July 23, 2004
Source: Religion and Ethics Newsweekly
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week747/cover.html
On July 23, 2004 Religion and Ethics Newsweekly reported, "Many Democrats were hoping John Edwards would bring the ticket more comfort in dealing with religion. Edwards is a United Methodist who has been active in the National Prayer Breakfast. So far, on the stump he's been talking a lot about values, but not explicitly tying those values to religion. Both Edwards and Kerry have made obligatory election-year visits to black churches, another core constituency for Democrats. During a speech to the African Methodist Episcopal denomination earlier this month, Kerry indicated that faith does indeed have a role in his political agenda."