Thousands of people pack arenas, stadiums, and even churches. They scream, cry, shout, and some are so overcome with emotion they faint and have to be revived. When the event is over people speak in hushed tones about the power of the service and how they can sense the anointing that seems to hang in the air.
Are we talking about an evangelistic crusade or a mega church service? No….it is a typical campaign stop for the man some are calling a “political messiah.” With more smooze than a seasoned snake-oil salesman and more slogans and clichés than a Madison Avenue advertising agency Barack Obama makes his case to be President (or is it guru) of the United States.
There is literally no substance to his speeches. He speaks of “change” and how “the time is now.” He constantly refers to his campaign as “a movement” and a movement it may be but it is a movement sans a message. This is a campaign that seems to be less about the fitness of the candidate to serve and more about the fabulous nature of the campaign itself. It is kind of watching a football game and being more enthused about the stadium than what is happening on the field.
Obama speaks in ecstatic clichés to enraptured audiences. “We can do this…it will not be easy…it will require struggle and sacrifice.” He goes on to whip his crowd into a frenzy saying, “I want to speak directly to all those Americans who have yet to join this movement but still hunger for change: we need you.” One of the lines that gets the most response is when he cries, “It’s different not because of me. It’s different because of you.” The irony is that the whole thing, the whole campaign or movement is absolutely about Obama. It is about his personal charisma and charm. It can’t be about the issues because there are no issues in play. The entire “movement” is built on emotion and adrenaline. It reminds me of the first Beatles concerts in the United States. No one knew for months whether they could sing or not because no one could hear their music above the noise of the crowd. We have no idea whether or not there is any substance behind Obama’s rhetoric because if anyone asks about the issues his supporters roll their eyes and look at you like some old coot that just doesn’t get it.
Yet, some Evangelicals are flocking to Obama as if he the words he speaks are on par with Holy Writ. But before he is anointed as “savior of America” it might be a good idea to peal back some of the layers of his movement so we can take a peek at his record. Obama has been endorsed by the left wing of the left wing of the Democrat Party. He enjoys the support of NARAL and Emily’s List. Both of these extreme organizations not only support but also actually prefer abortions. Of course, that makes sense when you consider the fact that while Obama was in the Illinois Senate he supported a bill that would have allowed babies to be left to die who were “accidentally” born alive after a botched abortion attempt.
MoveOn.org, who just recently ran a full-page ad in the New York Times depicting General David Petraeus as “General Betray Us”, has endorsed Obama. Responding to questions in the Family Research Council Action Values Voter Guide, Obama pledged to oppose any federal parental notification law concerning abortion. He vowed to provide federal funding for therapeutic cloning and embryonic destructive research. He promised to work to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and to make sure no Federal Marriage Amendment will see the light of day. He promised to sign legislation that would extend federal civil rights protection based on sexual orientation and “gender identity.” Continue >>
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citsgonga,
May you be in heaven a 1/2 hour before the devil knows you have died
Gods Blessing on you and yours
in Christ Tom
Tom , perhaps there is god, perhaps not, my views are what they are. We disagree on many matters, but thanks for expressing your views and opinions. I go a bit overboard sometimes on these posts, but dont mean to offend. Thanks for you concerns and have a good night.
Ah with that we end our arguement or debate. Sir i hope for your sake you are right in regards to God, heaven or hell and everything in between. I know that your arn't but I am not in a postion to twist your arm to convice you, doesn't work that way anyways. I pray God becomes very real to you sir and to your family. This God I serve has taken a very ugly person and turned him into someone with some redeeming qualities, given him wisdom beyond his limits and a love for everybody, (even tho I do seem to be a bit harsh at times), no matter what their walk in life is, that I never had before. He is real . Gods blessing on you and yours In Christ Tom
Tom "citsonga ah we have an agreement I would not like to spend forever with them either. "
OK Tom , thats cool, we have a point of agreement.
