Are you pimping the American religious community? [View All]

[tannybogus]

Pulpit Politics
I have one question I would ask both Senators Obama and McCain, if I had the chance, and that is, why? Why have you consented to sit in a church, an evangelical megachurch at that, to answer questions from that church's pastor, Rick Warren?

What's up?

Being "men of the system," as it were, and possessing some knowledge of the United States Constitution and its inference that there should be separation between church and state (that phrase is not actually used), why are you doing this?

Are you pimping the American religious community? Is your quest for the presidency so intense that you will do anything, even muddy the so-called separation between church and state?

Will you, or would you, consent to having a similar meeting in a synagogue? Mosque? An AME church? I guess what I'm struggling is ...is your purpose. No pun intended ... but why are you going to the church pastored by the man who is devoted to helping people find purpose in their lives? Is it because he's so famous and well known and you figure you will get a good chunk of the evangelical vote?

http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/susan_k_smith/2008/08/politics_and_pulpits.html