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Posted on 08/16/2008 11:59:35 AM PDT by XR7
LAKE FOREST, Calif. — When John McCain and Barack Obama appear on the same stage today, they will vividly demonstrate the reach that has made the Rev. Rick Warren among the most significant evangelists of his generation.
He's a megastar who leads the nation's fourth-largest church and reaches thousands of ministers through the Internet and crusades against poverty and AIDS. That globe-trotting work and his successful book — "The Purpose-Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?" — puts him at the vanguard of a movement that inspires young, socially conscious Christians.
But his willingness to soft-pedal political issues once central to U.S. evangelicals, such as opposition to abortion, has opened him to criticism that he has strayed from his calling to spread the Gospel.
Today's forum also is a sign of religion's importance in the 2008 presidential campaign, and the emergence of a new style of evangelical leadership on the national stage that is not tied to a single party and has broadened its social agenda beyond that of the religious right.
"This is absolutely a changing of the guard, and it suggests that the new guard of the evangelical movement is able to generate the attention and focus of both parties," said D. Michael Lindsay, a sociologist at Rice University and author of "Faith in the Halls of Power: How Evangelicals Joined the American Elite."
Warren personally invited the two candidates — "friends of mine" — via their cellphones. His event at the Saddleback Church will be broadcast live on CNN and Fox News Channel and streamed on the Web. It has among its aims "helping the church regain credibility and encouraging our society to return to civility," he said.
It's likely that fans and critics will be watching closely...
(Excerpt) Read more at seattletimes.nwsource.com ...
Obama on stem cells “circumscribed mechanisms that were permitted”
What? Who could follow this intellect?
McCain wins!.....Michael Phelps wins!
I do believe I'm getting the vapours. Where are my Lydia Pinkham powders?
Leni
But no debate....can’t have that/sarc.
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Gut renching
WMD ????
do we know that the sunni and shiites will get along ???
Say what ????
(Grrr I hate that label—it is pro-ABORTION!)
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One of my most furious gripes, as well.
It’s not just the bland sounding ‘choice;’
it’s the right to murder human babies.
All PR and marketing speak and sickening.
LMAO!
Worries
Responsibilities
He does look greyish though...
Barry needs another vacation and just stay there.
What a poor excuse for a human being
Obama on Clarence Thomas “not a strong enough jurist or legal thinker”
After all, we'll all Spartacus, so to speak. :-}
He’s so boring. Unsure of his words.
It's being rerun right now on FOX
Heard that one .. great idea.
U.S. Senator John McCain - Arizona
Office Locations
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Phoenix Office:
5353 North 16th Street
Suite 105
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Main: 602-952-2410
Fax: 602-952-8702
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Tempe Office:
4703 South Lakeshore Drive
Suite 1
Tempe, AZ 85282
Main: 480-897-6289
Fax: 480-897-8389
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Tucson Office:
407 West Congress Street
Suite 103
Tucson, AZ 85701
Main: 520-670-6334
Fax: 520-670-6637
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Washington Office:
241 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Main: 202-224-2235
Fax: 202-228-2862
United States Senate, 241 Russell Senate Ofc. Bldg. Washington, DC 20510, Main: (202) 224-2235, Fax: (202) 228-2862
LOL
That’s what i said earlier...
After tonight he needs another vacation...
I cannot believe this guy’s arrogance. He actually thinks he is smarter than Justice Thomas.
Refresh my memory. I thought Manning was the name of the pastor who took Wright’s place???
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