Meeting in Denver this week, about 70 conservative evangelical leaders agreed that even though John McCain is not their ideal candidate, they will support him in November. On his blog, Charisma publisher Stephen Strang, who was one of the conservative evangelicals who attended a June 10 private meeting with Barack Obama, wrote, “Now I believe […]
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RELIGIOUS RIGHT MCCAIN SUPPORTER CALLS OBAMA A “BORDERLINE IDIOT.”
Here are some strong Christian values to brighten your afternoon: Phil Burress, the Ohio anti-gay and anti-porn activist at the helm of Citizens for Community Values has issued the word on from high: John McCain is A-OK, and Barack Obama is a “borderline idiot.” Burress was formerly a McCain naysayer. But after meeting with him […]
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The FundamentaList (No. 40)
Obama is friendlier with evangelicals than McCain, Huckabee supporters push him as Vice President, and Huckabee says immorality is the cause of big government.
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MORE ON WALLIS AND THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
This morning I caught up with Jim Wallis’ spokesperson, Jason Gedeik, who tells me that Wallis is “not actively campaigning” for the inclusion of an abortion reduction plank in the Democratic Party platform. Gedeik added that Wallis and Barack Obama have known each other for ten years, and that Wallis has tried for a number […]
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WHAT WOULD JESUS AND A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE DO?
Today the Campaign to End Torture unveiled a declaration, signed by a wide-ranging coalition of religious leaders, former military officers, former Defense and State Department officials, national security and counterterrorism experts, and others, calling on President Bush to sign executive order unequivocally banning the use of torture in interrogations. Military signatories include Alberto Mora, the […]
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JAMES DOBSON DOESN’T SPEAK FOR ME.
That’s obvious, of course, but I’m not talking about me, I’m talking about a group of pastors, led by George W. Bush‘s spiritual adviser (and Obama endorser) Kirbyjon Caldwell, who launched a web site by that name to counter James Dobson’s attacks on Obama’s interpretation of the Bible. Dobson is lashing out from a low […]
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The FundamentaList (No. 39)
Latino evangelicals may play a decisive role in future elections, Dobson says Obama has a “fruitcake” interpretation of the Constitution, and culture wars continue in Texas.
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MESSIANIC OIL COMPANY TO SPONSOR CUFI SUMMIT.
Zion Oil and Gas, a company run by people who believe that striking it rich for oil in Israel will usher in the end-times, has announced that it will sponsor the “Night to Honor Israel” at the annual Christians United for Israel summit in Washington next month. Mariah Blake profiled Zion recently in Mother Jones. […]
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The FundamentaList (No. 38)
The Southern Baptist Convention returns to politics, Obama secretly meets with evangelical leaders, and why Huckabee is a threat to the Southern Baptists.
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OBAMA’S SOMEWHAT SECRET MEETING WITH EVANGELICAL PASTORS.
Barack Obama’s meeting with evangelical powerhouses earlier this week, as I wrote yesterday, is sure to roil the religious right, already angered by John McCain’s lackluster efforts to prove his love. But while it shows that Obama aims to beat Republicans at their 30-year hold on the evangelical vote, Obama needs to be more forthright […]
