The Democratic National Convention or Revival?

Next week's Democratic National Convention begins Sunday with an Interfaith Gathering, led by a minister, a rabbi and an imam. There's no punchline. That's the actual lineup. And there's more.

Each prime-time session of the convention will open with an invocation and close with a benediction delivered by a person of faith from a vital swing state (a Baptist pastor from Florida, a nun from Ohio, etc.). Each day of the convention, an impressive array of religious leaders (Walis, Saperstein, Gaddy, Mattson) will lead "Faith Caucus" meetings on such topics as "Faith in 2009: How an Obama Administration will Engage People of Faith" and "Getting Out the Faith Vote."

That this seems to be turning into a Democratic National Revival shouldn't come as a surprise in a campaign season of Sojourners and Saddleback, Jeremiah the angry prophet and Michael the Ark-angel, John the Baptist, Mitt the Mormon, Rudy the Catholic, Hillary the Methodist and Barack "The One".

The Democrats -- God bless them -- have found religion, but is this really necessary?

http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/undergod/2008/08/the_democratic_and_republican.html

Oh lordy! O8) :evilgrin:

And, even if he had any dough he's got a lot of upkeep on the Pearly Gates and Golden Streets. Not to mention the cost of the PR.