LAST month, just before the back-to-back spectaculars of the Democratic and Republican national conventions, the American public was treated to a during which the two principal presidential candidates answered questions about their religious convictions and how these guided their approach to issues like abortion, social justice and the economy. The forum took place in a 22,000-seat California mega-church and was televised across the nation.
Two days later, a group of government officials, business leaders and academics gathered at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee for a . The summit had been mandated…
