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	<title><![CDATA[Obama, McCain And Rick Warren:  Calculations At The Intersection Of Faith And Power]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christy-hardin-smith/obama-mccain-and-rick-war_b_119336.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>On Saturday, Rick Warren <a href="http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/08/the-purpose-driven-strife-among-evangelicals-and-the-gop/">will host a forum</a> with Barack Obama and John McCain billed as a discussion on character and values. What is <a href="http://pewforum.org/events/index.php?EventID=80">intriguing</a> is the intersection of&amp;nbsp;<a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0815/p01s01-uspo.html">faith with the scramble for power</a>&amp;nbsp;among <a href="http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1830147,00.html">Warren's supporters and detractors</a> within the evangelical and wingnut power broker communities. </p> <p>Some commentary has gotten quite shrill: at <a href="http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NmUzZmY2ZGU0YzJiNjgxMmUwYjQ4YTI5MDZiOTQ3ZWU=">the Corner</a>, hysterical claims that Obama supports killing live birth babies if their mother ever thought about abortion; and <a href="http://www.redstate.com/diaries/redstate/2008/aug/13/open-letter-rick-warren/">RedState...</a></p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Politics]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-09-16T05:12:00-04:00</date_published>
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