At last month's Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C., Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly asked social conservatives to describe their views of Sarah Palin and her qualifications to be vice president.

Question for Social Conservatives: What Do You Think of Sarah Palin?
Kim Lawton: New Poll on Political Views of Young Evangelicals
Although white evangelical Christians have voted overwhelmingly Republican for the last 20 years, younger evangelicals are less supportive of John McCain than evangelicals over 30, according to a new poll.
Mark C. Toulouse: Sarah Palin Pledges Allegiance to the Pledge
Lately, the spin doctors have had a run at an answer Sarah Palin provided on a questionnaire for the conservative Eagle Forum Alaska during her run for the governor's office in 2006.
Jim Wallis: Financial Crisis Has Election Implications
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly managing editor Kim Lawton talks with Rev. Jim Wallis, editor of Sojourners magazine and author of THE GREAT AWAKENING, about how the financial crisis may affect the presidential campaign.
Kim Lawton: Obama Campaign Says “No Pull Back” on Religion
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly managing editor Kim Lawton was at an Obama campaign briefing about religious outreach and describes what the representatives said.
Senator Robert Casey: “The Catholic Vote is a Myth”
At a September 18 roundtable discussion with religion reporters, five Senate Democrats talked about the role of religion in politics and Democratic outreach to religious leaders and communities of faith.
Rabbi Steve Gutow: Politicians and Poverty
Rabbi Steve Gutow, executive director of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, talks about the poor, the middle class, the current economy, and what he hopes the next president will do.
Tony Perkins: McCain, Palin, and Values Voters
Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, answered questions about John McCain and Sarah Palin on September 12 at the annual Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C.
Kim Lawton: Keeping Social Conservatives Happy
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly managing editor Kim Lawton discusses the challenge John McCain's campaign may face in sustaining the enthusiasm of social conservatives.
Kim Lawton: Palin, Theology, and the Role of Women
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly managing editor Kim Lawton discusses the theological debates that Palin's nomination has reignited over women's roles.









