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Obama's mega-church visit spotlights waning 'God gap'.
Byline: Mike Dorning
Dec. 1--WASHINGTON -- There are many forums a potential Democratic presidential candidate ordinarily might pick for a high-profile public appearance: a union hall, a black church, perhaps a teachers convention.
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), curiously, has chosen a suburban California mega-church, Saddleback Church, home base of pastor Rick Warren, whose best-selling "The Purpose Driven Life" helped make him one of America's leading evangelical ministers. Obama will be on stage Friday with one of the religious right's favorite politicians, Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.), as he addresses more than 1,000 evangelical pastors and church leaders at a summit on AIDS organized by Warren. Obama's appearance at the evangelical summit is but one hint of the gathering potential many political and religious analysts see for a recalibration of the political loyalties of churchgoing Americans. "Large portions of the religious landscape are in motion," said John Green, a senior fellow at the Pew Forum on Religion and…
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