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Democratic Convention Will Be Heavy OnFaith-Based Events

By Howard M. Friedman

Yesterday's New York Jewish Week carries a long article discussing the extensive appeal to religious voters that will be a part of the Democratic convention in Denver next week. The convention kick-of will be a large interfaith gathering, and that will be followed by a series of "faith caucus" meetings, all designed, according to the article, "to close the [Democrat's] so-called 'God gap' and shed their reputation as the secular party...." Some critics, however, object to the extensive faith-based focus of convention events. Rev. C. Welton Gaddy, head of the Interfaith Alliance, says that the strong religious focus promised by both party conventions is a distraction from dealing with the economy, education, health care and the war issues facing the country.

Full post as published by Religion Clause on August 21, 2008 (boomark / email).