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 Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will meet in Denver on Wednesday night for thier first debate together .
October 3rd, 2012
03:32 PM ET
Will religion matter at presidential debate? Should it?Follow Wednesday's presidential debate coverage starting at 7 p.m. ET on CNN TV, CNN.com and via CNN's apps for iPhone, iPad and Android. Web users can become video editors with a new clip-and-share feature that allows them to share favorite debate moments on Facebook and Twitter. By Dan Gilgoff, CNN.com Religion Editor (CNN) - Will religion factor into the first 2012 presidential debate in Denver on Wednesday night? Maybe, though it's likely to happen in subtle ways. Both President Barack Obama, a Protestant Christian whose political base is largely secular and whose last presidential campaign was almost brought low by his association with a minister, and Mitt Romney, whose Mormon religion is misunderstood or viewed skeptically by many Americans, have generally avoided talking religion on the campaign trail.
October 3rd, 2012
05:23 AM ET
Belief Blog's Morning Speed Read for Wednesday, October 03
By Arielle Hawkins, CNN Here's the Belief Blog’s morning rundown of the top faith-angle stories from around the United States and around the world. Click the headlines for the full stories. From the Blog: CNN: Pope's former butler claims innocence in 'Vatileaks' trial CNN: Faith leaders sound off on role of church in public education  Pope Benedict XVI's personal butler Paolo Gabriele, known also as 'Paoletto,' ride through the Vatican in the popemobile.
October 3rd, 2012
04:26 AM ET
Pope's former butler claims innocence in 'Vatileaks' trialBy Hada Messia, CNN Rome (CNN) - Pope Benedict XVI's former butler declared himself innocent Tuesday of a charge of aggravated theft in connection with leaked documents - but said he had abused the pope's trust. Paolo Gabriele has previously admitted taking hundreds of secret papers from the pope's personal apartment and passing them to an Italian journalist. FULL STORY |
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