Faith, Politics and Herman Cain

At this point, there doesn’t seem to be much about Mitt Romney’s Mormon background that hasn’t been exhaustively picked over by the media. The same is true to a lesser extent of Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann; the two former Republican front-runners sparked controversy late in the summer for their alleged links to Dominionism, an extreme Christian theological movement.  Bachmann was profiled in The New York Times and The New Yorker, while Perrycontinues to be embroiled in the commotion over evangelical pastor Robert Jeffress’ claims that Mormonism is not a Christian faith.

But with Herman Cain now making a legitimate claim for “front runner” status, what can we say about his religious beliefs and their impact on his political views?  Given that a majority of Americans say they want a candidate with strong religious beliefs it would seem like an obvious question, but Cain seems to be the only one interested in discussing his Christian faith.  Last week, he announced that he would challenge Perry for white evangelical primary voters, touting his own Christian conservative roots.

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