MSNBC.com examines the role of religion in the 2004 presidential campaign, looking in-depth at the Bush and Kerry campaigns’ strategies and religious outreach initiatives:

Part One: For George W. Bush and John Kerry, religion is a tightrope that must be walked carefully.

Part Two, Republicans: George W. Bush, searching for the right religious voters.

Related: Bush — born again, or not?

Part Three, Democrats: John Kerry, under pressure to speak out.

Related: For Kerry, silence is ingrained.

Related: A former Vatican ambassador says Catholic politicians can’t “make up [their] own rules” on abortion.

Part Four, the religious right: It may be quieter than usual, but the religious right is more powerful now than ever.

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