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| I'm Turning January 17, 2008The Faith of a PresidentThroughout the history of the United States - and indeed throughout the history of most of human civilization - the religious beliefs of civil leaders has mattered greatly. Indeed, one could easily argue that no single issue has had a greater impact on civil leadership than faith. Although its importance in the minds of modern American voters may be waning (even among the dreaded 'Religious Right'), it still impacts the presidential selection process in meaningful ways. In light of that, here's a brief chart indicating the religious beliefs of the candidates. Since all are self-described Christians, I will simply note their denomination:
If you're interested in more, check out the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, which offers a brief religious biography of each candidate. Posted by Joshua Claybourn at January 17, 2008 10:33 AM CommentsRudi is a Knight of Columbus,so is Teddy K but neither are really Catholics as the term is used. I'm not sure that Mormons are Christian either but I could be wrong-they do seem upright. It is a slur on the United Methodists to mention Clintons? Posted by: Anonymous at January 18, 2008 11:24 AM | permalink The question of whether LDS are Christian is well-discussed out in the blog world and elsewhere, but what Josh claims in his post is that all candidates are "self-described" Christians. Romney clearly believes he is Christian, which has also been the case with all LDS that I have known. Believe in Jesus as savior = Christian? If that's as far as you go, LDS fits the bill. It is only once you dig deeper into what consitutes a "Christian" that the LDS becomes questionable as a Christian religion. E.g., look into Mormon beliefs on the Trinity. Maybe Rudy is more accurately described as an "American Catholic" - out of order with Rome's obligations but still Catholic in a cultural sense? Posted by: Pack at January 18, 2008 02:54 PM | permalink I'd like to see Romney have the guts to make this statement: "Trinitarians say we're not really Christians, we say they're not really Christians, but we can coexist because we're not siccing (sp?) the government on each other to settle our differences." Posted by: Alan K. Henderson at January 19, 2008 04:36 AM | permalink Although McCain has been attending a Baptist church for many years, it is interesting that he has only lately objected to being described as Episcopalian. List after list for years has shown McCain as Episcopalian. Why only recently has he objected or corrected? Indeed, some of the Episcopal listings seem to have come from his own staff. Perhaps he now identifies as Baptist but hasn't officially joined. Is this related to recent controversies in the Episcopal Church? Bill Clinton normally attended a United Methodist Church, but always was clear to identify himself as Southern Baptist. Posted by: Joel Betow at January 19, 2008 09:02 PM | permalink Post a comment |
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