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August 15, 2008 GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
Obama, McCain And The Evangelical Divide
Brian Montopoli/CBSNews.com (08/15/2008)
Tomorrow's "civil forum" at California's Saddleback Church won't just be the first joint
appearance of the 2008 campaign for Barack Obama and John McCain. It will also be a key moment
in the evangelical community's effort to define itself - and its role in politics - in the post
George W. Bush era.
A new-style evangelical pastor ascends the political stage
Jane Lampman/Christian Science Monitor (08/15/2008)
Bestselling author. A Southern Baptist minister who breaks the conservative mold. Touted by some
as the likely successor to Billy Graham. On Saturday, pastor Rick Warren, author of "The
Purpose-Driven Life," will do what no one else has yet accomplished: bring the presumptive GOP
and Democratic presidential nominees onto the same stage to discuss their views.
GOP Loyalty Not a Given For Young Evangelicals
Krissah Williams Thompson/Washington Post (08/15/2008)
The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life found that while a majority of young white
evangelicals describe themselves as conservative on social issues, slightly more identified this
year as either independents or Democrats than as Republicans.
John McCain and the POW church riot
Jill Zuckman/Chicago Tribune (08/15/2008)
HARRISBURG, Pa. — They called it the church riot. Sen. John McCain, who is known for his
reticence and even discomfort invoking faith on the campaign trail, was once dubbed a "Hell's
Angel" for rioting against his captors in Vietnam in order to hold Sunday church services.
COURTS
Osteen's Wife Cleared in Assualt Suit
Gina Sunseri/ABC News (08/15/2008)
Victoria Osteen, wife of TV preacher Joel Osteen, says she never lost her faith while a civil
lawsuit filed against her by a flight attendant played out in court.
DOCTRINE AND PRACTICE
Belief in hell dips, but some say they've already been there
Charles Honey/Religion News Service (08/14/2008: pewforum.org)
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Ernie Long believes he has been to hell. He can even narrow it down to a
particular moment.
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