CNN on the GOP event last night: “Debate evolves into religious discussion.”

The Times on the Sojourner’s forum: “Intimate discussions of politics and religion have long been the province of Republican candidates for public office. But on Monday night, the three leading Democratic presidential hopefuls opened up about their faiths at an unusual televised forum.”

That was quick. Here’s the transcript from the Sojourners Presidential Forum.

Death & Politics, by Joseph Bottum. Morbid title, fascinating read.

The Pope and the Rabbi. “There is no real precedent for this. The last time Christianity and Judaism had knockdown debates was during medieval ‘disputations’ convened by Christian authorities and decisively rigged against the Jews.”

The plight of Sameh Khouzam. A Coptic Christian, Mr. Khouzam is being deported to Egypt — despite the fact that the country is known to torture prisoners.