Faith Talk

I watched the Faith event for the Demoncrat candidates last night.  It was as interesting as the usual debates.  Start with the most important thing -- what Hillary wore.  Lovely yellow outfit of some kind.  No, what was interesting was that her skin came out very yellow.  Maybe the TV or the lighting, but she looked horribly jaundiced.  Kind of  distracting for a while, I admit.  Barack has a purple tie -- or was it blue?  He looked a little yellow, come to think of it. 

Of course neither would answer the question about when life begins -- and for the expected reasons.  Hillary also got a question about termination of life (I don't recall if Barack was asked the same question -- he should have been as the hosts stuck closely to the same questions for each).  She dodged all around, as expected.   Another one no one will answer.  But I am not all that disappointed.  I did not expect direct answers, not to those questions.  I was pleased that Barack did affirm belief in modern biology, even if it took a few minutes for him to get to. 

It was a political performance in most respects -- what do you say to those who think there is too much religion in the public forum?  Well, blah on and on, and just don't be mean in advancing religious views.  I did not think either gave persuasive answers to that, although Obama came closer.  I wonder if it is just that his way of side-stepping is more comfortable to me than her way of side-stepping?  Both danced around a number of issues.

At the end of the night, there was no change for me.  Spent a short time listening to the commentary and wondered once again why those people get paid.  After reciting the most painfully obvious points, they seem to have nothing to say.  No insight into what was said or even who was chosen to ask questions. 

It is also interesting to be completely marginalized.  No interest there is talking to atheists or agnostics.  Not in a church, then you can be passed by.  Which is, after all, true.  No one loses elections by ignoring the atheists, and no one wins by attending to them.