Lynn v. Sekulow

Candidates Should Attend Values Voter Summit

Monday September 8, 2008

Categories: Election '08
Senator McCain and Governor Palin should attend the Family Research Council's Values Voter Summit this upcoming weekend. The event has featured many well respected speakers in the past including "Sean Hannity, Tony Snow, Dr. Bill Bennett, Newt Gingrich, Governors Mitt...
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James
September 8, 2008 4:41 PM

I agree that Mr. Obama and Mr. Biden should attend. After all, Obama is a professing Christian.

Peter
September 8, 2008 7:43 PM

"After all, Obama is a professing Christian."

yea, so are you

James
September 9, 2008 12:30 PM

The problem with the 'comments' section of blogs like these is that people always go personal against other commenter's posts instead of focusing on the actual blog.

Jeff Wismer
September 9, 2008 1:28 PM

What's the matter Jay, is ACLJ not getting enough attention where you have to beg canidates to attend your social functions?

Instead of worrying about guests, maybe ACLJ should help your brother & sister lawyers @ ADF before they lose their licenses and lose their tax exempt status.

Have fun this weekend figuring out more ways to make money off of the loyal but foolish flock of Xians.

Eileen, a practicing Catholic
September 13, 2008 4:29 PM

Sep 13, 4:14 PM (ET)

By JOAN LOWY


WASHINGTON (AP) - Activists at a conservative political forum snapped up boxes of waffle mix depicting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama as a racial stereotype on its front and wearing Arab-like headdress on its top flap.


........Guess the "Value Voters Summit" wasn't expecting Sen. Obama to attend after all .... nothing like a little racial stereotype to warm a welcome, huh?

William M. Fox
September 22, 2008 11:22 AM

Our individual futures, as well as the future of our nation, will be strongly influenced by our understanding of the power of values for good or bad, and what we can do to nurture the right ones in ourselves and in others - in family life, in our schools, in political leadership, in the administration of justice, in domestic and international business, and in other aspects of our daily lives.

In addition to thoroughly documenting the problems that have been created by a moral decline in America, my book, AMERICAN VALUES DECLINE: WHAT WE CAN DO, presents some 30, on-going, successful interventions and programs for dealing with them.

It presents compelling evidence as to why certain values are more productive than others - for us as individuals, and for society as a whole. It shows how these values have made the U.S. great, and how they are compatible with the rules for productive living of most of the religions of the world. In addition, it shows how they are shaped from birth by both heredity and environment - for good or bad - and what we can do to enhance or negate these effects.

About it, Cindy Penn, of THE MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW, writes that "William Fox's extraordinary book...is a must read for every American...I found myself quickly caught up in Fox's prose as he lays out the historical and cultural ramifications of values. His examples are thought provoking ideas that quickly inspired me to consider my own situation, family and work world."

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Professor Emeritus,
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(352) 376-9786

N. Lindzee Lindholm
August 18, 2009 8:39 PM

Dr Jay: Whose side are you on anyway? Why are you giving tips to the left? I almost forgot that deep down, you have a beneficent heart towards all people (e.g. both the Israelis and the Palestinians). I can’t say you are not just.

I think it is a little strange inviting the opposition to a pro-heterosexual marriage convention. Maybe this would beef the opposition’s muscles up to face counterattacks. So…you’re suggesting that conservative candidates attend pro-abortion conventions and rallies? Very stellar and creative thinking, indeed! I like it. It’s like sending the wolves to the sheep and vice versa. Notice I didn’t define my allegorical animal figures. I’m trying to attain the level of impartiality of my mentor.

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Lynn v. Sekulow is an ongoing debate blog--a blogalogue--about how big (or little) a role faith and religion should play in American politics and government, featuring the two leading voices of the church/state battle: American Center for Law & Justice Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow and Americans United for Separation of Church and State Executive Director Rev. Barry W. Lynn.

Please note that in discussing political issues, candidates’ positions and political party statements, the Rev. Barry Lynn and Jay Sekulow are offering analysis in their individual capacities as lawyers and commentators. They are not speaking on behalf of Americans United for Separation for Church and State or for the American Center for Law & Justice. Those organizations do not endorse or oppose candidates for public office. Nothing contained in this dialogue should be construed as the positions of the respective organizations.

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Rev. Barry W. Lynn
Executive Director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, a nonprofit educational organization that defends religious liberty by opposing government interference in religion
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Chief Counsel for the American Center for Law & Justice (ACLJ), a law firm and educational organization focused on protecting religious freedom, American families, and human life.
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