Advice for the candidates
Panelists at the Washington Post's On Faith section were asked to advise the two presidential candidates on the role that religion should play in their campaigns. Bishop John Bryson Chane of Washington is among those who responded.
He said in part:
Understand that all theology is political. By that I mean in looking at the Holy texts of at least the 3 Abrahamic religions they all focus on care of the sick, the alien, the widows and orphans, the poor, the dispossessed, caring for the least among us, and always focusing on radical hospitality for all including strangers. Much of what is done from a contemporary perspective in the legislative process at the state and federal level is aimed at addressing these very same issues. And these issues cannot be addressed well unless through the political process.
