Evangelicals are the Only Faith Segment Obama Hasn’t Won Over
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Out of 19 faith communities polled by The Barna Group, all of them with the exception of evangelicals currently favor Democratic presidential hopeful Obama over Republican John McCain, The Barna Group survey, released on Monday, revealed. –
The Christian Post reports Among evangelicals (carefully defined by Barna using a nine-question
qualification process) who are likely to vote in November, 61 percent
supported McCain compared to 17 percent for Obama.
But Obama is significantly more popular among other faith
communities, including notional Christians (44 percent vs. 28 percent
for McCain); people aligned with faiths other than Christianity (56
percent vs. 24 percent); atheists and agnostics (55 percent vs. 17
percent); Catholics (39 percent vs. 29 percent); and Protestants (43
percent vs. 32 percent).
The Syndney Morning Herald reports A Christian fundamentalist group is fervently praying for rain
to drown out Barack Obama when he accepts the Democratic Party’s
presidential nomination before a vast open-air throng.
Fox News reports Barack Obama has cultivated a rock star persona and used “change” as a
rallying cry, attracting young, secular voters, but it could be the
large segment of religiously-oriented youth who make or break the
Democratic presidential candidate and his Republican opponent John
McCain this election year.
Reuters reports Religion plays a big role in U.S. politics despite the
traditional separation of church and state and the White House
hopefuls are certain to be asked about how faith would fit in
their potential presidencies.