Rick Warren forum on faith

I think both did really well, both seemed relaxed and comfortable, since Obama has made no secret of his faith and his outreach to the evangelical community I think the burden of proof was on McCain last night, not neccesarily at the church he was at, (a megachurch in the heart of the Republican bastion of Orange County, CA) but moreso for the worldwide stage. He's been reluctant to engage when it comes to his faith and I think a lot of conservative Republicans were holding their breath, hoping he would come across as knowledgeable in a forum where the exact conservatives who are doubting him right now need to be reassured he's fully on their side.
While Obama seemed more fluent in direct matters of faith, McCain's anecdotal references and moving stories seemed to be the climax of the night, and may have overshadowed Obama's nuance and care not to offend Warren ("Pastor Rick" as he called him.)
McCain's scripted response to each of the questions straight from Republican talking points may have brought a smile to his campaign and to his conservative base, but Obama's personal honesty and authenticity may play better amongst swing voters.
What may come back to haunt the candidates later is both Obama's waffling on abortion trying to play both to the left and to the center, and also completely dodging Warren's questions about "when does life begin?" Claiming it was "above his pay grade," conservative groups and the GOP will surely be back with this one later.
However McCain's embarrassing answer to "define rich" as someone who makes "$5 million" and then his backing away from that comment and then virtual non-response by vaguely talking about not raising taxes, will be used by democrats a lot this fall and he can be assured that will come back to haunt him.
Most pundits either give the night to McCain or call it a tie, I would agree that both candidates had their moments but I wouldn't call it an outright McCain victory. Obama has a little more than a month until the first presidential debates, and he better bring something stellar to the table because McCain is waiting.