The religious beliefs of the four candidates: Obama, McCain, Bidden and Palin

From a special report by Kim Lawton on the religious beliefs of the presidential and vice-presidential candidates in PBS’ Religion & Ethics:

LAWTON: Does it matter what a candidate believes? According to an August survey from the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, nearly half of all Americans say they get uncomfortable when politicians talk about how religious they are. But at the same time, more than 70 percent of Americans say they do want a president with strong religious beliefs.

There are brief summaries about the religious beliefs of each of the four candidates. See: Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly . COVER . 2008 CAMPAIGN: WHAT THE CANDIOctober 10, 2008S BELIEVE . October 10, 2008 | PBS