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Waning Influence of Colorado Springs Evangelicals

November 4, 2008 – 12:33 am

Anti-abortion activists rally against Sen. Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention in August (Getty Images) Salon’s Mike Madden visited the New Life megachurch in Colorado Springs on Sunday and found the political energy muted. The evangelical Christians he spoke with were lukewarm on McCain (though excited about Sarah Palin) and appeared to be bracing [...]

By rjrivera | Posted in The Western Edge | Also tagged Barack Obama, Battle for the West, Catholics, Christians, Denver, Evangelicals, Focus on the Family, James Dobson, John McCain, pro-choice, pro-life | Comments

Evangelicals Contemplating Obama

July 11, 2008 – 1:30 pm

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 [...]

By Tina Chong | Posted in The Western Edge | Also tagged Barack Obama, Evangelical Christians, Westmont College | Comments

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