Saddleback Sellout and Ridiculous Republicans

SADDLEBACK SELLOUT

I must say that I have not read any of Pastor Warren's books. I did see him on the CNN special in which he himself stated that issues of poverty, justice, and the AIDS crisis are some of the most important issues that Christians should be concerned with. So I was very hopeful when I watch the interviews with Senator Obama and Senator McCain. Since these issues are near to my heart as a Christian I was anxious to see what the Senators would say. However none of these issues were brought up at all. Instead Pastor Warren went down the Conservative Right's checklist of issues: Abortion, judges, gay marriage, and taxes, specifically at what point is someone considered rich. I was unaware that taxes were an issue of faith, other than "render unto Cesar what is Cesars". I was appalled that a man of God who claims that certain issues are supposed to be at forefront of our faith would drop those issues to make his canidate, Senator McCain look better. Maybe time ran out, or no one sent in any questions about these issues, or maybe he just sold out. Could it have hurt him in the eyes of the Christian Right had he taken Senator McCain to task on some of these issues? Yes. Was it the right thing to do? Definitely. I just find it hard to believe that a man I saw speak so passionately on these issues, no longer found them to have any merit.

RIDICULOUS REPUBLICANS

The lastest attack from the Republican party against Senator Obama is that he is pro infanticide. I'm not talking his abortion stance (which I whole heartedly disagree with him on), that he wants to kill babies. There was a bill while he was in the Senate that was going to ban the killing of babies of botched abortions, that he voted against. The Republicans now say he is in favor of killing those babies. It doesn't matter that there was a bill that has been a law in Illinois for 20 years already protecting these babies, or that the Illinois board of health was against this bill as well. It also doesn't matter that the reason he rejected this bill was that the language was such that would overturn Roe vs. Wade, and the resubmitted bill with the changed language passed after Obama became a United States Senator. They are know going to say Obama wants to kill babies. Come on Republicans you can do better.

Like I said I don't agree with Senator Obama's stance on abortion, not that McCain has had a good voting record on it until he was running for president. I simply think there are other issues to consider besides abortion. I think a child is always important not just before they are born. I think that is very hypocritical to say that Roe v. Wade should be overturned (which despite the promises of President Regan, President Bush Sr, and current President Bush still stands) and then vote against the Childrens Medical Inssurance Bill.