C. Welton Gaddy
Walter Cronkite Hasn't Lost His Religion
Melanie Einzig
Jon Meacham, On Faith co-moderator and Newsweek editor, Sally Quinn, On Faith co-Moderator and Washington Post columnist, Walter Cronkite, former CBS anchorman, and Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy, president, Interfaith Alliance
At last night’s 10th Annual Walter Cronkite Faith & Freedom Award Gala, held 64 stories above the street in Rockefeller Center’s Rainbow Room, Mr. Cronkite was talking about the role of religion in the upcoming presidential election. (It was also the eve of televangelist Pat Robertson’s no-doubt influential endorsement of “America’s mayor,” Rudy Giuliani.) “With all honesty, I don’t think we can expect it to be much greater than it has been in past years,” said the newsman, who is now 91. “I don’t see any great movement, unfortunately.” read more »