"What's more you and your family may be one of them and that is a good thing. But it doesn't get you or them to heaven. "
I have no need for a heaven, I dont believe either heaven or hell exist. Members of my family can decide for themselves, I dont really discuss it with them, its unimportant to me, if its important to them they can seek out religious folks and discuss it with them, so far, dont think they care either.
My interest in religion is related more to the political aspects of it. Religon itself is very uninteresting to me, its not part of my life, not interested in it. My interests are in science, thats what I study, thats what I do for a living. I was put on this earth without consultation, put in a particular circumstance that I am not entirely satisfied with, but manage to get through life and try to be responsible to my family and society. Its all random- ones lot in life, some got it good, some dont. Its really the roll of the dice
citsonga ah we have an agreement I would not like to spend forever with them either. And YES I do think your world view is wrong, Jesus said I am the way the truth and the life, So yes I do believe that anybody that doesn't confess that Jesus is Lord and repent, turn away from their sins and follow His commandments is wrong, Does that mean that there isn't decent folk out there that don't believe lots of em. What's more you and your family may be one of them and that is a good thing. But it doesn't get you or them to heaven. Since ya brought it up my statement is this if you are a Christian, really anybody for that matter and you vote for someone who is for the killing of babies and the destruction of the family as it was intended to be then you are just as guilty as them and the blood of the innocent ones will are crying out to this God. Justice will be served by the Judge Himself. Gods blessing In Christ Tom
Tom "If your not a Christian why even bother. "
bother with what?
"To you and you kind killing babies and destroying the Familly"
I have a family and I dont kill babies, so what are you getting at there Tom? What is "my kind". Is "my kind" wrong because I consider myself an agnostic and have a view of the world that is different than yours. You are right and the rest of the the world is wrong-is that what you are saying? You have the correct religion and everyone else is wrong- IN YOUR MIND TOM, thats all it is. One not need be religious to be decent. In fact some of the most unpleasant and mean spirited people I have ever come across call themselves Christian- go to church every Sunday and the whole nine yards, yet treat their fellow humans rather badly. I sure wouldn't want to spend an eternity in a theocratic heaven wiith any of them.
I know cistonga, that why I wanted to get back to the topic of the story. If your not a Christian why even bother. To you and you kind killing babies and destroying the Familly unit by making all behavior acceptable doesn't matter. To us who believe in a Creator who died for us, it does or should matter, because it matters to our Lord. Thanks for the compliment but I never claimed to be as learned as you, just a believer in this Savior who is always looking for the truth and by the grace of God pretty much able to discern when it is. To my mind yours isn't it is just a blame game based on non-reality. Gods Blessing on you sir, May God open your eyes to His reality. We will be praying
In Christ
Tom
Tom: "Your arrogance is amazing and unbecoming someone who claims to be so ah learned."
back at you jack.
"If you call your self a Christian, Ah Biblical Christian,"
I dont, I consider myself agnostic.
I will say this to Tom, at least your posts are entertaining, they give me a chuckle.
so your all seeing and all knowing too. Your arrogance is amazing and unbecoming someone who claims to be so ah learned. It is also kind of cute how you and your crowd have this see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil, unless one is talking about america. Of course you have evidence that Pres Bush wasn't in the military,, that He didn't fly jets and that he joined so he didn't have to go to Nam. Of course you do. You were there during the decission making process and the events surrounding that era. Hmmmm But the question isn't about Pres Bush or even America it is about whether evangelicals should support Obama and the answer is NO. If you call your self a Christian, Ah Biblical Christian, then we should not be supporting someone who supports the killing of unborn children and the destruction of marraige. Period.
Hey we will be praying for ya citsgonga------remember we are at war and as trite as it sounds they started it. Gods Blessing
In Christ
Tom
Tom: "Pres. Bush joined the military and flew jets "
I think that sentence alone says it all about you. No matter the infomation and the facts brought to your attention, you continue to deny reality and distort the truth, enough said.
