The Republican National Convention begins next week, but decisions being made over the next few days could write the final storyline long before the delegates get to vote for a nominee. Then, in this atmosphere of polarization and bitter rhetoric, pastors step forward and call for candidates--all of them-- to take the higher moral ground. Plus, an update from Columbus on the battle between an online charter school and the state over an attendance audit.
Henry Gomez, Chief Political Reporter, cleveland.com, The Plain Dealer
Darrielle Snipes, Reporter, Ideastream
Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes Jr., co-founder of "The Revival: Time for a Moral Revolution of Values," president of Healing of the Nations Ministries
Sister Simone Campbell, Executive Director, NETWORK, Lobby for Catholic Social Justice
Karen Kasler, Ohio Statehouse News Bureau Chief
Resources:
Higher Ground Moral Declaration: The Revival
Circle the City with Love: Cleveland