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James Dobson on Barack Obama
Evangelical christianity (the religious right, if you will) has no central leadership, but James Dobson is probably the most respected person among those with influence among that group. His purpose here is to point out that, while Obama is nominally a Christian, he is not any kind of Christian that evangelicals are used to voting for. Votes on abortion, gay rights and Obama's position (consistent with liberal Christianity) that the Jesus is only one path among many to get to heaven are highlighted. This of course is diametrically opposed to mainstream evangelical Christianity, so Dobson has his dander up pointing that out.
Impact on the race is likely minimal. No real surprises here.. My guess is that, at best, this will help McCain stem the bleeding of independent evangelical christians, who are concerned about social welfare, the environment, etc. from floating over to the Obama camp.
Recent Comments
(Page 1 of 3)TJ2:13AMJun 25th 2008
IS THERE SOMETHING DOBSON TELLS US ABOUT OBAMA WE DONT ALREADY KNOW????
OBAMA IS A FAKE, JEREMIAH-WRIGHT-ANGRY CHRISTIAN WHO CAN, SOMEHOW, READ THE KORAN LIKE A PRO BUT, WHO SWEARS HE WAS NEVER A MUSLIM.
HE HAS LOST ALL HIS FRIENDS AND EVERYTHING HE COULD BE IDENTIFIED WITH IN A BID TO BECOME PRESIDENT.
EVERYTHING AND EVERYBODY, UNDER THE BUS!!!
JEREMIAH ALREADY ANSWERED MOST OF OUR QUESTIONS WHEN HE SAID THAT OBAMA THOUGHT JUST LIKE JEREMIAH BUT WILL SAY ANYTHING FOR POLITICAL EXPEDIENCY.
I BELIEV JEREMIAH WRIGHT BEFORE I BELIEVE THE BARACK "FAST EDDIE" OBAMA
TJ, THE CLINTONITE, SAYING THE DNC IS ROLLING OUT THE CLINTONS TO SAVE OBAMA BECAUSE UNDEFINED "CHANGE" IS NOT ENOUGH.
bernard7:40AMJun 25th 2008
Dr Dobson is suffering from the advance stages of evangelistism. Like alcoholism he has used too many synthetic religious highs and killed a good number of his brain cells. Mentally he thinks he is a seventh century demigod. Further proof is that his political views are the same as an seventh century king.
JEM8:13AMJun 25th 2008
IF ANYONE NE IS A FRUITCAKE IT'S DOBSON. HE IS A RIGHT WING FANATICAL WACKO SPREADING HIS VENOM. PEOPLE OF THE CLOTH DON'T TALK LIKE HIM AND HAGEE. THEY ARE BOTH WACKOS.
Bee8:38AMJun 25th 2008
Manchurian Candidate, maybe? Nevertheless in the Word of the Lord it is written, "If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sins, and heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14. Are there not at least 10 righteous men in America?
A vote for Barack Obama will set us on course for complete and utter destruction. We must elect John McCain. He will give us a little time to get our house in order.
For those of you who believe that life is sacred and that 4000+ dead in Iraq over five years is a travesty consider this; Barack Obama believes that partial birth abortions are perfectly ok, lest he punish promiscuity with a baby! This is beyond when life begins; this is head, feet, and hands, viable outside the womb people! How many of these per day did this country perform prior to congress finding the political will to call it murder? I am sure it was more than 4000 in a week; let alone how many unarmed innocents were destroyed in five years. This country has decayed to the moral fortitude of Sodom. Barack Obama is the perfect leader for a Godless nation of fools! WHO IS ON THE LORD’S SIDE? Your vote should be an indicator!
neil8:39AMJun 25th 2008
who the hell is dobson?
what has he ever done for anyone but himself..
if dobson is such a man of god ,..why doesn't he work for free..
who is he to question someones faith ..this is america dobson....
your definiton of christanity is not the end all,be all def...
if anyone here listen to dobson,there are the fruitcake...
Robert8:43AMJun 25th 2008
Dear Lord, give me a break! That this dangerous, ignorant, buffoon, James Dobson - a NOTABLE racist, homophobic, misoginist, mouth-breathing cretin whose sole aim in life is to race society backwards at warp speed so his repressive/arch conservative views on "intelligent design" (not!), armageddon and "traditional family values" (LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE is too liberal for this ape)- that this yay-hoo, blowhard should be lecturing ANYBODY about Christian virtues is the ultimate in balls-out hypocrisy. This man is to true Christianity as Atilla the Hun is to the "Good Neighbor Policy".