"i have done a bit of reading on history"
I would say based on your posts, a very small bit indeed."
so what you think citsonga do we just want to trade barbs at each other or what. i have done a bit of reading on history and quite frankly we differ on what it says. You believe in blaming America first, (despite the fact that it seems we are a most desirable place for those seeking freedom and the fact we spend more money trying to help those in need then any other country) and i chose to look at the fact and blame the murders of a corrupt religion that are bent on destroying everthing that doesn't bow down to their god. A world view that will use men women kids and the handicap to kill or injure innocent people. People who would be considered one of there own. So you go ahead and spout you mouth off about how it is america fault that all this is happening and I will hold up the History of this religion and its corrupt leaders and there stated goals as what is wrong with the middle east and beyond. Again at least Pres. Bush joined the military and flew jets and is willing to fight these evil people where he or his generals deciede is best. say what you want it is nothing but blowing in the wind. Clinton hasn't been consistant in anything other then changing his postion depending on which way the polls go. We will be praying for ya.
In Christ
Tom
Tom:'' "President Bush was in the guard flying planes"
No, actually not. Back then getting into the guard was a ticket out of 'nam. There was a long list off applicants to get into the Texas Air National Guard, with family connections he was able to get to the front of the line. george wanted no part of getting his cute face all shot up in 'nam. But hey, he didn't mind some else going in his place. He didn't fly in the guard, he was basically awol, he never showed for his medical flight examinations. Its is speculated he wouldn't pass the drugs tests. The other chicknehawk cheney managed about 6 deferments to avoid draft. He too advocated the war, but he rather some else go instead.. Clinton, not my hero by the way, was at least consistent- he opposed the war on moral grounds.
seriously Tom, you really should learn something of the world, your knowledge of history is truly lacking. Please study up a bit on American Imperialism and read up on the story of bush and the guard. Your fairy-tale view of the world really damages your creditability.
citsgona yes you see you once again show your true colors. It is america fault. President Bush was in the guard flying planes I believe. but your hero was protesting and dodging the war, of course he never inhaled. What you fail to realize my friend is that we have never attack them they attacked us over and over again over the last 30 years. You hero Clinton never did anything about. So when a President gets in office that is willing to go after the murders who killed you own country men he did and whats more he has been successful in stopping them from hitting us again in the US and as a bonus the Irag and afganistan people are FREE for the first time in there lives. but no people like you just like to aid the enemy claiming we are at fault, blame the US man. As a Christian this is something I struggle with, but you all turn my stomache. It is apparent that you listen to Rush a lot more then I do, which is almost never. I make up my own mind by reading and studing as best as I can. Of course you have to read both sides and I have and quite frankly your wrong. what can I say. We will be praying for ya. In Christ Tom
Tom "On sept 11th 2001 war was declare on us:
Actually the US and Europe declared war on the peoples of the Middle East long ago, going back to the fall of the Ottomans at the end of WWI. The US and Europe coveted, as they do today, ME oil. They carved up the ME to suit their strategic and business interests. Iraq was put together after WWI with more or less arbitrary borders that forced people together that didn't get along well historically. We are seeing those problems today in Iraq. May I suggest you study some history of the ME, start with the overthrow of the Iranian prime minster by the US and Britain and put in place their puppet dictator- The Shah in the 1950's. The Shah was better suited for protecting the oil interest of the US and he would become an important customer for US arms merchants. He sold the US oil, the US sold him weapons. If not for the meddling of the US in Iran, it would probably be a democratic republic today. The corrupt Saudi Arabian autocratic rulers and the US have similar arrangements today, they sell the US oil, the US protects the Saudi Royal family with its military machine and the US sells them weapons. They sell the US oil.. And by the way, Iraq had nothing to do with 9-11, it might have been more appropriate for the US to invade Saudi Arabia and overthrow the royal dictatorship, thats where 90 % of the hijackers on 9-11 came from. It is Saudi money that funds the extremists groups around the world. Oh i almost forgot, the US cant invade Saudi Arabia, they are our business partners, as Saddam use to be before he started to conduct himself in a manner inconsistant with US interests. The US didn't seem to mind when Saddam was gassing the Kurds in the 1980's- because he was our friend and business parrtner. Heres something you might not know, woman in Iran (and Iraq under Saddam) have more rights than woman in Saudi Arabia- they cant drive, they cant go out without a related male escort, its difficult for them to get work or get educations. Religious police are on constant prowl for "offenders of the faith", you might like that part though for here in the US- a religious police.
