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Date: 21 August 2008
A Purpose-Driven President?
Rev. Rick Warren was the amiable emcee at last Saturday’s Civil Forum on the Presidency, featuring presumptive presidential nominees Barack Obama and John McCain. He is the pastor of Saddleback Church, an evangelical megachurch, in a year when the evangelical vote is reportedly shifting. Since the 1980s, this voting bloc has focused on issues like abortion and gay marriage, but this year, the agenda has broadened to include issues like poverty and the environment. The Saddleback forum reflects that range of issues – and it foreshadows what is likely to be a faith-heavy campaign this election season.
Jacques Berlinerblau, author of Thumpin’ It: The Use and Abuse of the Bible in Today’s Presidential Politics, and the blog, The God Vote
Kim Lawton, managing editor of PBS's Religion and Ethics Newsweekly
Saddleback footage and commentary available at Religion and Ethics Newsweekly's blog, One Nation: Religion and Politics 2008
