First Debate Religion Free (Almost)

That McCain opened with offering our prayers for Ted Kennedy was about as far religion was brought into the debate last night. Beliefnet's Paul Raushenbush feels a little perturbed that both the candidates left religion out of foreign policy. For Raushenbush, neither candidate seemed to really acknowledge the influence of religion on global politics. But he considered the absence of the buzz term "Radical Islam" a refreshing change in campaign vocabulary.