The Surge of the Whitebread Protestants to Obama
Tuesday October 14, 2008
With all the attention showered on evangelical Christians and Catholics, we've neglected the religious group partly driving Barack Obama's recent surge in the polls: mainline Protestants. This bucket includes the historic American churches that once dominated the spiritual landscape but...
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Many Mainliners spoke out against the Iraq war and torture. One of the most vocal was Pres Bush and Dick Cheney's United Methodist Church (UMC).
Top Methodist leader wants Bush - a Methodist - impeached
http://tinyurl.com/3fe2pe
Tell President Bush United Methodists Do Not Torture!
http://tinyurl.com/436okx
"The Faith of Barack Obama," by Stephen Mansfield http://tinyurl.com/3ruzsb
Mansfield is a pro-life conservative Republican that demonstrates a true Christian attitude of not demonizing people that have different views. Mansfield states in the following video: (not 100% word for word)
"What really disappointments me in the church today is the level of hatred about politics. As a follower of Jesus Christ, I am not allowed to hate someone that kills my wife, steal my property. Hatred in the church about politics is sin and it's got to go."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFFWS6ioHJc
The book is educational, easy to read book, and especially good for people unfamiliar with black churches. I learned about Black Liberation Theology, which is much different from what I heard on TV. The author is objective and helps answer why Obama stated in Rev Wright's church for 20 years. He discusses what really shaped Obama's religious views, how they will inform the way he governs and why he may be a compelling leader not just to liberal Democrats but also to some conservative evangelicals.
The book also has a very interesting chapter about the religious faith of John McCain, Hillary Clinton, and George W Bush.
I said that Palin was a mistake the day McCain picked her. Mainline Protestants can't stand her and there are still a lot more of them than there are Evangelicals.
White bread protestants? Joe six pack? What is it with conservatives and commodity crop products?
Rod, comments?
As a member of this tribe, I'd like to note that there are many Mainline Protestants who also consider themselves the Religious Left. I'm a life-long Episcopalian. Not sure if there's a more stereotypical Rockefeller Republican denomination. However, we are also the vanguard of an extremely public discussion about homosexuality and the church. Are you double counting me? Or does my being "left," with my religious beliefs strongly affecting my political actions take me out of the mainstream?
Not to mention that John McCain left the Episcopal Church to so-called "join" the Southern Baptist Church. Even though he has not undergone adult Baptism, he calls himself a 'Baptist'
That offends me deeply as an Episcopalian from baptism.
With the economy the way it is, and folks (including myself) losing money in their various savings, how could anyone, no matter what their religious leanings,vote once again for any Republican? McCain is another GWB, no matter what he tries to say, and Palin? She is a joke. If that pair got elected, and the worst should happen and Palin actually entered the Oval Office...just hang it up folks. That is one reality I'd never want to see.
The Bible does say the entire world will be deceived by anti Christ all but the elect...We are witnessing it today...
The great falling away from Christ's gospel are in part those who believe the lying words of Barack Obama over the words of Jesus..
The tares are being removed..They are leaving the truth of the Gospel and following liars like Barack Obama..His path will lead them soon to Islam and hell
Obama is not a Christian. He believes all paths lead to god.. This is the antithesis of Christianity. He also believes all men are children of god...Jesus said all men are not children of god unless born again..He spoke of satans children many times..
Barack Obama is a liar especially about Scripture and he is a killer, (abortion)...
The so called Christians who are in his pocket are like those who said "crucify Jesus, give us Barabbas".
It reality Barack is binding the tares into bundles to be burned..The burning is ultimately Islam the road gate that leads to hell...
The Bible says the daily sacrifice shall be taken away.. This daily sacrifice is Jesus i.e. our daily bread...(Jesus is the sacrifice and he is the bread of life..Give us this day our daily bread.).
The next event is the abomination that makes desolate will be set up...
This abomination can be likened to Eves sin that caused the Adams to become desolate and naked.It is lies of satan... As I see it today's abomination that maketh desolate wil be the koran lie forced on the masses after the daily bread(christ's gospel) is removed.
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