Posted on 05/11/2007 5:16:15 PM PDT by vrwc1
Democratic National Committee chair Howard Dean - who once drew criticism by dismissing the GOP as a "white Christian party'' -- told a San Francisco audience that his party should open its arms to a new group of converts: young evangelical Christian voters. "We ought to reach out to those folks ... and not be afraid,'' Dean told an audience of about 125 at a $50-a head Democratic National Committee fundraiser Wednesday night at the Palace Hotel. ...
... "People don't want to go to church anymore ... and come out feeling bad because they happen to know somebody who's gay,'' he said. "People want to go to church because they know what they can do about poverty, about Darfur, about the environment.'' Dean specifically cited the positive impacts of Christian leaders such as Rick Warren -- author of the best-selling "The Purpose-Driven Life,'' and pastor of the Orange County-based Saddleback Church -- and of young pastor Joel Osteen, the televangelist sensation who has welcomed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to his Houston-based Lakewood Church. "Those people don't beat up on other people to make their point and raise a lot of money,'' he said. ...
... Dean said he is raising money for the party to prepare it for what he expects will be a nasty 2008 election. "We know we're going to get swift-boated right around February next year,'' he said, referring to attacks on 2004 Democratic nominee John Kerry funded by private donors. But he vowed "this time, we're going to have $18.5 million in this special fund, ready to say to the nominee -- 'here you go, go fight 'em off and do whatever you have to do.' ''
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Niether would a REAL Catholic or REAL Jew.
Christians say “Hate the sin, Love the sinner.”
Liberals says “Embrace the sin, blame society for the sinner.”
Let's not criticize him too harshly. At the moment we have him right where we need him ~ in charge of the Democrats.
They could share their experiences of commiting infanticide, and how to spread death and disease for fun. Isn't that what Christians do??
if you need a sarcasm tag you need to laugh more.
“People want to go to church because they know what they can do about poverty”
Statements like this are why Dean will never understand true Christians. True Christians go to church because they wish to worship Jesus Christ.
Didn’t Dean leave his church because of an argument over a bicycle path?
... “People don’t want to go to church anymore ... and come out feeling bad because they happen to know somebody who’s gay,’’ he said. “People want to go to church because they know what they can do about poverty, about Darfur, about the environment.’’ Dean specifically cited the positive impacts of Christian leaders such as Rick Warren — author of the best-selling “The Purpose-Driven Life,’’ and pastor of the Orange County-based Saddleback Church — and of young pastor Joel Osteen, the televangelist sensation who has welcomed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to his Houston-based Lakewood Church. “Those people don’t beat up on other people to make their point and raise a lot of money,’’ he said. ...”
howard dean endorseing rick and joel.
ping the list!
We exalt queers and killing babies! Come on in! What, you don’t want to come?! Yeeaaargh!
There! Fixed the title!
:o)
Not sure what your response means. Could you elaborate?
“We know we’re going to get swift-boated right around February next year,’’ he said, referring to attacks on 2004 Democratic nominee John Kerry funded by private donors. But he vowed “this time, we’re going to have $18.5 million in this special fund, ready to say to the nominee — ‘here you go, go fight ‘em off and do whatever you have to do.’ ‘’
Ah yes, swiftboating. The act of confronting a politician with undeniable, irrefutable facts during an election.
Sounds like they are already worried about the election! And I think young evangelicals are too smart to be fooled by the likes of Screamin’ Dean and his smear machine.
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