God-o-Meter just hung up from a conference call with the Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (pictured) and senior Obama advisor Anita Dunn laying out the nightly themes for the Democratic National Convention in Denver this month. It was suprised to hear not a peep about faith themes, particularly given that convention cochair Sebelius is reportedly in…

CBN’s David Brody reports that John McCain is emailing conservative Christian leaders with excerpts from his books detailing McCain’s Christian faith, especially as a young man. Here’s an excerpt: Dear Friends, Many of you have asked about John McCain’s faith. John McCain is a strong Christian, but he believes that, in the context of the…

Another reason Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty could help John McCain with evangelicals, from today’s New York Times: He also carries qualifications important to many conservatives… longtime attendance at a church with a pastor who leads the National Association of Evangelicals and a mostly consistent conservatism on social issues. That pastor would be Leith Anderson, who…

TIME magazine has just posted short essays from Barack Obama and John McCain about faith in advance of their meeting next weekend with Saddleback Church leader and Purpose-Driven Life author Rick Warren. In keeping with his broader campaign strategy, McCain’s emphasizes his biography as a POW, highlighting the role that faith played during those excruciating…

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