U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole's challenger Kay Hagan has create a new ad called "Belief" in response to Dole's "Godless" spot, which attacked Hagan for attending a fundraiser connected to someone who is connected to an atheist group.
This is a very post-2004 way for a Democrat to respond to a faith-based attack: quickly responding to the attack head-on and testifying unabashedly about one's faith commitment. Which is to say, it's a very "Obama" way to respond to a faith-based attack, as opposed to the "Kerry" way of responding: wringing one's hands and marrying each public pronouncement about one's faith to a reaffirmation of support for the complete separation of church and state.
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"Bearing false witness"?! WOW!!!
That steeliness explains why Hagan is ahead in the polls. Her rapid response may be why she wins.
Amen, sister!
You can help Hagan afford to get her message out by donating to her campaign as soon as possible. There being only four days left before the election.
there's nothing wrong or unamerican in being an atheist. This is not a theocracy and we have a right to believe or not to believe. It is bigoted to portray godless as wrong.
It is bigoted to portray atheists so negatively. We should respect all beliefs, and those who do not believe as well. America is not a theocracy.
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