Robert8:44AMJun 25th 2008
Dear Lord, give me a break! That this dangerous, ignorant, buffoon, James Dobson - a NOTABLE racist, homophobic, misoginist, mouth-breathing cretin whose sole aim in life is to race society backwards at warp speed so his repressive/arch conservative views on "intelligent design" (not!), armageddon and "traditional family values" (LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE is too liberal for this ape)- that this yay-hoo, blowhard should be lecturing ANYBODY about Christian virtues is the ultimate in balls-out hypocrisy. This man is to true Christianity as Atilla the Hun was to the "Good Neighbor Policy".
Tom8:48AMJun 25th 2008
Dobson's in love with the sound of his voice. He's as hollow as deep fried puffy taco - and about as nourishing.
MJG229:31AMJun 25th 2008
The arrogant left wing amateur Barack Obama would be still sitting in Jeremiah Wright’s church if George Bush, Dick Chaney and the Evangelicals had not succeeded in hi-jacking the GOP for the last eight years. Barack Obama was a deliberate choice made by the DNC in retaliation to the unilaterally arrogant Bush Administration.
How stupid is it to think that one form of extremism will counter act another? Both are counter productive and only serve the special interests that represent them and not the majority of the American people who are caught in the middle of the fray. Will this insanity never end? Is there no one left in this great Nation of ours who can speak for the majority? We had an opportunity to end it with the centrist policies of Senator Clinton, but the main stream media representing the left and the right were handsomely paid to throw her under the bus. Too bad for us America, we lose again.
Henry9:40AMJun 25th 2008
Dobson's,
And he is speaking out now, Why?
He must be the election minister, I guess he preatches every 4 yrs.
Rogers9:42AMJun 25th 2008
MJG229:31AMJun 25th 2008
The arrogant left wing amateur Barack Obama would be still sitting in Jeremiah Wright’s church if George Bush, Dick Chaney and the Evangelicals had not succeeded in hi-jacking the GOP for the last eight years. Barack Obama was a deliberate choice made by the DNC in retaliation to the unilaterally arrogant Bush Administration.
How stupid is it to think that one form of extremism will counter act another? Both are counter productive and only serve the special interests that represent them and not the majority of the American people who are caught in the middle of the fray. Will this insanity never end? Is there no one left in this great Nation of ours who can speak for the majority? We had an opportunity to end it with the centrist policies of Senator Clinton, but the main stream media representing the left and the right were handsomely paid to throw her under the bus. Too bad for us America, we lose again.
Thank you that comment really says it all. All anyone needs to know. Please keep posting that message.
It's so funny because the same thing had just kind of dawned on me recently. Barack is payback. Barack is "it was your turn, you had your poster-child, now we get to have ours".
This is our country and our lives they are playing with. Barack has no more business in the Oval Office than any bright person you would meet anywhere. George W. Bush had no business there.
What are they doing to us? Why are we accepting it.
It's too late to do anything about Bush, but just say NOBAMA.
iynaroc029:45AMJun 25th 2008
It's unbelievable how much attention people pay to what wackos like James Dobson have to say. This guy is just like the rest of them, hypocrists. Just like Haggard, who knows what skeletons are in his closet. They preach one thing and do another, like Haggard who was denouncing gays and yet he is gay himself. Or John Craig, the restroom pick-up expert. This country is made up different kinds of people and we want a person who would be president for everybody and not just one sector of the society.
iynaroc029:45AMJun 25th 2008
HONESTY ISSUE:
Will the real John McCain please stand up. For people that want to meet the real john McCain, please read these two articles: Corruption, Flip-Flop and Lies
http://www.realchange.org/mccain.htm
http://www.nationalreview.com/contributors/levin040501.shtml
Now that's the McCain, the reformer we know.
AGE ISSUE:
Data just released show America is behind most industrialized nations when it comes to life expectancy. That is why we need universal healthcare like Obama is advocating. Just food for thought:
- For average white American male, life expectancy is 72 years and John McCain is already 72 years old, so he might kick the bucket any time now
- For average black American male, the life expectancy is 70 years and Barack Obama is only 46 years old.
