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Aug 16, 2008 5:05 pm US/Pacific

Obama, McCain Appear At O.C. Megachurch Forum

McCain, Obama To Separately Address Faith-Based Issues

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LAKE FOREST, Calif. (AP) ― Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain will appear on the same stage, if only to share a handshake at Saddleback Church in Orange County.

Minister Rick Warren will host the two-hour forum at his megachurch in Lake Forest and question the presidential candidates.

Warren is nationally known for his sermons and best-selling book "The Purpose-Driven Life."

The forum gives Obama a chance to discuss his Christian faith and counter inaccurate beliefs that he is a Muslim. But Warren and many other evangelicals oppose his support for abortion rights.

McCain's positions are more in line with evangelical Christians. But he often seems uncomfortable talking about his religious beliefs, and the Christian right shows less enthusiasm for him than for past GOP contenders.

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