Democrat Candidates on Faith Values and Poverty in USA
Sojourners/Call to Renewal hosted a forum on CNN on Monday June 4 in which three leading Democrat candidates for the US presidency were invited to talk about faith, values and poverty. Hillary Clinton, John Edwards and Barack Obama each responded to questions from CNN anchor Soledad O’Brien, Sojourners editor Jim Wallis, Disciples of Christ president Sharon Watkins, Bronx Christian Fellowship pastor Suzan Johnson Cook and megachurch pastor Joel Hunter, and Monsignor Kevin Sullivan, Catholic Charities USA.
The forum was held at George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium and broadcast to a live audience on CNN.
Soledad O’Brien asks Edwards to talk about his views on evolution, creationism and gay marriage, and sin. She asks Obama to talk about God and war, Israel and Palestine, and executive salaries. She asks Clinton to talk about the Iraq war, how her faith helped her get through infidelity, and prayer. Wallis asks Edwards, Obama to talk about poverty. Watkins asks Edwards to talk about prayer. Cook asks Edwards to talk about rebuilding New Orleans. OSullivan asks Clinton to talk about restraint in regards to taxes, gun control, health care, and energy consumption.
