Jenna Bush married her longtime boyfriend this weekend on her family's Crawford ranch. By all accounts it was a lovely ceremony and a great party. Check out the photo gallery here. But one thing caught our eye in the description of the event: "The Rev. Kirbyjon Caldwell of Windsor Village United Methodist Church in Houston officiated. The influential Houston minister, who is backing Barack Obama in his run for the White House, is a longtime spiritual adviser to the president."
Wow, President Bush is friends with an Obama endorser -- so much so that he's let him marry his own daughter. That seems so open-minded and bipartisan of him. So, what exactly brought Bush and Caldwell together?
Well, it seems Rev. Caldwell's church has some things in common with the far right. According to CBS News, a group within his church has talked about "curing" homosexuality.
And then there's an interview with Rev. Caldwell on Beliefnet that goes a long way toward explaining why Bush considers Caldwell his kind of guy:
It sounds like you guys are really just pals--and you happen to be a pastor.
Yeah, exactly. And I think that's the best way to do it, quite frankly.
Maybe that's why you don't reflect on this as a spiritual journey?
I'm not a particular spiritual reflecting kinda guy, either.
Hey wait a minute, you're a pastor..
I'm more a doer. I'll reflect on it, but I don't reflect on it for chronicle's sake. I reflect on it from the standpoint of who am I, who is God calling me to be, what should I be doing, how can I grow closer to God. I don't reflect on it from the standpoint of "Oh, let me write that down. Oh, that's good, too, let me write that down." That's not me.
Reader Comments ( Page 1 of 1)
1. that almost sounds like an SAT question
____: efficient world leader :: Caldwell : efficient minister
hannah at 1:26PM on May 12th 2008
2. So Ada, what is your point of this story??? It surprises me that President Bush has been in office 7 years now, and you did not find out earlier that his minister is Black!! Oh, by the way, since he is Black, I would think that he is one of the 91% that support Barack Hussein Obama!!
Steven B at 1:29PM on May 12th 2008
3. Well, if you click on the CBS link, Caldwell stated he does not suppport a 'homosexual conversion' idea but that someone in his church started the program. So, who knows?
I have to believe anyone who truly believes you can 'convert' homosexuals to heterosexuality also believes in Santa Claus and the land of Oz. Do we not have far bigger issues to worry about than what consenting adults do behind closed doors?
David S. at 1:56PM on May 12th 2008
4. Many fools will vote for Obama, in spite of the content of his character.
Bob at 2:28PM on May 12th 2008
5. Kirby Caldwell, a longtime religious adviser to President Bush, officiated at the Jenna Bush wedding. See family contribution to Obama, corporations, details of federal tax lien, $1,596,000 house sale
www.webofdeception.com
Robert Shey at 9:35AM on May 13th 2008