Barack Obama shows James Dobson and all of us there are other sides of religion

Battling theology with James Dobson might seem a daunting task. Dobson has a lot of power in the Evangelical world. And Evangelicals are very good at sounding like they are right, even when they are not.

So strong kudos to Barack Obama for standing up for Christianity and up to Dobson.

There are a lot of people who feel like they are Christian, believe in the values Jesus taught, but who feel shut out due to the volume of the Evangelicals. And those people haven't had a voice on the national stage.

Democratic candidates have run away from religion in the past, especially since the "Moral Majority" crept into the spotlight. And they have lost votes as a result from voters who otherwise would vote for a Democrat.

It doesn't mean Democrats should do with religion what Republicans do with religion. All it means is explaining another viewpoint of religion.

There are hundreds, if not thousands of religions throughout the planet we call Earth. Within Christianity, there are countless variations and interpretations, even within religions themselves. So the idea that Christianity only has one voice is ridiculous.


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http://www.buzzflash.com/articles/election08/229

it also explains why Dobson is lashing out--fear and intimidation. Dobson was shaken off his pious foundation by the honest, clear words in Obama's message.