Obama's campaign should keep reminding the Christians moderates of this. He shouldn't avoid talking about faith. He should talk about HOW specifically his faith influences his views on health care, welfare, social security, etc.

I think Obama has done an excellent job in his books explaining how faith reaches over a variety of issues, not just gays and abortion. After all, some people of faith are pro-life in the sense that they actually care about life throughout the whole lifecourse, not just the first 5 minutes. Obama also has potential to reach some Evangelicals by carefully discussing the life or sayings of Jesus.

Jesus was obsessed with how to care for the poor, widows, orphans, and the sick. If this isn't welfare, family planning, health care, and social security, I don't know what is. Jesus constantly talked about how to treat people who are ostracized (such as the lepers, and even prostitutes) even by religious leaders. Jesus mentions money (and helping those in need) hundreds of times. How many times does he mention homosexuality? NOT EVEN ONCE.

Evangelicals, please seriously consider the sayings of the man your faith is based on - Jesus. Do the words of Jesus really sound like McCain, dripping in militarism and offshore oil? What did Jesus mean when he told Peter to "put away the sword?" Will you be hijacked by political conservatives, or will you stand up and show the world that your faith cannot be reduced to hating abortion and hating gays?