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 ...
they love killin those babies that might be a BURDEN.....
Absolutly...Doubles even...eh...((;O)
Saddleback
Brokeback
Just sayin...
Michelle still MIA. (?)
You are kidding again, right?
Why am I not surprised, I have become disgusted with all media, including Fox, during the unending push of the O.
MOgirl
Popcorn...
Yeah there’s some left in the kitchen...
Swimming in Coke and coffee though...
Better enjoy it while I can...
Popcorn will cost more than a gal of Ethenol soon...
No, the pastor had to ask them to stand.
Right outta the box! Gen. Ptraeus!!! YES!!!
oh dear God McCain....
you mention Graham....
DON’t Dare say HE is one of the 3
PLZ
*clapclapclapclapclap*
utter crap!
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To: STARWISE
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http://www.ilga.gov/senate/transcripts/strans92/ST033001.pdf
Obama: And if we’re placing a burden on the doctor that says you have to keep alive even a previable child as long as possible and give them as much medical attention as — as is necessary to keep that child alive, then we’re probably crossing the lines in terms of unconstitutionality.
332 posted on Saturday, August 16, 2008 2:09:59 PM by Son House ( [ ]Obama=>LoseBothWars/Raise Taxes [X]McCain=>WinBothWars/CutPorkBarrelSpending)
No, they mentioned a few cons as well, but overall O hit a homerun
By assuming that the treatment of terrorists at Gitmo was motivated by religious intolerance of Islam.
3 advisors- McCain...
Petraeus, Lewis, Meg Whitman...
I about had a heart attack....thought he was going to mention Graham.
Meg Whitman??
How about Jesus? He is the wisest person I know.
He’s off to a good start. He’s actually answering the questions....unlike Obama.
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