Everything That's On My Mind

If you missed tonight's Presidential Forum hosted by Pastor Rick Warren at Saddleback Church, make sure you got over to the Saddleback Civil Forum web site and watch it before November 4. This forum is a unique occurrence in American politics, I've never seen anything like it. It was very, very helpful to me as I'm making my voting deliberations and I think it will be helpful to you as well. Pastor Warren did a good job probing the views of both Barack Obama and John McCain within the limited time available. He asked tough questions and got some interesting answers. Here are some of the questions that I thought were particularly good.

What would be the greatest moral failure of your life? What has been America's greatest moral failure?

What's the most significant position you held 10 years ago that you have now changed?

What does your faith in Jesus mean to you?

Is there a Justice on the Supreme Court right now that you would not have nominated?

What can be done to end religious persecution and human trafficking around the world?

Congratulations and thanks are due to Pastor Warren for putting this event together. It's a real blessing to voters.

UPDATE: The videos are not available yet at the Saddleback Civil Forum site, it may be a rights issue with the networks. The videos are avaiable at CNN, however.