Faith And American Politics

Check out this op-ed piece in today's Dallas Morning News by highly respected Lutheran theologian Martin Marty.

Just to whet the appetite:

"Have you learned anything from the God-talk in the campaign so far?"

"Most candidates are genuinely religious – it goes with the American territory. The temptation in 2008's climate is that some may exploit religion – it's marketable now – and some flaunt it, evidently not having read the Sermon on the Mount's caution about practicing piety in public."

Very wise man, that Martin Marty. May his tribe increase.