Found an interesting roundtable discussion on the focus on faith Democrats have put on display at the Denver convention. Here’s the question the Dallas Morning News religion blog tossed out to a panel of religious experts and observers:

“From Faith Caucus meetings to panel discussions on morality to debates about an Obama administration and religion, the Democratic convention is spotlighting an enormous amount of explicit religious content. What does this mean? Is this appropriate?”

 

Faded and tattered though it is, William Lawrence of Southern Methodist University played the “fear” card — as in the Democrats are helping the “electorate discuss religion from a perspective of tolerance rather than fear.”

 

Rabbi Geoffrey Dennis views “the growing focus on the explicit beliefs of the candidates with great unease.”

 

Dallas Theological Seminary professor Daniel Bock called convention discussion of faith “healthy in a democracy. It reflects the fact that the elephant in the political room often has been religion for much of our population. No longer can we act as if faith does not or should not matter.”

 

Check out the other responses here. With whom do you most agree?