Posted on 04/27/2005 2:55:26 PM PDT by quidnunc
Colorado Springs, Colo. – Focus on the Family today dismissed as "overheated rhetoric" and "suspect theology" comments from U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar that the ministry is the "antichrist of the world."
Salazar, a first-term Democrat from Colorado, made the comments during a Tuesday interview with a Colorado Springs television station, in a report reviewing his recent public disagreements with Focus, which has urged Coloradans to question the senator on his support of judicial filibusters.
"In my view," Salazar said of the ministry, whose 1,400 employees he represents, "they are the antichrist of the world."
Tom Minnery, Focus on the Family's vice president of government and public policy, said "this appears to be just the latest example of what is fast becoming a pattern with Sen. Salazar."
"He's using overheated rhetoric to draw attention away from his broken campaign promises," Minnery said. "He told the voters of Colorado, when he was trying to win their votes, that he supported up-or-down votes for judicial nominees; now, he's backing his party's filibusters.
"Our disagreements with him are rooted in the work he is doing in representing the people of our state. His disagreements with us seem to go much deeper than that."
On Sunday, Salazar accused Focus on the Family of organizing a protest of his family's Dairy Queen -- even though the demonstration was actually staged by a Denver church. As for the "antichrist" charge, Minnery said it was barely worth comment.
"Let's just say it's suspect theology," he said. "It seems as though the senator could benefit from studying his Bible a little more thoroughly."
Contact: Christopher Norfleet of Focus on the Family, 719-548-4570 or culturalissues@family.org; Web: http://www.family.org
It's too bad he waited till after the election to say this.
Brilliant, understated response!
They believe in the anti-christ but not Christ! All I can say is: Go Democrats! Go! As they stampede headlong toward the cliff.
Hopefully, his last-term as well.
The antichrist business is booming in the fevered minds of democrats.
Takes one to know one.
Did Salazar offer any exegesis to buttress his allegations?
*LOL*!!
So that guy who the media touted as Mr Moderate Democrat is now running around accusing a political opponent of being the anti-christ. Well, isn't that special.
Oh, note to Colorado, there is no such thing as a moderate Democrat anymore.
If this is true, I'm out a bundle. I had all my money on Clay Aiken.
Hopefully, in the not too distant future, one of his news releases will read:
Salazar, a former one-term Democrat from Colorado, made the comments during a Tuesday interview with a Colorado Springs television station . . . .
Well it is certainly good that we got this great mystery of the ages settled. I guess it should have been obvious all along. After all, the words 'focus' and 'family' both begin with 'F', the sixth letter of the alphabet. And Dobson has six letters. So there you have it-- '666'.
</sarcasm>
Does Salazar claim to be an American Indian?
Amazing, isn't it. A republican Senator accepts free time to address citizens, and is lambasted because those citizens are religious, so therefore he must be "injecting religion" into politics.
And here a Democrat Senator uses a biblical reference to pure evil as a label against his political opponents, and not one word against him in the MSM.
More proof the Democrats, despite their market-based posturing, are not conversant in the basic religious sensitivities of the majority of Americans. This cycle could prove to be seminal indeed, with this and with the likes of Howard Dean raising up all manner of Cain. One thing can no longer be said - that Americans have no choice when they vote. Shaping up to be the difference between light and darkness.
Democrats professing their religious belief in the Anti-Christ --- Who else could be!! It's certainly not Jesus Christ!
Democrats should be immediately apprehended and placed into mental wards, for the simple act of being a Democrat.
What a stupid moronic thing to say to the biggest voting block in Col.... Sanchez has just killed his career there...ESTA LA VISTA BABYYYYYYY! Adios Sanchez!
Here is the contact info for Senator Ken Salazar:
http://salazar.senate.gov/contactus.cfm
702 Hart Senate Office Bldg
Washington DC, 20510
202-224-5852
What's wrong with this doofus Salazar? Hasn't he read the "Left Behind" series?
WHOA! I hope that the good people of Colorado take notice.. especially of what salazar promised, but is truly delivering.
