Sojourner’s presidential forum on faith tonight was truly groundbreaking.  We had the top three Democratic candidates — Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and John Edwards — fielding questions on everything ranging from how they pray to what should be done about overpaid CEOs.  The questions and answers were all refracted through the prism of faith.   Each candidate was on stage for 15 minutes, with the other candidates were waiting in the wings.  I found John Edwards’s segment to be particularly... Read more

There was no direct talk of religious faith in last night’s Democratic presidential debate in New Hampshire.  But there was talk of honesty, courage, and moral leadership — attributes for which voters sometimes use faith as a proxy.   John Edwards emphasized not just his current anti-war stance, but his willingness to admit he was wrong to vote to authorize the war in 2002: “It is important for anybody who seeks to be the next president of the United States,... Read more

Leadership in the arts, business, medicine, politics and religion comes not from training at Harvard, Messiah College or Regent University, but from a keen sense of timing and mission. (more…) Read more

I am sick to death of this running debate over whether homosexuality is a sin. Who cares?  Isn't there enough sin to go around for everybody? (more…) Read more