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 ...
Don’t be surprised if they don’t spin it at all.
(Re:Obama)
“The stuttering will probably be called thoughtful answers”
BINGO
What a relief to see McCain’s answers tonight.
I feel better about him.
MCCAIN ...2008
Huuuh hum it is not necessary to cover rednecks and grey or white(hairs)on red is nice for me.
Thank you i like when “tolerant”,”open-minded” liberals show how nasty they are behind the fake advertising ,hollywoodian,smiles (for the show)
Ah Rush . . . looking forward to his thoughts on this. :)
Is that because you are a convicted felon?
Sorry...not my kind of guy.
That's tanamount to murder.
However, wardaddy IS my kind of guy.
Don't ever dispute wardaddy.
Especially when it comes to birthing babies.
He’s a Globalist just like Senator McCain, President Bush, Sen. Obama, and our lovely and great Governor Perry down here in Texas. I really think all globalist politicians should be investigated for corruption.
All the best to you FReepers and God bless,
Jonathan
Good one! :-D
WTF is an “evangelical”?
I know what an evangelical CHRISTIAN is supposed to be.
Why does the media keep ignoring the word CHRISTIAN?
I remember when they were called “fundamentalists”.
and then we were told that the Islamic tyranny societies were Islamic fundamentalists so that killed the use of that word.
That’s hysterical...thanks for the report. Yesterday when I was passing by a pet shop, there were hanging t-shirts in the window that said—PUGS FOR OBAMA. I wonder who poodles are voting for.
That reminds me of that wonderful NRA ad in the 2004 campaign - a white poodle with a ribbon on its head, wearing a sweater with "Kerry" on it, and under it the phrase: "This dog don't hunt." Hysterical! I sent the NRA a contribution on the spot, even though I don't own and never have owned a gun.
“President” will always be above his pay grade,
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That’s the truth!
Very funny. His ears would still look big.
they are in awe that Kobe Bryant and Labron James where watching them..
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And Kobe Bryant and Lebron James are happy to be there, and are on record saying they are proud to be Americans! Lots of good karma at the Chinese Olympics.
Just watch Ellen Radner, on Fox and FRiends and she said McCain won. She couldn’t even spin it.
You are correct in that she said although McCain won the night he will be perceived as a panderer and Obama will be viewed as a straight shooter.
Talk about reversal of roles.
Another Obama deception on record:
Obama at one point is taking about opposing the war and he still had questions that keeped coming up about the Taliban and Al qedah, WHERE?
Example: Joe Bidens observations;
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/17/1204594.aspx
On Aug. 1, 2007, when Obama unveiled his counterterrorism agenda, the Biden camp fired off a snarky email congratulating him for his “Johnny-come-lately position” on Afghanistan, noting that during two Foreign Relations Committee hearings on Afghanistan and other subjects, Obama didn’t ask questions about the Taliban, Al Qaeda, or Afghanistan.
Iron our shirts moment!!!
Obama is talking about welfare and blurts out an assumption it is just women on welfare, like men don’t use it.
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