Religion played a significant role throughout the long election campaign and here to help assess that role is R&E. In some of the Midwestern swing states that were decided by just a handful of votes, Obama came close to getting 30 percent of the white evangelical vote. Watch. (Originally aired: 11/7/2008).
Want to ask Kim about recent stories? Eager to know how she feels about the media’s coverage of religion? Curious about what it’s like to ask public figures about a topic as personal as their faith? Should religion be off-limits in politics? Go to PBS’ ‘5 Good Questions’ feature before July 18.
Barack Obama finally resigned his membership at Trinity United Church of Christ, his congregation of more than 20 years. R&E managing editor Kim Lawton discusses Obama’s departure from the church and whether candidates and public officials should have a zone of religious privacy.











