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Will faith make an appearance at tonight’s presidential debate?

With a record number of “nones” or religiously unaffiliated Americans (20%) possibly voting in the 2012 election, I wonder: will we hear about faith tonight at the Presidential debate? Mitt Romney, a Mormon and Barack Obama, a Protestant are vying for millions of religious voters.

The town hall-style debate voters will ask questions of the candidates and each candidate will be able to respond.

You might remember that at the end of the Vice-Presidential debate, we heard from the candidates about how they saw their faith:

“I don’t see how a person can separate their public life from their private life or from their faith,” said Ryan. “Our faith informs us in everything we do.”

“My religion defines who I am,” said Biden. “I’ve been a practicing Catholic my whole life.”

, at the Washington Post posted an interesting argument: Continue Reading…