James Dobson Accuses Obama of 'Distorting' Bible

jcp2003 »

Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:33 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 1

JHS - Maybe that's true. Does it have anything to do with the actual article, though? The point appears to be that Obama is attempting to mislead evangelicals in the hope of promoting an ecumenicalism devoid of biblical discernment, and that he is doing so based on either an intentional distortion of scripture or on his own personal lack of understanding. He's "reaching out" to evangelicals by wrapping his liberal philosophies in some Bible words. And I'll bet many of us are eating it right up. The real problem here isn't even Obama and his feel-good, make-it-up-as-you-go theology. The real problem is the ignorance of the ones who would accept it simply because it's Obama who is saying it. Our biblical illiteracy as the Church in general is all that allows such a thing to happen at all. Dobson, for whatever foibles he may have, is correct this time. There is a sense of unquestioning near-worship with the followers of Obama that is incredibly unnerving.

Dobson is a controversial character and has perhaps at times said things that might have been better left unsaid. But let's not lose sight of the actual issue here. The issue is that we are probably about to elect another president whose theology appears to be so liberal that it seems to be based more on opinion than understanding of scripture. We're in for four more years of utterly misunderstanding the enemies who hate us based on their religion, speeches that end with an obligatory "God Bless America" when they really should end with a heart-felt "America Bless God", and all the other inanities that come from ignoring the truth in order to promote or accommodate special causes.

The bottom line is that there is nothing different about Barack Obama. He's a garden-variety politician who will say whatever he thinks will get him elected, and who changes his message like a chameleon changes his camouflage based on his perception of what his current audience wants to hear, even if it means utterly contradicting himself. It looks like people who can't see past a good speechwriter and a little public speaking talent, and are willing to ignore the growing evidence of a fundamental lack of understanding of scripture on his part as well as his incredibly poor judgement in the 20 years of membership in his former church, and what these portend for his leadership will may indeed get exactly the leader they deserve.

Israeli Orthodox Jewish Center Begins Dialogue with Christians

jcp2003 »

Wed May 28, 2008 9:06 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

What (who) do you suppose they'll talk about?

Christian World Heritage Sites to Get Greater Protection

jcp2003 »

Wed May 28, 2008 9:05 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

I'm not sure I understand this. UNESCO wants to preserve Christian sites?