Tonight's Compassion Forum: Where's McCain?
Sunday April 13, 2008
Categories: John McCain
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Is it not strange that the Republican candidate is running from openness of Faith and the Democrats are embracing it? How things have changed over the last year. As a Social Christian, I welcome this and have longed to have the debate of the role of Christian works be played out in our country as part of our heritage. No more the elitist conservative, self-serving attitude that has plagued our nation for the last two decades.
McCain is not going because he knows that his voters aren't going to be watching.
Hi!
Without taking into account the issue of establishing a stone by God, which he won't be able to pick up, how do you think, may be something in this world, what can God never see?
Charles,
When you say "McCain is not going because he knows that his voters aren't going to be watching" I don't quite get you. Do you mean that religious voters who'd tune in tongight's forum on CNN aren't part of his constituency? Or that religious conservatives who might support a Republican like McCain wouldn't tune in because you think the forum is geared toward liberals?
Senator John McCain is not running from the openness of faith by not participating in the Compassion Forum tonight broadcast on CNN. His campaign did say that he had a scheduling conflict. I take them at their word. Where's your compassion for him and his busy campaign schedule?
I'm sure that John McCain will participate in a similar forum/dialogue about compassion/faith in the Presidential campaign at some point during the general election campaign. I hope and pray that it's a Compassion Forum that's conducted in a fair and balanced manner.
Turns out McCain wouldn't have risked anything in attending. The night was full of religious softballs....http://tiny.cc/42xRB
Clinton and Obama carefully answered the questions and the response from the floor was kind and friendly. If McCain had made the effort to come, I would have listened to him as well but his "Conflict" was more important than reaching out to the World of Faith that in NOT Conservative and Dogmatic, Legalistic or Vengeful.
"Where's McCain?" is the wrong question to be asking. It should be"WHY is this event even happening in a country that "promises" (well, USED to promise) that there shall be NO religious tests to hold public office?"
What a sham you all have made of your "Constitution".
A shame. McCain's answer should have been "My religion is my own personal business, and I won't be trotting it out in front of the voters. I am running for President, not for Pope."
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