Obama, Clinton take on tough faith questions at Compassion Forum | April 15, 2008
Here is a not too bad article about a woefully undercovered event in which Senators Clinton and Obama participated in the "Compassion Forum" at Messiah College on April 13, 2008.
As important as the contributions and reflections of Senators Clinton and Obama is the fact the Senator McCain declined to participate.
Enjoy this report. Click through to read the entire article. This is promising.
Frank Kaufmann
GRANTHAM, Pa. (CNS) -- The two Democratic senators seeking their party's nomination for president sought to define themselves in terms of their religious faith in an April 13 forum at Messiah College in Grantham that was broadcast live on CNN.
Sens. Barack Obama of Illinois and Hillary Clinton of New York talked about the role of faith in their lives, about the place they think religion should hold in civil society, about their beliefs on when life begins and how that influences their political stances on abortion and end-of-life care.
The Compassion Forum, held at an evangelical liberal arts college in a state holding its Democratic presidential primary April 22, marked a significant shift in the way Democratic candidates are willing to talk about religion.
