Be Our Guest God is in the air these days, and He’s threatening to take over the presidential campaign. Mitt Romney was asked on “60 Minutes” whether he obeyed Mormon dictates against premarital sex. Rudy Giuliani was asked whether his stance on abortion makes him a bad Catholic. The entire Republican field was asked whether they were against evolution. Expect the death of Jerry Falwell to provoke more questions about the role of the Religious Right in the GOP. While Republicans notably are on the defensive about religion, Democrats are on the offensive: Barack Obama is claiming to be part of the “Joshua Generation” leading blacks into the Promised Land. Hillary Clinton is singing spirituals. John Edwards boasts how often he prays. But while this God primary may be a welcome break for a media bored by benchmarks and 10-point plans, candidates’ personal theologies are not the point (“Madame Candidate, how many angels can dance on the head of a pin?”). The real issue is how would-be Presidents understand the religious challenges facing the world today and how those beliefs might influence their decisions in office. With that standard in mind, here are five questions about religion that all candidates… Read full this story
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