Religious voters are obviously seen as an important constituency for 2008 Presidential contenders. Associated Baptist Press on Friday carried a long summary of the religious background of each of the Republican and Democratic hopefuls. It also covers each candidate’s relations with the religious right, and his or her position on major issues of interest to religious voters. The issues included are abortion, gay rights, Iraq and church-state relations.
Meanwhile, on Friday the McClatchy Newspapers carried an article on religious conservatives "shopping around" for a Republican candidate to back in the Presidential race. Rudolph Giuliani speaks on Tuesday at Pat Robertson’s Regent University, but White evangelical Christians are looking for an alternative. A number of conservatives oppose Giuliani because of his support for abortion rights, gun control, and civil unions between same-sex couples.
