The first presidential debate<\/a> between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump addressed plenty of issues that many Americans view through the lens of faith: economics, war and peace, racism, nuclear weapons, and more.<\/p>\n But neither candidate explicitly or even implicitly grounded their opinions or proposals in religious language or ideas. (Not that there\u2019s anything wrong with that.)<\/p>\n A lot of people are saying the vice presidential debate between Gov. Mike Pence and Sen. Tim Kaine will likelier address issues from a faith perspective. Both men are more comfortable talking about their religiosity than either Clinton or Trump, and both have more self-consciously identified as Christian politicians.<\/p>\n Jonathan Martin\u2019s article in today\u2019s New York Times<\/em><\/a>, which is well written and well reported, is fairly typical of the \u201cfaith angle\u201d previews of the Pence-Kaine debate.<\/p>\n The two men who will face off, Senator Tim Kaine<\/a> of Virginia and Gov. Mike Pence<\/a> of Indiana, share a deep religious faith that is central to their politics, but has been obscured by a more profane than holy<\/strong> race on top of the ticket.<\/p>\n While both men are devout, they represent different strands of Christianity in American life, a contrast that is likely to be on display as they discuss their positions on social issues and how religious beliefs would guide their approach to governing.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Though I probably wouldn\u2019t call the article \u201cmaddening,\u201d you may want to take a look at this line of critique:<\/p>\n 1. Maddening article by @jmartNYT<\/a> about faith & politics re: VP debate for many reasons. https:\/\/t.co\/biPk2phime<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Guthrie Graves-Fitz. (@GuthrieGF) October 4, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n
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