Henry9:47AMJun 25th 2008
MJG22,
SOS, give it a rest or at least bring something new. Hillary is gone, Bill is endorsing Obama. Nothing left for you. You have no potical views with merit.
You have a few racist friends left, they have a whole web site for you. Promise none of the good folks will bother you there. You are a loser and shall remain so forever.
MJG229:49AMJun 25th 2008
The arrogant left wing amateur Barack Obama would be still sitting in Jeremiah Wright’s church if George Bush, Dick Chaney and the Evangelicals had not succeeded in hi-jacking the GOP for the last eight years. Barack Obama was a deliberate choice made by the DNC in retaliation to the unilaterally arrogant Bush Administration.
BUT:
How stupid is it to think that one form of extremism will counter act another? Both are counter productive and only serve the special interests that represent them and not the majority of the American people who are caught in the middle of the fray. Will this insanity never end? Is there no one left in this great Nation of ours who can speak for the majority? We had an opportunity to end it with the centrist policies of Senator Clinton, but the main stream media representing the left and the right were handsomely paid to throw her under the bus. Too bad for us America, we lose again.
MJG229:55AMJun 25th 2008
Rogers9:42AMJun 25th 2008
MJG229:31AMJun 25th 2008
The arrogant left wing amateur Barack Obama would be still sitting in Jeremiah Wright’s church if George Bush, Dick Chaney and the Evangelicals had not succeeded in hi-jacking the GOP for the last eight years. Barack Obama was a deliberate choice made by the DNC in retaliation to the unilaterally arrogant Bush Administration.
How stupid is it to think that one form of extremism will counter act another? Both are counter productive and only serve the special interests that represent them and not the majority of the American people who are caught in the middle of the fray. Will this insanity never end? Is there no one left in this great Nation of ours who can speak for the majority? We had an opportunity to end it with the centrist policies of Senator Clinton, but the main stream media representing the left and the right were handsomely paid to throw her under the bus. Too bad for us America, we lose again.
Thank you that comment really says it all. All anyone needs to know. Please keep posting that message.
It's so funny because the same thing had just kind of dawned on me recently. Barack is payback. Barack is "it was your turn, you had your poster-child, now we get to have ours".
This is our country and our lives they are playing with. Barack has no more business in the Oval Office than any bright person you would meet anywhere. George W. Bush had no business there.
What are they doing to us? Why are we accepting it.
It's too late to do anything about Bush, but just say NOBAMA.
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Thanks for your comment Rogers. I appreciate your support. I was beginning to think I was the only one who thought this way.
MJG2210:03AMJun 25th 2008
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HEY HENRY,
TALK TO THE HAND, BECAUSE YOU CALLING EVERYONE A RACIST WHO DOESN'T AGREE WITH YOU IS GETTING AWFULLY STALE.
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suzanne10:06AMJun 25th 2008
Quotes from a speech given by Obama in June 2006 to the liberal Christian group Call to Renewal. Obama mentions Dobson and civil rights leader Al Sharpton in the speech.
“Even if we did have only Christians in our midst, if we expelled every non-Christian from the United States of America, whose Christianity would we teach in the schools?” Obama said. “Would we go with James Dobson’s or Al Sharpton’s?”
Dobson said Obama condemned pastors for their “diatribes” but “sat for 20 years under the tutelage” of Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and suggested Obama couldn’t recognize the controversial pastor’s anti-Americanism.
BTW Dobson isn't voting for McCain either so much for that theory
MJG2210:14AMJun 25th 2008
HEY HENRY,
TALK TO THE HAND BECAUSE YOU CALLING EVERYONE WHO DOESN'T AGREE WITH A RACIST IS GETTING AWFULLY STALE.
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Katherine1:56AMJun 25th 2008
Are they JUST catching on now that Obama's religion is marxist black liberation theology? Rev. Wright explained it explicitly, or were people not paying attention. Trinity in Chicago is claimed to be a "radical" church...how are these people JUST learning any of these controversies now? I guess it's because a lot of people weren't paying attention to the primary season and now they have perked up for the general election.
Learn about marxist black liberation theology HERE:
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