Huh? I’m new to this site, but — McCain is a 9 on the theocrat scale?? I gather that anyone to the religious right of McCain, from Dobson to the Taliban, all indistinguishably rate as 10s? To me, this meter tells me less about McCain’s views than it does about the creators intolerance for Dobson and his kin.
And how could anyone suppose that a McCain loss would be more attributable to perception of Palin as a Christianist than to (1) Palin’s inexperience and hick accent (2) the electorate’s disgust with Republicans (3) McCain’s unevenness as a campaigner (4) Obama’s genius at campaigning (5) Obama’s huge advantage in fundraising, and (6) an economic crisis which, fairly or not, voters seem inclined to blame on Republicans? Indeed, apart from her membership at Wasilla Bible Church, what has Palin said or done in this campaign to identify herself as a Christian candidate beyond agreeing with Mitt Romney on abortion?

So even talking to evangelical interest groups in swing states makes you a theocrat now? How about Obama in black churches?

Oops, I should have read the host’s explanation of the God o Meter before posting. I now understand that, on this site, the term “theocrat” has a meaning completely unrelated to the dictionary definition.

She’ll talk to James Dobson but not Meet The Press or Face the Nation?
Shame on her.

I am sure FoF has her number on Speed Dial. As Gene said above, she will do this but not face anyone who will ask real questions. O well, this is no surprise.

The most recent reports have shown Palin answering questions put to her, especially those in the press corps traveling on her campaign plane. She must have knocked their socks off since there hasn’t been anyone rushing to create a new byline in their newspaper about it. Why isn’t Biden and Obama equally accessible?

jestrfyl and Gene — Apart from answering real questions at length with 3 network reporters, Palin has according to CBS made herself at least as accessible to reporters in the last two weeks as Obama and Biden. I don’t see how she can currently be described as quarantined from press questions.
And what is the point really? Shouldn’t it be Obama and McCain giving press conferences and going on Meet the Press instead of the VP’s? And why is Obama doing a 30 minute infomercial instead of making himself avalable to 30 minutes of live questioning? (Answer — same reason Palin’s not doing Meet the Press).

This is the most disgusting thing I’ve seen in some time.
I see it exactly opposite. It is about time that Dobson realized which candidate would be better for his causes, and sought out the opportunity to bring that candidate to his listeners.

Sarah Palin is a class act. She is also a very effective leader. The people who know her best, the citizens of Alaska, overwhelmingly approve of her leadership, which is why her approval rating is 80%.
I love Palin’s conservative beliefs. No offense to the other 3 candidates, but she is the strongest candidate on either ticket.

Palin has been found guilty of unethical conduct as governor of Alaska.
That’s not a family value in my Bible.

John,
Are you aware that the folks who passed that judgement on Gov. Palin were partisan. It was politically motivated. Even so, the best they could come up with was that she “abused her power” by not putting enough pressure on her husband to get him to stop pursuing the trooper who tasered a boy and threatened their family.
Meanwhile, Obama is so pro-abortion that he doesn’t even want survivors of botched abortion to receive care. Now that is not a family value.
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/08/21/chilling-obamas-concern-for-abortionists-burden/

Mon,
Understand this one thing: NO ONE is “pro-abortion”.
That is pure delusion.
I have never, in all my 57 years, ever once heard someone say, “Ya know, I think abortion is a GOOD thing. Every woman should have one.”
To be pro-choice means to leave the decison whether or not to carry a fetus to term to the woman and her doctor – and NOT have the government (or YOU) tell her, “You MUST have this baby.”
How come we celebrate birthdays and not conceptiondays?
P.S. Dobson is a bully and not a very nice person. His words and his actions are so mean-spirited they could never be considered “Christian” or loving or even charitable. You DO remember that “the greatest of these is charity”, don’t you?

recovering ex-Pentecostal,
Such short-sightedness is common with the party you have aligned yourself with. You say you’d prefer give a woman the right to choose – nothing wrong with that. Who, though, will choose for the unborn baby. IS IT YOU who decides what stage of life is truly valuable?
Not too long ago a man by the name of Adolf Hitler decided that those who were unable to physically compete with the majority (e.g., those with disabilities, children and elderly) were no longer worthy of life. He soon extinguished an estimated six-million precious lives that failed to meet HIS standard of life-worthiness.
If you carry your argument out to it’s logical conclusion, you will find that it is lacking. A better argument for you would be: “I truly believe in a woman’s right to choose. She should be able to extinguish a child’s life up to any age whereby she is responsible for that child. The government should not be able to infringe upon one’s right to choose”. That position would truly be arguable for someone concerned about government intervention in a persons right to choose (I myself believe in a limited government).
Furthermore, your [Democratic] party talks from both sides of its mouth. First it claims a stance against government intervention in a person’s right to choose — such a noble cause. With the very next breath, the opposite view is taken, wanting complete government intervention in issues with health-care and finance. The truth is that a majority of those that are “pro-abortion” are truly “anti-christian” and seek to do anything to attack (and destroy) the principles of those claiming to follow Jesus [Christ].
Life is sacred. Black life, white life, asian and middle-eastern; young and old; intelligent and non-intelligent. Choice, too, is sacred; however, we need to make sure that the choice of all persons is accounted for and represented in all decisions affecting life, and an individual’s well-being.
Joseph Ferraro

Mon: Meanwhile, Obama is so pro-abortion that he doesn’t even want survivors of botched abortion to receive care. Now that is not a family value.
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I believe peace begins in our mouths..you are using inflammatory language..Stop it! No one is pro-abortion. Grow up, start working for what is right, not what is wrong…also use credible sources. I researched your link…The woman is not respected and is known for extravagant stories.
And Palin was found guilty of ethics violations….research it in her hometown newspapers.

I am an evangelical Christian, a frequent listener to Dr. Dobson’s radio program and a member of his internet mailing list. I received Dr. Dobson’s “vote your values” email and wrote a response, an excerpt of which I’d like to share with you:
“Last week I received an email from Dr. James Dobson – whose internet ministry I subscribe to – imploring me to “vote my values,” meaning to vote for the candidate whose “pro-life” and pro traditional marriage rhetoric carried Dr. Dobson’s stamp of approval. My immediate thought was: Why should I vote two of my values to the exclusion of all others? In that question lies the problem of the Christian allegiance to the Republican Party.”
The entire response is here:
The Conservative Christian Case for Supporting Obama
http://opinionstreams.com/blog/?p=65
It’s time to change the dialogue…