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Amerigo Vespucci Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-08-08 10:09 AM
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Evangelical Leaders to Support McCain
Source: Christianity Today

More than 90 evangelical leaders met in Denver Tuesday, July 1, and decided to support Sen. John McCain as the presidential candidate who most shares their values.

Attendees agreed that they are concerned about issues like immigration and gun rights, but determined that opposing abortion and gay marriage are so central that they have no choice but to support McCain.

"He would advance those values in a much more significant way than Sen. Barack Obama who, in our view, would decimate those values," said Mathew Staver, dean of Liberty University's law school, who spearheaded the meeting.

Those in attendance also reached a consensus that they would send a letter to McCain, R-Ariz., encouraging him to consider former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as his choice for vice president.

Read more: http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2008/julyweb-only/128-21.0.html





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sakabatou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-08-08 10:13 AM
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1. MORE BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!
MORE SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE!
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YOY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-08-08 10:22 AM
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5. Khorne be praised!
n/t
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CanonRay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-08-08 10:15 AM
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2. More "leadership" totally out of touch with their base.
It's becoming a Republican trademark
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Faygo Kid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-08-08 10:20 AM
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3. Also concerned with "issues like immigration and gun rights?" What about the poor? And justice?
"Gun rights and immigration" are bigger issues than social justice, poverty, decent health care and the environment?

These so-called leaders are likely to spend eternity in a very warm environment.
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Warpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-08-08 10:22 AM
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4. Their flavor of "Christianity" is 100% concerned with
the suppression of everything female. Nothing Christ taught matters, as long as women and "effeminate" males are kept powerless and trapped.

Know who and what they are and they become predictable.
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yardwork Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-08-08 11:34 AM
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11. Not just females. Gays, too.
Females, "effeminate" males (because all gay men are effeminate, natch), and "unnatural" women like myself who act like men by being attracted to other women.

It's true. Religious extremists tend to be very hung up on gender issues. I think it's all about power for them.
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-08-08 10:25 AM
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6. Good luck with that! Evangelicalism may be losing its political influence, scholars say (THANK GOD!)
Evangelicalism may be losing its political influence, scholars say (THANK GOD!)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=214&topic_id=177962&mesg_id=177962

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johnt66 Donating Member (23 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-08-08 10:45 AM
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7. They have no value
These are just people who have no value and hope that their followers have no values either.
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Ilsa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-08-08 10:53 AM
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8. I wonder how drunk Dobson is going to have to be to support McCain?
I wonder what ludicrous promises McSame is going to make and break to him and Tony Perkins and the other nutjobs.
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yardwork Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-08-08 11:34 AM
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13. McSame will have to promise Dobson lots of little dogs to beat up.
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MarjorieG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-08-08 11:20 AM
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9. They are more concened with their own power continuing, and access to presidency.
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Lucky 13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-08-08 11:30 AM
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10. I have absolutely nothing to say about this except...
FUCK EM.
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Thrill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-08-08 11:34 AM
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12. Yeah a guy who cheats on his wife. Would advance values
This guys are hilarious
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goldcanyonaz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-08-08 11:36 AM
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14. Who cares, we dont want em!
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