Discussing Faith in Public Life (CNN) 1 of 5

May 14, 2007

CNN's Larry King talks with a panel of religious and political experts about what role faith should play in modern politics.

+Rev. Jim Wallis, Founder, "Call To Renewal," Editor-In-Chief, "Sojourners Magazine"

+Rev. Barry Lynn, Executive Director, Americans United For Separation Of Church And State

+Rev. Albert Mohler, Jr. President, Southern Baptist TheologicalL Seminary

+David Kuo, Former Deputy Director, Bush Administration Office Of Faith-based & Community Initiatives

+David Gergen, Former White House Adviser to Presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan, Clinton

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[multitalentino]

@dougmoerhoffman More riddles to "explain" the profound flaws within the minds of the Bible authors. Man made, slef-serving bull shit.

You like that sort of thing? Eat up! More for you!

I'm FREE from any God delusions. Jealous? Tough!

[dougmoerhoffman]

@SynchroTotal It says so right in the beginning of the Gospels. He grew up as a boy and studied in the Synagogues. He read the Scriptures--how else do you think He quoted them continuously?

[SynchroTotal]

Was Jesus illiterate? There is no evidence that he even knew how to read and write. Where in the Bible does it ever speak of Jesus WRITING something? All He is ever quoted saying is "it is written", which means "believe me". Sorry, no EVIDENCE other than "believe me when I say it's true".

The good news is that there is no bad news. We all die and stay dead. There is plenty of evidence for THAT! All wishful thinking, hopes and faith add to NOTHING. You're free to blindly believe. Enjoy!

[fannynoise]

You don't believe any of the lies told by the 98% OTHER religions/ denominations out there, so why are you so upset I don't believe the 2% of lies YOU are selling as "gospel"? I don't believe in ghosts or in magic - NONE of it! Is that a problem for you? Why? I'm not upset that YOU wander in La La Land, that's your business. Why does it bother you that I simply don't believe in man made boogie woogie?

The problem is there is no problem. I'm voodoo free and you're full of it. So what?

[TheJoelef]

you dont make any sense emzababy

[TheObnubilators]

99.999999 % of our constitution is was influenced by the enlightenment ideas of the times. John Locke, Jean-Jaques Rousseau, Montesquieu, etcetera

[emzababy06]

The people who wrote the constitution were Christians, they weren't thinking ahead to realize that there would people moving to America with other belief systems. That's why they left room to change by having a judicial system and ways to change the law. Unfortunately, more liberal and non-Christ followers have been elected into the system and our once Christian country is not Christian anymore.

[emzababy06]

amen to that!

[keriguma]

Thank God for men like R. Albert Mohler, Jr.

[amindbody]

The conservatives shove christianity down our throats notwithstanding the Judeo-Christian foundations on which the country was founded, but I think Christianity had less to do with the founding than people like to say. Interesting discussion.