Obama listens to religious leaders

Obama is the first of the two major presidential candidates to reach out to a broad spectrum of Christian leaders - and this post is 10 days late. On June 10 in Chicago, Obama spent a few hours with evangelical, mainline, Protestant and Catholic leaders. A few notables, in my opinion: Glenn Palmberg (president of the Evangelical Covenant Church) and Cameron Strang (president of the Relevant Media Group). This is a big sign for the Democratic party taking Christians seriously. And I'm so happy that it all began with listening. Obama reportedly asked the attendees what mattered most to them. I hope McCain follows suit. Even more than that, I hope that they both continue listening to religious leaders, as Obama promised if elected, with regularity in the White House.

Read more from the Chicago Tribune here.