Edwards Brings Religion to the Democratic Ticket

July 29, 2004

Source: Religion and Ethics Newsweekly

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week745/news.html

On July 29, 2004 Religion and Ethics Newsweekly reported on John Edwards and religion. The article noted that, "He's from a mainline Protestant denomination. He's Southern, and in that sense, he has perhaps a better ear for evangelical religion because he's simply a child of the South. He knows the rhythms and the cadences of Southern religion, which is something Kerry himself really doesn't possess." The article also noted a speech that Edwards made to the Interfaith Alliance, in which he commented, "'Over the long term, our country, our nation, will be much better off if we make it clear that we are a nation that lifts up and embraces all faiths, and we will not use faith for political purposes.'"