[How] Would Jesus Vote?

[How] Would Jesus Vote?

Source: Staunton Mennonite Weblog

Author: Kevin Gasser

Date: 29 August, 2008

I hope that you can sense my sarcasm coming out. Sure, I think a little mudslinging can be entertaining, but it is not very Christian. I find it interesting Obama, a member of Trinity United Church of Christ, and McCain, a Southern Baptist, who both made very clear confessions of faith in Jesus Christ recently in a forum held at Saddleback Church, would stoop to mudslinging.

Clergy to Obama: "Don't Move to the Center"

Clergy to Obama: "Don't Move to the Center"
Source: Burning Cane

Author: John Delloro

Date: 21 August, 2008

In an open-letter to Senator Obama, over 150 American clergy appealed to the Democratic candidate for President to retain the ethical and spiritual vision that won him the nomination in the first place …

… Imam Zaid Shakir, Zeytuna Institute, California Rev. Graylan S. Hagler, National President, Ministers for Racial, Social and Economic Justice of The United Church of Christ Signatories: Rev. Brian Adams Mt. Rainier Christian Church ...

Barack Obama, John McCain discuss faith, issues at Saddleback ...

Barack Obama, John McCain discuss faith, issues at Saddleback ...

Source: Los Angeles Times - CA, USA

Author: Maeve Reston and Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers

Date: 17 August, 2008

But Obama, a Christian who until recently attended Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, was more revealing about his faith.

Explaining what it meant to him to be a Christian, the Democrat talked of "walking humbly with our God." "I know that I don't walk alone, and I know that if I can get myself out of the way that I can maybe carry out in some small way what he intends," he said.

FACTBOX-The faith factors for Obama and McCain

FACTBOX-The faith factors for Obama and McCain

Source: Reuters AlertNet - London, England, UK

Author:

Date: 14 August. 2008

An adult convert to the United Church of Christ, a mainline Protestant denomination with about 1.2 million members nationwide. Obama was drawn to the church ...

The Politics and Religion of Fear

The Politics and Religion of Fear

Source: Healthy Liberal Christianity at Park Church, Elmira, NY

Author: Wayne E. Gustafson, D.Min.

Date: 7 August, 2008

My concern today is the totally inappropriate (dare I say, evil) use of Christian scriptures and beliefs to generate broad-based fear throughout the electorate ...

Some, if not all, of these statements find their way into the internet distribution system. One widely distributed post has a description of the antichrist that makes this ominous character sound just like Obama, including that he will be a Muslim. Of course, many people don’t seem to notice that the Islamic religion didn’t even come to being until several centuries after the biblical prophecies were written, or the fact that Obama belongs to the United Church of Christ and is not a Muslim at all...

Cross Is Central Symbol Of Christianity And Must Not Be Secularized By Government ...

Cross Is Central Symbol Of Christianity And Must Not Be Secularized By Government, Americans United Tells Court

Source: Americans United for Separation of Church and State

Author:

Date: 6 August, 2008

The Rev. Barry W. Lynn, Americans United executive director, said he is offended by the claim that the cross is merely a secular symbol.

“The cross is the preeminent symbol of Christianity,” said Lynn, an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. “For the government to claim that the cross is a secular symbol is deeply offensive and betrays a poor understanding of religion and our Constitution.”

Jeannie Babb Taylor: The M-Word: Modern racists use religious attack to smear blacks

Jeannie Babb Taylor: The M-Word: Modern racists use religious attack to smear blacks

Source: Catoosa County News (Georgia)

Author: Jeannie Babb Taylor

Date: 5 August, 2008

Apparently the n-word, which is too vulgar to voice in polite company, has been replaced with the M-word: Muslim ...

Obama is no Muslim, closet or otherwise. In fact, he is more open than most politicians about his faith, speaking often of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. He walked the aisle at Trinity United Church of Christ sixteen years ago. He knelt at the altar on a Sunday morning. He stood and professed Jesus Christ as his lord and savior.

Driving While “Jacket No Tie” and the Case of the Missing Consonan

Driving While “Jacket No Tie” and the Case of the Missing Consonant
CRIMES AND CORRUPTION OF THE NEW WORLD ORDER NEWS: 02-23-2007

Please note: This piece was written by Terri Ginsberg, Ph.D. (Purchase College-SUNY) and New York-based journalist Rima Abdelkader...

...conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh called Barack Hussein Obama, "Barack Hussein Odumbo." Others began to refer to him as "The Un-Hillary," "Obama the apostate," "Obama Osama," and "Obambi." Still others started accusing him of being a "closet Muslim," even though Senator Obama has been widely quoted discussing his impressive educational background and proclaiming his membership in Chicago’s decidedly non-Muslim United Church of Christ.

Christians Should Be Concerned About The Federal Budget

Christians Should Be Concerned About The Federal Budget

Visit news.ucc.org/blog: 02-22-2007

Religious leaders – including United Church of Christ general minister and president John Thomas – have written a letter to each members of Congress “calling for a compassionate and just federal budget in 2008,” according to United Church News.

Ten Steps to Restore the United States' Moral Authority

Ten Steps to Restore the United States' Moral Authority
GOTV blog: 02-22-2007

"A Common Sense Agenda for the 110th Congress

"United Church of Christ, Justice and Witness Ministries"

Obama's Church

Obama's Church
The Bosque Boys blog: 02-21-2007

"Regular readers of this blog have heard of the UCC before, arguably the most liberal American denomination."

Obama to speak Sunday at Louisville fundraiser

Obama to speak Sunday at Louisville fundraiser
The Louisville Courier-Journal: 02-21-2007

"U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, the presidential candidate who became a political star at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, will be in Louisville for a $25-a-ticket fundraiser on Sunday, his campaign said yesterday."

Yes, Joe Lieberman is Glenn Close; The Democrats Are Michael Douglas; And Fox News Is Entirely Without Shame

Yes, Joe Lieberman is Glenn Close; The Democrats Are Michael Douglas; And Fox News Is Entirely Without Shame
Vermont Daily Briefing: 02-20-2007

"Okay, fine, they argued, so Obama is not a Muslim; fine, Obama is a Christian. But isn’t his particular Southside Chicago church, the Trinity United Church of Christ, really a little bit — wait for it — Too Black? Here Fox argues that Trinity United’s “disavowal of the pursuit of middleclassness” smacks of separatism and early Black Panther rallies."

What’s on the State Legislative Agenda

What’s on the State Legislative Agenda
My Left Nutmeg: 02-14-2007

“CT Conference of the United Church of Christ
Assistance for Low-income Families: increase HUSKY & SAGA provider rates, expand HUSKY eligibility for parents & pregnant women, create a state Earned Income Tax Credit
Food Insecurity: economic incentives for full service supermarkets, affordable transportation to food markets, support for local food production
Compassionate Care for Rape Victims: ensure all rape victims at any hospital be given access to emergency contraception
Anti-Discrimination Legislation: add gender identity or expression to Connecticut’s non-discrimination laws “

Race and Religion in Liberal Politics

Race and Religion in Liberal Politics
James Randi Educational Foundation: 02-03-2007

"A member of the Trinity United Church of Christ has announced that he is looking into running for President.


"But given its statements of principle, does the Senator's membership in this church represent a conflict of interest?

"Speak up, Democrat apologists. A few congressional hearings ago, Democratic senators objected to a nominee for a Federal judgeship, and challenged him on the grounds of his being a practicing Catholic. I watched this on CSPAN, and could not believe what I was hearing and seeing."