While liveblogging John McCain's rally in Davenport on Saturday, John Deeth reported on the unusual invocation offered by Pastor Arnold Conrad. I admit that I didn't pay much attention at the time, because I have read so many reports about right-wing preachers telling people that God wants them to vote for McCain, or even that true Christians are required to vote for McCain. But Conrad wasn't saying that. He was saying something much stranger. ... I have no idea how the crowd received this invocation. It was all over the national media, prompting McCain's campaign to distance itself with this statement...

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