With Palin Exciting Christian Conservatives, is Obama’s Evangelical Outreach Now Hopeless?, by Steve Waldman
September 4, 2008
I asked Mark DeMoss, Christian PR mogul who earlier said Obama was making real inroads in the evangelical community, whether it was now “game over” for Obama and his evangelical outreach efforts. He paused and thought for a moment. “Yes. I think so.”
Obama has been hurt by three things:
- Obama’s poor performance on abortion at the Saddleback candidates forum
- Obama’s position that faith based charities couldn’t get federal money if they hired people only if their own faith
- McCain’s pick of Sarah Palin.
“That’s three strikes,” said Demoss.
I think there’s one more variable: if Obama pushes a plausible abortion reduction agenda, he might still convince moderate evangelicals that he has a moderate approach. But early signs are that the Obama campaign is not headed that way. A new radio ad hits McCain for opposing abortion, without mentioning Obama’s abortion-reduction ideas.
Source: Beliefnet.com
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christianliberal | September 8, 2008 at 4:49 am
A plea to Evangelicals
Please help me.
I’m trying to understand.
I know you believe in the Jesus Christ. He was called the Prince of Peace.
I cannot figure out how or why so many Evangelicals support war. Or do they?
Here are my questions.
1. Do you believe in pre-emptive war?
If so, how does that reconcile with what Christ taught us?
2. Do you consider Bush to be a supporter of your principles?
Last night on 60 minutes, reporter Bob Woodward describes his book in which he indicates Bush has been fascinated with the death counts in the Iraq war. He keeps asking how many we have killed. He is quoted as saying “Kill the b@$t@ards! Kill the b@$t@ards!”
3. Are those attitudes by Bush something the Evangelicals support?
4. Do you think Sarah Palin, like Bush, supports warfare in general, or this war in Iraq?
5. Do evangelicals support the war in Iraq?