Posted on 08/22/2008 6:33:34 AM PDT by Alex Murphy
Barack Obama's team will continue its aggressive outreach to evangelical voters at the Democratic National Convention next week. Making a prime-time appearance Thursday night will be Joel C. Hunter, a Florida megachurch pastor, who will deliver the convention's closing prayer after Obama's speech accepting the party's presidential nomination.
Hunter is a registered Republican, opposes abortion and, at one point, had been chosen to lead the Christian Coalition. He has not endorsed Obama and says he agreed to give the benediction because he was asked to do so. For years, he has pushed for evangelicals to not align themselves with a political party and has been a part of new evangelical movement, which is interested in getting away from traditional culture-war flashpoints.
"I'll kind of be the elephant in the room, but it really says something about how far Senator Obama is reaching out," Hunter said in a phone interview Thursday. "We are expanding the agenda of what's pro-life. When you consider poverty, environmentalism and war . . . those are the issues that are being addressed by the Democratic Party."
Hunter was initially brought into the Democratic conversation through discussions about the abortion language in the party platform organized by Third Way, a progressive group that is trying to find compromises on cultural issues. The group was in the background of tense negotiations between Hunter, evangelicals and abortion rights groups during the reworking of the party platform. It resulted in a strong affirmation of Roe v. Wade and an addition of language that encourages a reduction in the number of abortions.
Rachel Laser of Third Way said Hunter's inclusion proves that "the Democratic Party is open to faith in a new way."
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Sounds like an endorsement to me.
Amos 3:3 Can two walk together, except they be agreed?
Ephesians 5:11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
1st Thessalonians 5:22 Abstain from all appearance of evil.
Methinks the pastor needs to study his Bible more.
Yes, in a way that:
I'm sure there's more. But with a "faith" like that, who needs morals?
Searching his website and looking at his photo, me wonders if he knows Ted from Colorado.
Fact is, God is no Republican and isn’t even interested in a political kingdom. He has, however, thoroughly condemned 99% of the Democratic Party’s platform and goals.
As the country continues the slide to the left, the middle must be continually redefined. They can keep their "Third Way", I'll stick with "Third Day" and my King James.
“We are expanding the agenda of what’s pro-life. When you consider poverty, environmentalism and war . . . those are the issues that are being addressed by the Democratic Party.”
Yeah - there is so much more to life than...life itself? Is it really living, if you aren’t living green? </ sarcasm>
“”I’ll kind of be the elephant in the room...”
More like a turd in the evangelical punchbowl!
Like I said in another post:
Prayer?? At the RAT Convention?? Waiting for the howls from the ACLUers — separation of church and state and all that rot.
**”the Democratic Party is open to faith in a new way.”**
I don’t think so.
Bump.
“Fact is, God is no Republican and isn’t even interested in a political kingdom. He has, however, thoroughly condemned 99% of the Democratic Party’s platform and goals.” ~ WorkingClassFilth
Exactly.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1990844/posts?page=26#26
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1990844/posts?page=33#33
NAsbU Matthew 23:28 "So you, too, outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach Adonai
“Fact is, God is no Republican and isn’t even interested in a political kingdom. He has, however, thoroughly condemned 99% of the Democratic Party’s platform and goals.” ~ WorkingClassFilth
I agree.
Someone should tell Rick Warren, James Dobson, etc..
Charles Murray: “One of the consistent symptoms of disintegration is that the elites... begin to imitate those at the bottom of society”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1986248/posts?page=77#77
“We are expanding the agenda of what’s pro-life. When you consider poverty, environmentalism and war . . . those are the issues that are being addressed by the Democratic Party.” ~ Joel Hunter
Sadly, Joel Hunter has aligned himself with other “Reverends” that I call, “Liars for Jesus” and scientists that I call, “Liars for Science”.
Any who want to attempt to refute that will have to bury this proof:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2047988/posts?page=9#9
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2047988/posts?page=8#8
“...And in a state that is overwhelmingly Christian, including over half a million Catholics, you’d think Biden would stay away from comments like, “If I’m the nominee, Republicans will be sorry. The next Republican that tells me I’m not religious, I’m going to shove my rosary beads down their throat.”
Biden, like many Catholic politicians, tries to separate his religion from his job. And as any Christian knows, this is not an option; if the two are in conflict, you have to renounce one or the other. ...
What he does find possible however, is to deny other basic precepts of the Code of Canon Law of his religion, such as unalterable opposition to abortion, euthanasia and same-sex marriage; the last of which he calls “inevitable.” .. bttt
Joe Biden Does Kentucky by Lisa Fabrizio
November 09, 2005 09:54 PM EST
http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/9690.html
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