Writer: Eric Fingerhut and Ron Kampeas

September 5, 2008
1:59 pm

Rabbi, preacher pray at Dems’ parley

DENVER ““ Barack Obama’s big night began with a prayer from a rabbi and ended with one concluding “in Jesus’ name.” Well, sort of. A few minutes after the Democratic nominee made his acceptance speech Aug. 28 at Denver’s Invesco Field, an evangelical Christian pastor stepped to the microphone and delivered an ecumenical benediction – […]

By Eric Fingerhut and Ron Kampeas

August 29, 2008
2:00 pm

Noshing and schmoozing in Denver

For the party trying to change the impression that it hasn’t got enough religion, Democrats got maybe a little too much on Sunday. Hundreds of the party faithful got dollops of, well, faith in the cavernous Wells Fargo Theater in what organizers repeatedly reassured whoever would listen was the first time a major party convention […]

By Eric Fingerhut and Ron Kampeas