Obama Pledges to Expand Bush Program to Funnel Federal Money to Religious Groups

Obama said he would set aside more than $500 million dollars a year for the program. The Los Angeles Times reports many Democrats say it’s the most aggressive outreach to religious voters ever by the party"s presidential nominee.

Religion has been a controversial subject with Barack Obama during his campaign. He quit his church after comments by his longtime pastor, the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, and he has tried to quash false reports that he is Muslim.

The Reverend Jim Wallis is the founder and president of Sojourners, the largest network of progressive Christians in the United States. He is the author of several books, his latest is “The Great Awakening: Reviving Faith and Politics in a Post-Religious Right America.” He joins us here in Aspen.

Rev. Jim Wallis, founder and president of Sojourners, the largest network of progressive Christians in the United States. he is the author of several books. latest book is called “The Great Awakening: Reviving Faith and Politics in a Post-Religious Right America.”

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