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On Monday night, we saw the three Democratic front-runners for the presidential nomination deal with questions about faith in a comfortable way. They showed that faith is both personal and real for them. When John Edwards spoke of how he and his wife Elizabeth were actually “dysfunctional” for a time after the tragic death of…

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I was in the audience at Monday night’s presidential candidates forum and have been reading and reflecting on the blog entries and press coverage of the event. I heard one important point that has so far escaped comment by bloggers and journalists alike. Each of the candidates clearly articulated the idea that living a faith-centered,…

The latest news on immigration, AIDS, Russia, Republican debates, Libby’s sentence, Rep. William Jefferson ethics investigation,abortion, faith, forum transcript, and select Op-Eds. Sign up to receive our daily news summary via e-mail » Full news summary: Republican debate. McCain Sets Self Apart in Debate “Sen. John McCain of Arizona found himself isolated as he staunchly…

Monday night I attended Sojourners’ presidential candidates forum on Faith, Values, and Poverty, featuring Democrats John Edwards, Barack Obama, and Hillary Clinton. I expected to hear how their faith informed their policies, but I also longed to hear something of the candidates’ stories and their perspectives on theology and ethics. They met my first expectation.…

Faith forum. Last evening, Sojourners sponsored a candidate’s forum on Faith, Values, and Poverty. Here are some of the morning news stories: New York Times. Edwards, Clinton and Obama Describe Journeys of Faith “The three leading Democratic presidential hopefuls opened up at a televised forum about their faiths, the role of prayer in their lives…

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Here’s the transcript from last night’s candidates forum with John Edwards, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama.

Several of the faith bloggers did live blogging during our presidential candidates forum last night. I also include a few conservative blogs to be “fair and balanced.” Aaron Krager from Faithfully Liberal:Faith, values, poverty: Sojourner’s Forum – Hillary Clinton Faith, values, poverty: Sojourner’s Forum – Barack Obama Faith, values, poverty: Sojourner’s Forum – John Edwards…

From day one of the Pentecost 2007: Taking the Vision to the Streets conference – Derek Webb, Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, and Jim Wallis call a packed sanctuary at National City Christian Church to take God’s concern for the poor seriously and commit to “Vote Out Poverty.”
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