Again, might I suggest you tear yourself away from rush limbaugh for a bit and learn something about ME history and the world, you seem to be really ignorant on the subject.
"your kind was running Nam: well cant blame that on bush and cheney, even thought they both supported the war, neither was willing to go themselves, others had to go and perhaps died in their place. They are called chicken hawks.
You see Tommy , you are wrong again. I thought I would borrow your rather rude phrase. Didn't you mother teach you any manners?
See your wrong again citsonga----on sept 11th 2001 war was declare on us. Almost 3000 Americans died as a result. Every war we have ever fought we have let the President and the Generals fight as they see fit. SInce 911 our volunteer army has held them in their own land, nay defeat them and they have done well. The Irag people are starting a fleddging democracy,(struggles yes) and they are finailly learning what true freedom is. (hard ships yes) instead of living under the like of Hassin, as well as Afghanistan. Why don't you try reading about the good that is going on over there instead of listening to your left leaning liberal media type people. I know it is foriegn to you all but generally if you listen to both sides of the story you can make better decission, Usaully any ways. Yes i believe in the death penality, prehaps I would make it more restrictive as according to the Bible, but as a rule I believe it is necessary because of the fallen nature of man and what we do to each other. One last thing I am sure glad you or your kind were not running the war for indepedence or the civil war or WW1 WW2 Korea or oh thats right your kind was running Nam. Any we will pray for ya. Gods Blessings In Christ Tom
http://obamamessiah.blogspot.com/
A Spry Farrakhan Sings Obama's Praises
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jsH788z7q8_B5BpcOtdkCK0IwN5wD8V11KQO0
Tom" Do you know what sarcasm is? Don't seem so.
QUESTION FOR YOU. You disapprove of Obama, does that mean you are opposed to bush. bush was responsible for more executions than any other governor in modern times. bush is responsible for the death and destruction of tens of thousands of innocent people in Iraq. His incompetence's and ego have led to the destruction of the country of Iraq and the killing of its people. bush and cheney should be standing before The Hague for crimes against humanity. They have made Iraq a hell for millions of Iraqis due to apathy and incompentency as they empty the US treasury on a failed Iraq war. Interesting thing about bush and cheney, they were both in favor of Vietnam war, but neither willing to go themselves. They both found ways to say out of that war.
hallelujah:
Your last post contains a number of lies about Obama such as "when Obama was sworn into office, he didn't use the Bible to be sworn in by, but used the Koran".: Your are spreading lies and misinformation and you know it. Doesn't one of the ten commandments say something about that : "shall not bear false witness against your neighbor " Are you a member of the hypocritical christian's club?
Then citsonga unless you repent and accept this Jesus as Savior you will get your justice as the blood of millions of unborn babies cry out to God. We will be praying for ya
In Christ
Tom
Tom: "So you are for the killing of unborn babies and the destruction of Biblical marraige"
yeah, I guess I'm in favor of those things.....
So you are for the killing of unborn babies and the destruction of Biblical marraige, you are for a person who says he is a Christian but his action show that he isn't, isn't that the classic sign of a hypocrite. Ah the blind leading the blind. God help us
In Christ
Tom
Tom, yeah right.....what ever........get use to it -President Obama.
Then you are voting for the continue murder of babies not yet born, and the destruction of marriage as defind by the Bible. God help us.
In Christ
Tom
President Barrack Obama....its got a really nice ring to it. I love it. I voted for him in the Ilinois primary. I will vote or him again in November 2008. He represents Hope, Freedom & Liberty for all.
Obama’s Communist Mentor
http://www.aim.org/aim-column/obamas-communist-mentor/
Any Christian who would vote for any candidate who is pro-abortion and pro-homosexual (Obama is both) is either not really a Christian or is backslidden.
