of the Republican National Convention.

Tomorrow night (Saturday), White House hopefuls Barack Obama and John McCain
will be fielding questions from evangelical mega-church pastor Rick Warren in a
presidential forum at his California church.

The "Saddleback Civil Forum on Leadership and Compassion" will
feature each candidate talking with Pastor Warren separately for one hour.
Warren says he plans to pose questions on issues such as poverty, HIV/AIDS,
global warming, and human rights...

Presidential rivals Barack Obama and John McCain target religious voters on Saturday when as guests of one of America's foremost evangelists they discuss faith in public life, AIDS, the environment and other issues...

An anti-communist activist is not surprised that the Communist Party USA has written a glowing editorial about Barack Obama. The editorial, titled "Eye on the Prize," was published in the group's official newspaper The People's Weekly World.

According to the editorial, "A broad multiclass, multiracial movement is converging around Obama's 'Hope, change and unity' campaign because they see in it the thrilling opportunity to end 30 years of ultra-right rule and move the nation forward with a progressive movement."...

A pro-life group says not only is Barack Obama 100-percent pro-abortion, it is now known that he even opposed a law designed to protect children who survived an abortion and were born alive.

New documents just obtained by the National Right To Life Committee (NRLC) prove that Senator Obama (D-Illinois) has, for the past four years, blatantly misrepresented his actions on the Illinois Born-Alive Infants Protection bill...

According to at least one political analyst, Barack Obama has gone farther in supporting the homosexual agenda than any other presidential candidate in history.

Peter LaBarbera, founder of Republicans for Family Values, says a recent letter from the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee to a homosexual activist group confirms the extremism of his positions...

An Alabama political scientist believes a surge in black voter registration in the state will not be enough to help Barack Obama pull off a "Bible Belt" victory in November.

The latest Rasmussen Reports poll in Alabama shows John McCain leading Barack Obama 55-to-37 percent in the Yellowhammer State -- despite a substantial increase in black voter registration in Alabama because of Obama's White House bid. According to The Birmingham News, the number of black voters in the state is up by more than 14,000 since 2004, and is expected to climb higher by November...