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THE QUESTION
Biden and Palin
What would you ask vice presidential candidates Joe Biden and Sarah Palin about their religious beliefs and why?
Posted by
Sally Quinn and Jon Meacham on October 1, 2008 3:54 AM
FROM THE PANEL
Candidates Must Govern Americans of All Traditions
Will your religious views of non-Christians affect your governance of them? From a theological perspective, are you enjoined to actively proselytize to non-Christians, to prevent their communities from achieving equal footing?
Posted by Daisy Khan, on October 6, 2008 3:08 PM
Christianity, Faith and Religion in Politics
Most Americans are identified as Christians. Are you a Christian? Who is Jesus Christ to you?
Posted by Leith Anderson, on October 6, 2008 2:15 PM
No Jargon or Posturing, Please
I want to know what they really believe about the meaning of life.
Posted by William Tully, on October 6, 2008 12:51 PM
Reason, Belief and What We Need to Know
The American people deserve to know a candidate's understanding of reason and belief.
Posted by Dwight Hopkins, on October 6, 2008 11:34 AM
Why Should We Trust You? Be Specific
The issue is trust. If this November we don't elect a President and Vice President whom we trust to actually tell us the truth and put the welfare of the whole country before crass political manipulation, I think we're toast.
Posted by Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite, on October 5, 2008 9:27 AM
No Faith Questions Unless Contradiction
If, however, in answering policy questions their answers seem to conflict with what have been their announced religious views, then that's fair game for questions -- as would be the case any time they took positions inconsistent with other positions.
Posted by Charles "Chuck" Colson, on October 5, 2008 8:13 AM
Do They Love God Enough to Love All Others?
So, I really don't care about Palin's and Biden's religious beliefs. I do care, though, about what they think about what is the best way to help "the least of these" in this country and in this world.
Posted by Susan K. Smith, on October 5, 2008 5:09 AM
Palin and Biden: Do Their Religious Beliefs Matter?
Taking "religious beliefs" to mean what gives a human life its deepest meaning, value, and purpose, I want to hear how Biden and Palin put into words what governs their lives.
Posted by Willis E. Elliott, on October 5, 2008 12:05 AM
Character Counts, Religious or Not
I see no evidence that President Bush, our most overtly religious president, had an administration free of corruption, greed and even torture, so I do not think the religion of the candidate counts for much, except in negative directions. I fear zealots of any stripe.
Posted by John Shelby Spong, on October 2, 2008 4:08 PM
What Do Biden and Palin REALLY Believe and Where Does That Leave The Rest Of Us?
My questions for both Senator Biden and Governor Palin focus on how they balance religious traditions that would dictate every area of life, which each of their faiths would, and their obligation to respect people of all faiths, including those with no faith at all.
Posted by Brad Hirschfield, on October 2, 2008 3:07 PM
Will You Defend My Constitutional Rights?
Should you be elected, will you defend my Constitutional right to freedom of religion? Will you defend the rights of all Americans to worship as we please, whether we worship Jesus or Diana, Allah or the Virgin Mary, the Lord God as King or the Queen of Heaven?
Posted by Starhawk, on October 2, 2008 2:05 PM
Belief Not the Problem; Bigotry Not the Solution
It is not bigotry to reject a candidate because one is concerned about the political implications of their ideas, even their religious ideas, if those ideas are fairly examined.
Posted by John Mark Reynolds, on October 2, 2008 1:47 PM
How Does What You Believe Shape You?
Like democracy, belief in God is something that must be discovered through the intellect and the heart in a free society, not a world that forces an ideology on people.
Posted by Matt Maher, on October 2, 2008 11:18 AM
Church-State Queries For The Goose And The Gander
Because Biden has a long record of votes on issues germane to the separation of church and state, I am more interested in Palin's answers. I'd like to find out whether she knows anything, other than what she has been told in extremist churches, about the secular side of American history.
Posted by Susan Jacoby, on October 1, 2008 8:07 AM
How Do You Apply Scripture to Governing?
Sen. Biden and Gov. Palin: Which policy matters might be influenced by your Christian beliefs?
Posted by Cal Thomas, on October 1, 2008 7:30 AM
None of My Business
Nixon was a Quaker. Kennedy was a Catholic. And what bearing, exactly, did their religious preference have on domestic or foreign policy?
Posted by Michael Otterson, on October 1, 2008 6:20 AM
Witchcraft and the White House
I'd like to see the moderator for the next debate ask Sarah Palin if she gained the governorship of Alaska by exorcising witches at the behest of an African minister who prayed over her.
Posted by Deepak Chopra, on October 1, 2008 6:16 AM
How to Exercise Power Humbly, Responsibly
How can we regain a sense of human power exercised responsibly and humbly under God?
Posted by Nicholas T. Wright, on September 30, 2008 2:35 PM
FEATURED COMMENTS
Athena4: "Jesus did not get involved in politics in his day and even refused when others tried to make him king."
We don't know that for sure. Remem...
Christie2: Both candidates say they are Christian. Jesus did not get involved in politics in his day and even refused when others tried to make him kin...