If the hate speech bill passes, I wonder if it will protect Christians from the hate speech of atheist? Somehow I doubt it. Atheist are the biggest hypocrites of all.
I don't know if it is true or not, but I have been told that Obama will not salute the American flag. I have been told his father was a Muslim and his step-dad introduced him to Islam. I have been told that he was taught under Wahabism, which is supposed to be a radical Muslim belief which many of the terrorists are currently engaged in, who are waging war against the US. I was also told that when Obama was sworn into office, he didn't use the Bible to be sworn in by, but used the Koran. I've been told that he refuses to recite the Pledge of Allegiance or show reverence to the US flag. I was told that the terrorists plan to destroy the US from the inside out, and what better way of doing that then putting on of their own in the Office of the President of the US. Again, I don't know if this information is true or not, but we need to be checking into it.......SERIOUSLY!
Definatly NOT!
Read his first book, this man is scary,admits to attending socalist and malcom X rallies in college. Says now he got over all that, Okay I can't hold sombodies past against him if he has really changed. We have all done stupid things in our youth, but he still flies Che Guevarra banners at his campaign rallies. He pushes socialist legislation constantly, and verbally attacks our constitutional rights. He claims to be Christian, but appearently doesn't agree with most Christians on social issues. Just what kind of change is he wanting?
I am surprised and disappointed that the Christian Post would print such a slanderous piece. The author equates an American presidential candidate to a snake oil salesman, to Fidel Castro, and to Karl Marx. This kind of writing has no place in a respectable news publication.
What Change?" Unfortunately, he hasn't identified his agenda. Yes, he has talked about change, but he has given one grounded idea. Voluntary health care is really no different that what exist now. He talks about Christianity, but he does not act like a Christian. Demon have faith that there is one God. He runs a smear campaign. He's treading the words of Rev MLK into the ground by dividing the nation racially. People are running to his smooth talk but are not listening for his true message.
He wants the power of a president which he has not show proof he is able to handle. Its like handing the keys to the car to a person with a driver's permit.
Once again: What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him?
Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons Believe and tremble!
But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith with works is dead.
no no no & NO
NO!
seed, if you just think about it you know full well that that's not what such a bill is about. Even in U.S. areas that already have such laws in place, Fred Phelps and his Westboro Baptist Church (which I suspect may include a couple posters here) are free to march with their vulgar sgns under full protection of the first amendment. The only form of speech such a law addresses is threats of harm.
SheQuon
Objection to the hate crimes bill is an issue of free speech and religious tolerance. The problem with the Democratic Party is that it is run by special interests groups. Many life-long Dems have been social conservatives and have come to recognize that the party has all but been taken over by homosexual activists. When given the choice on the ballot only one state declined from supporting a marriage protection act as between one man and one woman. This is a democratic republic, not an African tyrannical government where Obama hails from that imposes public policy to the detriment of free speech, trampling the rights of the voters. The hate crimes bill is discriminatory in policy, in that it creates a “better to mug grandma” mentality. The single case used to fuel the pet policy has been revisited and clearly has nothing to do with “hate” as was supposed. The hate Crimes Bill does nothing but impose restrictions such as reading Bible passages which condemn homosexual practices, whether in the pulpit, the street or online. In Canada, one can be fined for merely posting a negative comment about homosexuality. This is an imposition on a minority sexual deviant practice, that does not deserve racially protected status.
You know what one of the signs of being an antichrist is? Calling someone ELSE an antichrist!
So Dr. Beam complains that Barack Obama would sign a hate crimes bill which includes sexual orientation, and we're supposed to believe the anti-gay faction of Christianity is not about hate? Ha!
Obama isn't the Anti-christ, Micah 5:5 says that the Anti-christ is an Assyrian which means that he is going to come from the middle east.
But I will say that Obama is definitely a liberal devil, who supports murdering innocent babies... so he probably does have the spirit of the anti-christ in him
Obama reminds of Carpathian in the Left Behind Series. Would the Anti-Christ more Charasmatic that Barak Hussein Obama? I wonder if his name works out to 666?
