Today, at Messiah College Obama and Clinton spent their time at the forum talking about religion. This campaign season, religion has taken a major role as candidates Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, and Barack Obama each have had to address their religious faith on several occasions. Clinton made sure to highlight her religious faith by telling Campbell Brown and Jon Meacham, "I don't think that I could have made my life's journey without being anchored in God's grace and without having that, you know, sense of forgiveness and unconditional love.” This seems to be referring to her husband’s affair in the White House, allowing her to address that issue while playing up her faith. In response, Obama shared his views that religion is “a foundation when other things aren't going well. That's true in my own life, through trials and tribulations." He also addressed the issue of his religious faith saying, "I am a devout Christian ... I started my work working with churches in the shadow of steel plants that had closed on the south side of Chicago ...Nobody in a presidential campaign on the Democratic side in recent memory has done more to reach out to the church and talk about, what are our obligations religiously, in terms of doing good works." This definitely makes him stand out from Clinton by pointing out that he has gone farther than anyone else has in a very long time when it comes to religion and faith, in regards to the candidates. With only 9 days left until Pennsylvania, Obama still needs to convert Hilary supporters if he wishes to win the state.
CNN report y Rebecca Sinderbrand
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