Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama promised a more active approach to faith-based social programs on Tuesday in a bid to bolster his support among evangelical and religious voters.
Obama visited a community ministry in a conservative region of the election battleground state of Ohio to unveil a plan to reinvigorate faith-based community programs first pioneered by President George W. Bush. [Obama Courts Evangelicals With Stress on Faith. Reuters via New York Times. July 1 2008]
A write-up at the BBC somehow provides a scarier picture:
A council involving religious groups would help to set the national agenda, Senator Obama said in his speech. [Obama backs faith in public life. James Coomarasamy. BBC. July 1 2008]
Is McCain taking similar stance or is it just Obama outflanking the Republican candidate?