Tom, I totally agree with you! Some people I have talked to have said that they think Obama is the antichrist. I don't know about all that but, he does sweet talk and mezmorize with his words. I personally will stand for Mike Huckabee, he is a true man of God!
God Bless,
4christ
Dear "Amyline:" GET A CLUE!!! Dr. Beam is RIGHT ON. You need to do your homework, Amyline. Barack Hussein Obama is NO FRIEND of people of faith. He is a demagogue, a charlatan and an opportunist, who wants to usher in a truly leftist Marxist ideology and transform this nation into a communist state. Why do you think he keeps on saying "Our Time Has Come," and "Change is going to come to this country." Have you ever asked "What Change?" Unfortunately, he hasn't identified his agenda, but we all know it. He uses slippery phrases to impress. Believe me, we got one of them in Massachusetts named Deval Patrick, and he's the Leftist Governor of this Socialist state. They both ran on "Hope" and no substance. Obama has not substance, but he might have Oprah. Obama does not have any truth, but he has DeNiro. Obama speaks greatly, but he is MURDERER OF THE UNBORN, AND WILL ADVANCE THE CAUSE OF HOMOSEXUALISM IN THIS NATION!!! Check out his record...hear him speak...he doesn't get specific because he'll get scrutinized and he doesn't want that. Oh, no!!! He wants to fool all the people!!!
I, for one, am not fooled, and neither should you be!!!! HE IS NOT THE FRIEND OF PEOPLE OF FAITH, AT LEAST NOT THE CHRISTIAN FAITH WHO HOLD TO THE VALUE OF LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF GODLINESS!!! Whatever faith he has, he is out of touch with traditional values and the faith of our Founding Fathers, not to mention our Heavenly Father.
REPENT, Amyline, FOR THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS AT HAND!!!
amyline
Not sure you even read the article. Dr. Beam pointed out a number of Obama's positions on the issues and they are abominable. Did you miss the part about Obama's support of allowing babies born alive after an attempted abortion to DIE on a cold steel table? Read the article again. The evidence is there. This man is the most extreme candidate to ever be this close to the presidency. Sorry the truth that Dr. Beam expresses here offends you.
Short answer to the title question: No.
This pole is whacked.
Obama wants to change the USA to USSA (United Socialist States of America).
McCain has received a “0” score from Planned Parenthood. He is not nearly as liberal as Obama. With Obama in charge you are guaranteed to have abortion on demand and we will all be forced to pay for it. Obama has already cost the government 200 million dollars in ear marks. He has already promised to raise taxes. He wants to redeploy our troops to invade Pakistan, which we are at somewhat reasonable relations with. He has “0” executive experience and very little congressional experience. He is sliding in as a
rhetoritician not a politician. It is truly sad that the Democrat Party has been completely overcome be special interest groups that have an agenda that will destroy America from the inside out. Although McCain does not support a constitutional amendment to define marriage as between one man and one woman, he did however support the defense of marriage amendment. Obama is far more the social liberal, as The American Conservative Union score card reveals:
Obama
2006 – 8
2005 – 8
Years – 2
Life Time Voting Record – 8.0
Clinton
2006 – 8
2005 – 12
Years – 6
Life Time Voting Record – 9.0
McCain
2006 – 65
2005 – 80
Years – 20
Life Time Voting Record – 82.3
The purpose of the "Rating" is to inform the public, in as unbiased a method as possible, exactly where individual Senators and Members of the House stand on the ideological spectrum from liberal to conservative.
http://conservative.org/archive2/ratingssummary06.asp
http://www.familytaxpayers.net/article.asp?id=1587
Values Voter Comparison...
http://www.lc.org/media/9980/attachments/ValuesVoter08Comparison.pdf
Non-Partisan Voter Guides
http://www.lc.org/index.cfm?PID=16245
Obamination: Barack Obama's Black Supremacist Connection
http://www.therealitycheck.org/StaffWriter/erush022007.htm
Let's look at Obama's ideology from this position: Acts 4:34 and 35 says... "Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, and laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need." This describes the essence of Christian giving and benevolence, as they were inspired by the Holy Spirit. However, there became a slogan in the 19th century, "from each according to his ability. to each according to his needs" that has unfortunately supplanted the Christian concept of benevolence. This slogan was invented by Karl Marx, the father of communism! Many Christians now believe that their benevolence must be enacted through the power of government, which is Marxism! True Christian giving comes from one's own heart, not from using a system of power to extract from others. Socialism is when the people believe that government is God, communism is when government BECOMES God!
