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TheHeretic -> RE: James Dobson to blast Obama (6/24/2008 9:06:30 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Alumbrado
Which still doesn't answer the question 'whose Christianity?'. Your's? Reverend Wright's? The Quaker's? Rev. Wildemon's? Westboro Baptist church? Louis Farrakhan's?
Read the last line of O59's link, Celt. Even Dobson's own spokeshole says that "Without question, Dr. Dobson is speaking for millions of evangelicals because his understanding of the Bible is thoroughly evangelical." The Evangelical denomination (or non-denomination as they often market themselves) is right down there with the Fundies and Baptists and Assembly of God in my book. How dare a near-cult of a sect, barely 30 years old, decide what is "traditional," and what isn't?
The Bible must be taken as a whole? Says who exactly, ... the Bible? My acceptance level of that as a source document may vary from yours. Men who think, which would certainly be the ones I try to elect, reserve the right to make informed choices about what they pay attention to.
A Christian may--and I would argue, should--point to his religious faith as justification for his vote on a matter of public policy, ... And if those votes can be interpreted as imposing a particular belief (ie. an establishment of religion) upon the rest, our Constitution disallows the laws.
(Just using the quote for emphasis; reply is to CelticLord. Well put, Alum.)
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