Election 2008: What’s At Stake?

At one evangelical college in Santa Barbara, CA, a small group of faculty and staff supporting presidential candidate Barack Obama are preparing for challenging conversations in their community as they look ahead to the fall semester.

Several faculty and staff members of Westmont College hosted an “Evangelicals for Obama” meeting on June 28 to foster “a conversation about how evangelicals are participating and finding their way in the Obama campaign.” The event, open to those of all faiths and political affiliations, drew a group of about 15 people - mostly affiliated with Westmont - and began with a viewing of Obama’s 2006 “Call to Renewal” speech that was attacked by evangelical leader James Dobson last week.

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