WASHINGTON (June 1) - Lately it seems all the leading presidential candidates are discussing their religious and moral beliefs - even when they'd rather not. Indeed, seven years after George W. Bush won the presidency in part with a direct appeal to conservative religious voters - even saying during a debate that Jesus Christ was his favorite philosopher - the personal faith of candidates has become a very public part of the presidential campaign.
Democratic Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama have hired strategists to focus on reaching religious voters. Obama's campaign holds a weekly conference call with key supporters in early primary and caucus states whose role is to spread the candidate's message to religious leaders and opinionmakers and report their concerns to the campaign.
Democrats in general are targeting moderate Roman Catholics, mainline Protestants and even evangelicals,...
Dr. Joel Beeke | 11/11/2012
