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THE QUESTION
Megachurch pastor Rick Warren will interview John McCain and Barack Obama on national TV Saturday evening. What would you ask both candidates?
Question for Candidates
Megachurch pastor Rick Warren will interview John McCain and Barack Obama on national TV Saturday evening. What would you ask both candidates?
Sally's Question | Jon's Question
Posted by
Sally Quinn and Jon Meacham on August 14, 2008 5:59 AM
FROM THE PANEL
Palin's God
People who think they are being directed by God to do something are scary; their commitment and conviction is admirable, but what they do, or what they endorse, in the name of God is ... scary.
Posted by Susan K. Smith, on September 9, 2008 6:46 AM
So Rich and Yet So Many Poor
If I had the chance to pose a question to both candidates, it would be this: Are you disturbed by the fact that millions of Americans do not have health insurance coverage?
Posted by Julia Neuberger, on August 22, 2008 6:30 AM
Questions of Church-State Separation
The Bill of Rights contains two religion clauses that protect the Free Exercise and No Establishment rights of all Americans. How would you deal with the tension between these two Constitutional guarantees?
Posted by J. Brent Walker, on August 17, 2008 3:18 PM
What a President Cannot Do
"What needs to be done in America that the President of the United States cannot do?"
Posted by Leith Anderson, on August 17, 2008 1:46 PM
Senators, What Have You Done for Us Lately?
As U.S. Senators, will each of you tell us what you have done as Senators to encourage the development and use of alternative power sources?
Posted by James Anderson, on August 17, 2008 5:36 AM
God and Brute Force
Is it possible to elect a president who is a good Christian, who is humane, who believes in peace and is willing to improve relations with the world through diplomacy and dialogue?
Posted by Arun Gandhi, on August 17, 2008 2:31 AM
Serious Questions About Religion
Too often the media has asked the wrong questions of the presidential candidates, probing them to list their biggest sin or name their favorite Bible verse. How will you speak about your beliefs without making them just another political tool?
Posted by Welton Gaddy, on August 16, 2008 8:54 AM
The Obvious Question
How does your faith influence your approach to public policy and what should the church collectively and individual Christians do that would reduce the need, cost and power of government?
Posted by Cal Thomas, on August 16, 2008 7:06 AM
Take a Stand on Climate Change
Recently, major climate change scientist Jim Hanson has warned that the tipping point for runaway climate change is around 350 parts per million of carbon in the atmosphere. We are now at about 385--already beyond the limit.
Posted by Starhawk, on August 16, 2008 6:18 AM
Religious Accommodation or Neutrality?
Sometimes it's hard to tell the First Amendment forest from the trees, especially with respect to deciding whether governmental agents favor accommodating religion as something special or favor only treating it fairly.
Posted by Kathleen Flake, on August 16, 2008 4:48 AM
Pulpit Politics
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?
Posted by Susan K. Smith, on August 15, 2008 8:37 AM
Unclogging the System
It is no secret that Christian fundamentalists have held the Republican Party hostage and caused a sharp decline in Democratic popularity. Do they deserve to have such lopsided power, and if not, what would you do about it?
Posted by Deepak Chopra, on August 15, 2008 7:30 AM
Questions of Life
What are your convictions about the protection of all life from conception to natural death? And on what authority does your conviction rest?
Posted by Charles "Chuck" Colson, on August 15, 2008 7:02 AM
The Candidates Are Going to the Same Church - Once
In inviting the two presidential candidates to his church for this encounter, Rick Warren - an evangelical of generous mind, heart, and pocket - has rendered a vital service to his fellow Americans.
Posted by Willis E. Elliott, on August 15, 2008 3:44 AM
What Do You Do for Jesus?
For too long, we the voters have allowed politicians to get away with vague, gauzy affirmations of faith without bothering to interrogate those claims.
Posted by Randall Balmer, on August 14, 2008 8:47 AM
Starting Campaign 2008 In Church
would either of you have accepted an invitation to appear at a forum sponsored by a secularly oriented group like Americans United for Separation of Church and State?
Posted by Susan Jacoby, on August 14, 2008 8:01 AM
Find the Good in Each Other
What traits or abilities does your adversary possess which you would do well to emulate? How would your presidency reflect your growth in that direction?
Posted by Brad Hirschfield, on August 14, 2008 7:52 AM
Can't We Get Some 'Purpose-Driven Politics'?
The reason we don't have a "purpose driven politics" is because the American people do not set limits on what is acceptable in political campaigning.
Posted by Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite, on August 14, 2008 6:16 AM
Role of religion in your administration
What role, if any, will U.S. religious leaders will play in your administration?
Posted by Rajan Zed, on August 14, 2008 12:28 AM
Enemies and How to Fight Them
How do you fight an enemy that believes it is acting according to divine authority?
Posted by Jon Meacham, on August 13, 2008 4:48 PM
Compromising to Win
Negative ads don't exactly adhere to the Golden Rule. How do you deal with these moral conflicts?
Posted by Sally Quinn, on August 13, 2008 4:38 PM
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