While the accused are certainly innocent until proven guilty, these sort of backroom double dealings are exactly why I have been pushing to bring open and honest governance to this county, with
the same ethical leadership I have demonstrated in police departments and the corporate world.
At the
same time as the focus of much interfaith activity has become more practical, those in positions of
leadership in the political and economic spheres are both recognizing the importance of religion in shaping the modern world and acknowledging that there is a spiritual and
ethical dimension to the major problems facing humankind.