Karla, can I first say thank you for sharing your story. It broke my heart and I pray that God is healing yours.
Second of all, I got excited when I saw the title of the article because I am an evanglical wondering if Barack Obama should be my candidate of choice. Unfortunately, this article didn't offer much in the way of reasoned argument. Instead I was amazed at the exaggeration and inflammatory statements that Dr. Beam's used to try and deter us from Obama, instead of reasoning through the issues. Why call Obama a "nightmare" or declare his "entire movement" to be based on "emotion and adrenaline". These are obviously not completely true statements, and because Dr. Beam chose to mix what could be a kernal of truth with exageration and emotion, I'm turned off by his arguments. Suggesting that Obama has something in common with a snake-oil salesman or guru? That's just name calling. In fact your level of rude just makes me desire a gentleman's politics even more. If we don't have that to offer, why call ourselves Christians?
I did like the comparison to the Beatles, because that analogy has a nice surprise ending--they were the best band ever! Perhaps you are actually prophecying that Obama will turn out to the be real thing! But comparing Obama to Marx and Castro, which you insinuated by saying his "change" might turn out to be their kind of "change", is a silly, fearmongering, low blow.
Dr. Beam says that "Yet, some Evangelicals are flocking to Obama as if he the words he speaks are on par with Holy Writ." Again, how rude! I am guessing that he is simply trying to say some evangelicals are attracted to Obama, yet he denigrates our interest in Obama by exaggerating our response. Of course I do not believe Obama's words are on par with the Bible. Who would ever believe that? Can Dr. Beam make a point without attacking the person he are trying to convince? If not, then maybe political apologetics isn't the best fit for him.
Unfortunately the points he did try to make without offensive rhetoric, that Obama voted for an anti-hate crimes bill (like I would!) and against the death tax (again I agree) and border-security legislation to help with immigrant reform (the only Christlike option in my book)...well these all make me feel like perhaps Obama IS my candidate.
So perhaps I'm not the person you are writing to convince (although I am an evangelical Christian), but if you do feel it is your role to help me think through these issues, I'd appreciate a real article with real reasoning instead of this radio-talk-show-host-like hype. Then we could actually hear your concerns and make an informed decision.
Yes and as A Christian I will state my case and rest it on what the Bible says will you?
Gods Blessing
In Christ
Tom
And Christianpost.com turns the propaganda meter up to eleven....
Spare us the politics, please. This is supposed to be a site for christians, not one for right-wing republicans.
So instead of supporting people who are against the murder of innocent babies and for the defense of marriage you wish to vote for someone who would continue to advocate the killing of unborn children even at the point of being born into this world. (And you dare say that you are a follower of Jesus Christ?) You would support someone like that Why, So we can bring back the soldiers who are fighting and yes dieing for a war that was thrusted upon us on Sept 11th 2001. My we have short memories.
God Help us
In Christ
Tom
I read you article with inteest. As a Mom of 4 I of course want the safest, cleanest world for them to live in. While I may not agree with all that Mr. Obama says, I do not agree with all that ANY of the canidates say! My concern is mostly on what will happen if McCain gets in. So far, my family has lost 2 wonderful, young men to the war in Iraq. We have 2 others still serving, will they make it home? My son will turn 18 on December 1st which would of course make him eligable to be drafted should McCain get in and not only keep our troops in Iraq but go after Iran too! I want to raise my children with hope. I teach them how to deal with bullies in school and I feel we, as adults, must not be bullied and scared by our Polititians either. McCain is a very scary man who will make an even scarier President. I pray everyday that doesn't happen.