Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, and best-selling author of The Purpose Driven Life, hosted a forum with Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama on Saturday. The forum, which included a nearly standard list of questions for both candidates, offered the chance for America to see McCain and Obama provide answers to the same questions. This forum has sparked a media frenzy of analysis of each candidate’s answers and approaches in the event, and has helped many people to develop a more in-depth understanding of both. Some major issues discussed by the candidates were abortion, same-sex marriage, the definition of “rich”, and making difficult decisions.
Listen to Free Market’s Jonathan Saenz in a discussion on the Political Hope Radio Show about the Saddleback Civil Forum.
What do you think about McCain’s and Obama’s answers? Who made the best points, or who was disappointing?
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August 21, 2008 at 1:32 am |
After only listening to Obama’s answer to the question, “When does a baby receive human rights” it is difficult for me to vote for such a double-minded man. Also, from what I understand, he is against a federal amendment of traditional (biblical) marriage and thinks the states shoud determine the issue, which I do agree. However, he is opposed to the possible passing of an amendment in California which will validate marriage between a man and a woman and ban same-sex marriages(Proposition 8). Yet, he firmly believes marriage is between a man and a woman only. Such inconsistency.
September 4, 2008 at 12:27 pm |
I think it was brilliant that The Lord used the pastor to ask questions that brought the truth from the these 2 men and revealed their true character!!
September 10, 2008 at 5:47 pm |
I think it is great that the Church got a chance to interview or future leader! I loved all the way our voice was heard. I don’t know who was responsible for the forum, but I am glad to have been a part of it even though I was watching from home.