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  • August 2008

    • The Real Loser at the Pastor Rick-Quisition: America

      Washington Post  |  Aug 20, 08 1:35 PM CDT

      The Real Loser at the Pastor Rick-Quisition: America

      (Newser) - Discussion of whether John McCain or Barack Obama "won" Saturday’s Saddleback inquisition misses the point, Kathleen Parker writes in the Washington Post . When the presidential candidates are publicly interrogated on their beliefs by a minister, even one as exemplary as Rick Warren, the only winner is the minister—and the biggest loser is America. More »

    • Go Figure: Candidates Differ Wildly on What 'Rich' Means

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 18, 08 4:03 PM CDT

      Go Figure: Candidates Differ Wildly on What 'Rich' Means

      (Newser) - If there was a "gotcha" question in Saddleback Pastor Rick Warren's interviews with the presidential candidates Saturday, it was asking them each to take a shot at defining "rich."  Barack Obama said people making more than $250,000 per year. John McCain went with $5 million—a figure he immediately regretted—"I'm sure that comment will be distorted," he added—and his campaign later claimed was a joke. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Cindy McCain  • wealth  • Rick Warren  • Saddleback Church

    • It's Obama's World, But McCain Has a Foothold

      Washington Post  |  Aug 18, 08 2:15 PM CDT

      It's Obama's World, But McCain Has a Foothold

      (Newser) - John McCain seemed personal, clear, and passionate. Barack Obama seemed nuanced, composed, and competent. So who won? Dueling Washington Post op-eds come down on either side. Consummate Washington insider Sally Quinn argues that Rick Warren's serial interviews weren't a debate, meaning there can't be a winner. But the candidates presented dueling visions of the world. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • evangelicals  • Rick Warren

    • Candidates Score in Pastor Rick-a-thon

      National Review  |  Aug 17, 08 12:43 PM CDT

      Candidates Score in Pastor Rick-a-thon

      (Newser) - Pastor Rick stressed that last night's Saddleback Civil Forum on the Presidency wasn't a debate, but that won't stop the pundits from deciding who came out ahead: Byron York, of the National Review , sees the night as a big win for McCain, who's had a "much bigger life." More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Election 2008  • religion  • Rick Warren  • megachurches  • Saddleback Church  • Orange County

    • Sharing Stage, Obama and McCain Split on Abortion

      Associated Press  |  Aug 16, 08 9:37 PM CDT

      Sharing Stage, Obama and McCain Split on Abortion

      (AP) - Presidential contenders Barack Obama and John McCain differed on abortion tonight, with McCain saying a baby's human rights begin "at conception," while Obama restated his support for legalized abortion. Their comments came during a two-hour forum on faith and moral issues hosted by the minister Rick Warren at his megachurch in Orange County, Calif. The candidates were interviewed separately. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Election 2008  • campaign  • Rick Warren

    • Candidates Bound for Spiritual Showdown

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Aug 15, 08 4:36 PM CDT

      Candidates Bound for Spiritual Showdown

      (Newser) - The presidential candidates will put their spiritual views on display tomorrow night, appearing with Rick Warren, the country's most popular pastor, at his megachurch in California. The back-to-back 1-hour interviews are clear signs of both the importance of religion in the campaign and the emergence of a new type of evangelical preacher, the Christian Science Monitor reports. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Election 2008  • religion  • Rick Warren  • spirituality

    • Young Evangelical Vote Is Up For Grabs

      Washington Post  |  Aug 15, 08 12:29 PM CDT

      Young Evangelical Vote Is Up For Grabs

      (Newser) - When Barack Obama and John McCain meet with pastor Rick Warren tomorrow, they’ll be fighting for the future of an increasingly split evangelical voting block, the Washington Post reports. Warren, author of The Purpose Driven Life, is at the forefront of a movement rippling through young evangelicals and prompting them to focus on issues outside the normal Republican purview, like AIDS, poverty, and climate change. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • environment  • religion  • gay marriage  • abortion  • evangelicals  • Republican evangelicals  • Rick Warren

    • Megapastor Aims to Save Not Only Souls, but Lives

      Time  |  Aug 9, 08 5:07 PM CDT

      Megapastor Aims to Save Not Only Souls, but Lives

      (Newser) - Megapastor Rick Warren, he of The Purpose Driven Life , has moved from organizing churches to save souls to organizing churches to save lives, Time reports. At the forefront of the new wave of Evangelicals, the hyper-energetic Warren launched a worldwide initiative, called PEACE, to use churches to fight poverty and preventable disease. He plans to mobilize a billion Christians. More »

  • July 2008

    • Evangelicals Fall for Obama's Line

      American Spectator  |  Jul 29, 08 6:40 AM CDT

      Evangelicals Fall for Obama's Line

      (Newser) - Barack Obama talks such a good game that he may fool a sizable contingent of evangelicals into supporting him, David N. Bass writes in the right-wing American Spectator. "Unlike past Democratic presidential nominees, he's not schizoid when it comes to talking about his own faith (which, admittedly, is a clash between the bizarre and the watered-down)," Bass writes. More »

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      Barack Obama  • evangelicals  • religious right  • sex education  • abstinence  • Rick Warren  • reproductive rights

    • McCain, Obama to Share Megachurch Stage

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 21, 08 5:49 PM CDT

      McCain, Obama to Share Megachurch Stage

      (Newser) - Influential evangelical pastor Rick Warren has scored the first joint appearance by Barack Obama and John McCain. The presidential candidates will spend just a few minutes on stage together at Warren's Saddleback Church next month between back-to-back interviews with the pastor. It will be the country’s first look at both candidates in one place, the LA Times reports. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • evangelicals  • Rick Warren  • megachurches  • Saddleback Church

  • February 2008

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