The dems wonder why they are losing? It is because they are obstructionist.
And they can't see true EVIL before their eyes--Hillary Clinton.
Combine this with the other thread about young people wanting orthodox theology (those solid walls that youth naturally know they need), and what's happening in black society, and I think we're about to witness a real meltdown of the liberal minority. It won't be pretty.
you have a fertile mind...and too much time on your hands apparently. ;)
Worse yet, the people of Colorado failed to realize it was only a matter of time until he would say it!
Well, that's certainly a NEW LEVEL of stupidity displayed by an elected official. What are the democrats smoking?
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They don't need to smoke anything !!!
It's a DNA thing... Democrat Nincompoop Affliction !!! ;-))
I guarantee you, if Dobson or some Republican had made this same "anti-Christ" charge against a prominent liberal or Democrat, it would generate mocking cartoons and concerned editorials for two weeks. But since it's the other way around, this will go virtually unnoticed.
Ping
Colorado is giving California a run for its money as the moonbat capital of the U.S.
On Sunday, Salazar accused Focus on the Family of organizing a protest of his family's Dairy Queen -- even though the demonstration was actually staged by a Denver church. As for the "antichrist" charge, Minnery said it was barely worth comment.
The failing DQ?
That's funny, because a lot of people think the same thing about the demorat party.
Yeah, too bad for Salazar - but this shows the lengths the dems will go to DEMONIZE people of faith.
And .. for what it's worth - I think the anti-Christ is a woman.
Moral Absolutes Pinger.
A moment of dark humor.
Dobson and Focus on the Family as the anti-Christ?
Vigorous head scratching...??????
I've read a couple of Dr. Dobson's books, in fact bought "Dare to Discipline" and gave at least three copies to young parents, and listened to him on the radio several times. For someone to say that he or his organization is the "anti-Christ" is so freaking bizarre that no more comment is necesssary.
Liberalism/leftism is a serious mental illness.
Let me know if you want on/off this pinglist.
Dear Senator;
It was with great dismay that I read your comments calling Focus on the Family "the anti-christ". Many of these so-called anti-christ supporters actually voted for you. You wouldn't have won the state if they hadn't. And now you say we are the ANTI-CHRIST ? You can't just disagree, we must be painted with the broadest, most hateful words possible. We are people, too.
I don't know why I believed your campaign rhetoric that promised to support and up or down vote in the senate; or the lie that you were a conservative Democrat. It seems that you are just like all the rest of the politicians who say one thing to us "stupid voters" and do another when in Washington. I, for one , will not forget your behavior, and I'll continually remind all the conservatives I know who voted for you.
Enjoy your days in Washington, for I don't think they'll be long.
PS Freepers: I did NOT vote for this creep, but I know a lot of conservative Republicans who did. For some reason they did not like Coors.
Is there *an* anti-Christ or is the word used as more of an adjective? I've always thought it was the latter..
"Does Salazar claim to be an American Indian?"
No, that of course would be Churchill and Laz.
No, this is Salazar's first term. With any luck, and a lot of work, it will be his last. However, defeating a sitting senator is one of the hardest tasks to accomplish. Still, this situration will be used for voter education in the future.
Oop, just looked it up. It seems there are/will be *many* antichrists (1 John 2:18).
I just emailed the senator with a few modest words of wisdom.
More talking points for the liberal left. People who have never heard of Dr. Dobson will now be condemning him on street corners.
but .. there is one who takes over the GOVERNMENT - that's the one I believe will be a woman. Just a personal opinion.
It's a contagious disease if unchecked.
"go virtually unnoticed."
By the lib media, but not by the voters.
Democrats won one US Senate seat, one more US Representative seat, and BOTH houses of the Coloredo legislature. Clearly, we have our work cut out for us. With a bunch of prayers and hard work, we will change the current Colorado politican makeup.
It should also be understood, four millionaire Democrats spent something like $4 million dollars getting their people elected last November. I have no idea how much they will spend to keep them in office, or how much the GOP will spend to defeat them, how much the voters are now dissatisfied to then elect a Republican to replace the bunch of them.
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