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Where was 'God' in the recent presidential debates?

Posted by cicw

Monday, October 20th, 2008

From Time.com:

In the nearly sixteen thousand words uttered last [week]in the debate between John McCain and Barack Obama, one was noticeably absent: God. The deity got not a single mention, not even a perfunctory ‘God Knows,’ or ‘Good God,’ or ‘God Bless America’. In fact, in the three presidential debates, McCain and Obama have completed a surprising sweep: no mention of ‘God’, the ‘Lord’, or even a higher power. …

Why the God-free gab fest this time? A few possible reasons leap to mind.

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