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At a panel here at the Democratic Convention about the Jewish vote, some local Florida politicians tried to convey to their fellow Democrats just how much hostility toward Obama there is among the Jews in the “condo communities.” Apparently “a mob mentality has taken hold,” with anti-Obama rumors feeding a tremendous anger. The full account…

The Faith & Politics Institute held a lunch for elected officials the entire purpose of which was having them talk about the importance of faith in their lives. Rep. John Lewis, the civil rights hero and member of Congress, declared that “my involvement in civil rights was an extenion of my faith.” It was his…

I’ll write more tomorrow about the day’s events which included a bunch of faith related events. It’s really quite striking how much more faith-related talk there is this time compared to 2004. I’m watching to the intro film about Michelle Obama. Forgive my stream of consciousness. A father who went to work every day even…

The Democrats opened the week with the first ever Interfaith worship service. I didn’t arrive in time but Progressive Revival’s Paul Raushenbush reports that the very first speaker, Charles Blake, declared himself to be a pro-life Democrat. A pro-life pastor opening a Democratic Party worship service? Makes the head spin. (One protester, who apparently hadn’t…
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