Counterpoint: I’ll Take a Seat at the Table for Dessert, but not The Last Supper

In response to a Point made by Lewis C. Miller, Kenneth W. Chandler posits that if he had declined to participate in Rick Warren’s forum, Barack Obama may have actually amplified the divise role of religion in the presidential race

While, I believe in my co-contributor, Lewis Miller/Thomas Jefferson’s, premise for separation between church and state; I believe John McCain and Barack Obama both upheld this maxim by contributing to freedom of expression without compromising freedom of religion.

Point: No Seat at That Table, Thank You

Lewis C. Miller argues that the founding fathers would cringe at the presidential candidates’ voluntary participation in Rick Warren’s forum on faith and politics. Read Kenneth W. Chandler’s Counterpoint. 

Earlier this month, presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama participated in Rick Warren’s forum on faith and politics at his Saddleback megachurch in California.

Admittedly, based on the nature and location of the event, the evening could easily devolved into something much worse than what actually transpired. For the most part, Mr. Warren made an effort to portray impartiality and refrained from dismissive and condescending remarks.