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Rick Warren's Recession -- and the Saddleback Stimulus
By David Gibson - Politics DailyRick Warren has a hard-earned reputation as a hugely successful megachurch pastor who specializes in mentoring other pastors in the United States and around the globe -- when he's not pitching his bestselling books or counseling presidents and world leaders, or jetting off to Davos for high-level talks. But even Warren's gifts weren't enough to protect his wealthy Southern California congregation, the Saddleback Church, from the pounding that the recession has delivered to many houses of worship. ...
Poll: Less Religion in Politics, Please
By David Knowles - Politics DailyLast week's forum at mega-pastor Rick Warren's Saddleback Church gave the nation the first same-stage meeting between Barack Obama and John McCain since last January's presidential debates in New Hampshire. Given that the candidates have agreed to just three more debates for the remainder of the race, it would seem as though Warren's chat on matters of faith shows that religion has become even more important to Americans than it was in previous years.But new findings from Pew Research Center show just the opposite:A new survey finds a narrow majority of the public saying that churches and ...
Evangelicals Lining Up Behind McCain
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyThere are indications that conservative Evangelical voters are solidifying behind Sen. John McCain after his breakout performance at the Civil Forum on the Presidency hosted by Pastor Rick Warren. The event, while not technically a debate, was closely watched by religious voters for differences between McCain and Sen. Barack Obama on issues important to Evangelicals. Primary among those is the issue of abortion. McCain's answer to the abortion question, "What point is a baby entitled to human rights?" scored a direct hit with religious leaders, many of whom were skeptical of him but now say ...
Saddleback Civil Forum Reactions
By Dave - Politics DailySo I had it Tivoed and just had a chance to watch it now. Full transcripts are available here. Quick reactions: Both candidates did as well as you could expect but the forum, and the audience and the questions asked all favored Obama by a large margin. But even with that handicap McCain rose above and delivered a very solid performance.Obama was his usual self, quick thinking, nimble, and definitely not easily trapped by what were a veritable minefield of questions. The conventional wisdom seems to be that McCain got the better of Obama, and he did, but let's not forget what Hillary would have ...
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