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Christian Group to cast Obama as Family Man
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ABC News' Tahman Bradley Report: Arguing it's time for "a better Christian witness in politics," the Evangelical group, Matthew 25 Network, is preparing to make a $20,000 television ad purchase touting its support for Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., during Saturday's compassion and leadership forum at Rick Warren's Saddleback Church.
The group hopes to cast Sen. Obama as a devoted family man and a new kind of politician, who is able to energize the faith community around not just the sin issues, but compassion issues.
A federal political PAC, first created during the Democratic primaries, Matthew 25 Network has run a series of radio advertisements in key November battleground states, Colorado, Ohio, Michigan and Virginia. In one ad, the group defends Obama from comments made by Focus on the Family's James Dobson, who back in June said Obama had "a fruitcake interpretation of the Constitution" and was deliberately distorting the Bible to justify his own world view.
One of Matthew 25's most prominent members who will be featured in the TV commercial is Pastor Kirbyjon Caldwell, a black preacher from Texas who recently officiated Jenna Bush's wedding and spoke at President Bush's Inauguration. Caldwell supported Bush's during the 2000 campaign but now backs Obama.
He says he doesn't think the presumptive Democratic nominee gets enough credit for his commitment to his family. "You can discern quite a bit about a person's character based on how he or she treats their family," Caldwell told ABC News.
August 14, 2008 in Kucinich, Dennis | Permalink | User Comments (13)
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Great news for a great leader, Obama has demonstrated that he is a christain with christian values at the heart of his vision of America, and the world and his vision of the society and the support for the neediest ones. The same cannot be said of McSame who is a polygamist and abandoned his legitimate wife and children for Cindy McCain. God save America from McSame.
Posted by: BKMC | Aug 14, 2008 6:03:12 PM
Hurray! Finally a religious group that recognizes that Barrack is a good family man and represents families in his beliefs and policies!
He loves his kids, his wife and he also cares for the families struggling all over the country, including the veterans and current military...
Unlike McCain who cheated on his first wife and left her (after she was injured in a car accident) for Cindy, the young rich and pretty other woman!
Posted by: Davis | Aug 14, 2008 6:08:23 PM
Kool-Aid(tm), Kool-Aid(tm) tastes great! Wish we had some! Can't wait!!!
You people are insane to put this guy Iraq Hussein Osama up on such a pedestal! Read Matthew 24:24! It is more appropriate! False Christ alert! False Christ alert! Drink the red (as in socialist) Kool-Aid(tm)!
Posted by: TIMC | Aug 14, 2008 6:15:28 PM
Baptisting any politician can be hazardous to the health of Christianity.
Ever since Constintine Christians have been throwing their lot in with those who don't represent the best interests of Christians. Today's Republican and Democratic parties have their own agendas that are often contray to the agenda that the Christian Church has to try to follow in order to reflect the social and spiritual consciousness of Christ. Why this urge to endorse? The Church ought hold back so it can be a prophetic voice to both! Sleeping with one or the other just soils the Church and robs it of its power to preach Christ.
Posted by: Joseph White | Aug 14, 2008 7:41:35 PM
Voting against the Born Alive Infants Protection Act and the ban on partial birth abortions screams "family man" to me.
He's another politician, folks. Same as the rest. Wake up.
Posted by: sven | Aug 14, 2008 9:18:42 PM
No Democrat is a real Christian.
No real Christian can be a Democrat.
Liberals and Democrats are the evil cancer that is destroying this world.
Posted by: Mike | Aug 14, 2008 10:32:52 PM
Of course real Christians can be registered with any political party. Its extremely arrogant to say you can determine one's spiritual state from their political party affiliation.
The problem is not the masses of Democrats, it's with the Democrat leadership, and it's divide and conquer strategy - diving the voting population into groups, convince them they're victims of each other, and that the democrats are just like them and their only hope.
I'm glad that Obama isn't known to have been a jerk to his family. However, that alone is no qualifier to be the President. Unfortunately, with no professional accomplishments whatsoever, they don't have too much else to go on.
Posted by: Jon | Aug 14, 2008 11:16:07 PM
Mike--
I think you should take a look at Romans 10:5-13. Barack Obama has repeatedly fulfilled the criteria St Paul sets forth in v. 9 and v. 13 for being a Christian, as have millions of democrats, myself included. So, who should I believe--St Paul or you?
Posted by: Siggie153 | Aug 14, 2008 11:52:48 PM
Mike,
Hate to remind you but McCain profeses
to be a southern Baptist. He doesn't even hold the beliefs of the church as dear. Remember southern baptists do not believe in partaking or sale of alcohol. I believe that is exactly how he and wife Cindy have amassed a fortune. Let's just hope heaven has a separate quarters for Democrats and Republicans.
Posted by: aw | Aug 15, 2008 1:05:45 AM
LEAVE RELIGION OUT OF POLITICS! SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE! PLEASE!!!!!!!
Posted by: Linda | Aug 15, 2008 7:17:24 AM
Obama IS a family man and doesn't need some special interest group fashioning him as such. I'm heartened to see that maybe there are a few genuine Christians in America who can see from his actions and words that he is, and can see from McCain's actions and words what he is also.
Posted by: Donnat | Aug 15, 2008 11:53:33 AM
Mike
I am a liberal and Democrat and am not afraid to meet my maker. I hold no bitterness or hatred toward anyone, which is something you might just consider working on as you make your journey. But, if you don't, that's okay, too, as we have free will and have to follow our beliefs.
Posted by: diana | Aug 15, 2008 3:04:27 PM
Forget my comment, how about in his own words from his own book - excerpted From Audacity of Hope: "I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction." I'm with TIMC - break out the kool-aid.
Posted by: Jc the lesser | Aug 18, 2008 5:08:44 PM
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