McCain wins backing of evangelical leader
The frosty relationship between John McCain and leading social conservatives is one of the unique variables in the 2008 election. Will they swallow their objections and vote for him? Or perhaps more importantly, will they employ their fund-raising and organizing machines on his behalf?
The Christian Broadcasting Network's David Brody reports today on a positive development for Team McCain. Ohio evangelical leader Phil Burress -- who recently said of McCain, "We don't like him, and he doesn't like us" -- has come around, Brody reports.
Burress, who leads a group called Citizens for Community Values, met with McCain recently and has sent out a memo to conservative activists explaining his decision to rally behind him.
"Personally, I can't wait any longer and can't take the chance that [Barack] Obama will be our next president," Burress wrote, according to Brody.
He continued, "John McCain, unlike most politicians, will not be bullied, threatened, paid off or pressured into changing his position. That was refreshing. I was once one of those people who said 'no way' to Senator John McCain as President. No longer. The stakes are too high. And if Obama wins I need to able to get up on November 5th, look at myself in the mirror, and when I pray, say, "Lord, I did all that I could.'"



"And if Obama wins I need to able to get up on November 5th, look at myself in the mirror, and when I pray, say, "Lord, I did all that I could.'"
I would like to submit "obamaphobia" as a new word for the English dictionary...
I want to look myself in the mirror and say "thank you Jesus for watching over this country and giving us John McCain as our president."
First: What ever happend to the separatation of church and state?
Second: I think the countries current situation is proof that jesus is not watching over us right now.
My fellow American's, I believe Sen. John McCain to be a man of great honor that has the experience, knowledge, integraty, an respect that can an wil make us all very proud to call ourselve's American's!
We all need to get behind him an work very hard to see that he is elected as our next president of our great nation in Nov.!
May God Bless You All!!
Thank You!
Ray in Calif.
The risk of giving all the branches of government to the Democrats would be devastating for this country. Senator John McCain is the best prepared candidate for President the country has seen since Ronald Reagan. For the sake of our blessed nation, elect Senator John McCain our next President.
Hispanic for McCain. I will work very hard to get many many Hispanic people to John McCAIN. He is a truly a American Hero!!! I just wanted to say a important message. My whole family are Die hard DEM but are so disgusted with the DEM leadership that they all are voting for John McCain. I am talking about 50 family members and they all are going for McCain. Even thought they all supported Hillary Clinton they are not for OBAMA. Obama all he want to do is destroyed our great nation of ours. So I am and the Hispanic community we will support John McCain!!! for President
Mr. Brody's Jesus is simply God created in Mr. Brody's (and the Religious Right's) own image, an unholy sanction of violence and the exploitation of the poor--a far cry from the Jesus of the Gospels. So it fits that looking at himself in the mirror and praying seem to be one and the same for him.
I'm voting for Barack Obama because I am an evangelical Christian. Conservative evangelicals need to realize that there's more than one food group. They are being used to support an agenda that supports the rich and ignores the poor. There's nothing about John McCain that's any more "Christian" than Barack Obama. As Biblical scholars they should know better than to take such a narrow view of politics.
I totally agree with Ray. America needs to get fired up about getting Mccain elected. People need to realize that if they don't vote, it is a vote for Obama. And he is the last thing this country needs. God Bless America!!!
Actually Evangelicals should look at themselves in the mirror and ask whether they did the right thing by putting president Bush into office twice. They should be asking themselves if it makes sense to tie the unique mission of the Church to a party that has done so much to destroy our country and it's reputation.
I wonder if some of these "Evangelical" supporters will go the way of Bush's Evangelical supporters like pastor Ted Haggard (methamphetamine purchases and homosexual encounters with paid male escorts).
John Hagee has already been dissed by McCain, maybe this publication could take a real close look at the Evangelical movement for what it really is. The FACT most of the Evangelicals refused to disclose their earnings when asked to testify before congress shows them to be what they really are...wolves in sheeps clothing.
We must work like never before to get Senator John McCain elected as or next president. All of America must vote for him, but two votes, Mr and Mrs Obama are the only votes we can loose. Then they would just run off to another country with all the money there leching from Americans, by there cheating backstabbing campaign. We can not let our houses be over run by rats and roaches, like they do to the people in Chicago.
Boston Tea Party on the Obama campaign, because there trying to make us like Europe. America will stay America!
Let us pray that John McCain is elected as our next President and that he chooses wisely his vice presidential running mate. He needs all of our votes to win. America needs a president with integrity and John McCain is such a man.
Whom the Gods would kill, they grant their desires. May your wishes and prayers come true; may you (Like the children of Israel yearning for a King) get what you want; and deserve and GET IT GOOD when Mccain becomes your president. We will be watching, and laughing as America losses it's power and respect on the backs of some religious throwbacks afraid to lse sight of the shore.
Amen
True Christians will not vote for John McCain. Voting for the lesser of two evils is still evil. A real Christian does have a choice this election season. The thrid largest party in America (THE U.S. CONSTITUTION PARTY) has nominated CHUCK BALDWIN for president. I will be voting for Chuck Baldwin in November.
Kevin,
From one believer to another, its not good to call John McCain an evil. He goes to North Phx Baptist Church were many believers go, even my Dad. My wife knows him personally and sees him to be a truly right on person for America, unlike Obama. In four years Obama and the DMC could destroy and socialize this country so bad that Chuck or any other party may never have a chance. Your plan to kink the vote could be so damaging that you could spend the rest of you life fighting and endless battle, with limits on Americas freedoms. Listen to the BBC, thats Obama future, and look at Europe. John will need your vote, and the same goes for people thinking like you, then you will keep Am a country that can start working on a new party. Like O says from day one, well D-Day for Am.
John will need every vote, for America to scare of DMC ideas. Obamas ideas may be worse than a terrorist attack, devastating Americas future of freedoms, and damaging our constitution that he could change the first year in office alone.
Thank God! The thought of faith based policies coming from a candidate who attended Jeremiah Wright's church for 20 years, a church which gave Louis farrakan a man of the year award, is frightening. Some changes are good, but Obama's idea of change is to throw out the baby with the dirty bath water. I love America, and I don't want to see it change beyond recognition. Keep America strong, elect Senator John McCain President in November '08.
How many of your McCain supporters have travelled outside the US? Things are great. You currently discriminate based on many factors, such as sexual orientation, HIV status etc. How can this be good. Jesus never judged. Obama promotes free rights and equality for all. IS that not what JEsus promoted. Stop being so closed minded and see beyond your nose. If your country is now hated because of your current Evangelical president, does that not tell you something?!?!
I have tried to keep an open mind about the presidential race, but I am very worried about the choice of Gov. Palin. I am a woman with great empathy for conservative positions, but I don't feel that she is experienced enough to be a heartbeat away from the presidency. As a believer, I am also concerned that McCain has been disingenuous in this choice. Far from being a maverick, he has taken direction from the republican leadership in this choice. We are a little too smart to be hoodwinked in this way. I know I may be kicked off this blog, but if I were to be totally honest, I would have to say that I find Obama's values to be closer to my own as a Christian.
America will be a repeat of the great fall of Babaloyn if we don't consider our christian beliefs. No Jesus did not judge, but he also wanted us to turn away from our wicked ways, take up our cross, and follow him. One day every knee will bow and every tongue confess and we will be judged but not by man, by God, so when you vote, vote as if onto the lord and don't worry about what others may think. God sees the whole picture and he will take care of his children.
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