The Spiritual Life — and Trials — of Neil Abercrombie

Chad Blair/Civil Beat

Worried about what they called "disturbing trends" regarding the mixing of religion and politics this election season, leaders of Faith Action for Community Equity invited former Congressman Neil Abercrombie to share his manao.

What they heard for the better part of an extraordinary hour Friday was the Democratic candidate for governor extolling the virtues of a spiritual life, embracing the religious tolerance of the islands and decrying those who would call his own faith into question to influence the outcome of the election.

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