Posted on 11/19/2006 1:53:01 PM PST by davidosborne
WASHINGTON - Like many fellow Democratic politicians, Sen. Barack Obama is no stranger to the pulpit.
But in December, Obama will go where few progressive Democrats usually venture - to a large, conservative evangelical church that boasts a Sunday attendance of more than 20,000 people.
Even more unusual is that he'll attend at the invitation of megachurch Pastor Rick Warren, evangelical icon and author of the popular Christian book "The Purpose-Driven Life."
Aides to Obama say he will appear at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., on Dec. 1, World AIDS Day, drawing attention to the kind of issue the senator from Illinois says should unite all people of faith, regardless of their particular religion.
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I think that other justifications have become evident.
The initial justification is the one that stands. We considered them a serious threat. The risk assessment said that we couldn't tolerate a WMD Iraq with a terrorist delivery system.
That is a correct risk assessment.
Evangelical church... NOT!
Christian...NOT!
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