Religion and Politics

Obama’s Newtown Remarks Show Presidents as Pastors in Chief

At CNN, Stephen Prothero praises President Obama’s appearance at the interfaith service in Newtown. Obama took on an unusual role by asking philosophical and theological questions and talking about the role of love. “It wasn’t a speech. It was a sermon. And it is worthy of the talents of our current pastor in chief,” Prothero writes. 

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