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Posted on 08/02/2004 9:51:51 PM PDT by Notwithstanding
On July 23, Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Terry McAuliffe announced the appointment of Rev. Brenda Bartella Peterson as the Senior Advisor for Religious Outreach; she is an ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Commenting on her selection is Catholic League president William Donohue:
“Terry McAuliffe says that the appointment of Rev. Peterson as the new Senior Advisor for Religious Outreach ‘reflects the DNC’s commitment to reaching all people of faith’; he also notes that she ‘will act as liaison to religious organizations.’ Upon learning of this appointment, we decided to find out who this woman is. And what we found will make people of every faith wonder whether McAuliffe and the DNC have totally lost their senses.
“Rev. Brenda Bartella Peterson was one of thirty-two clergy members to file an amicus curiae brief in behalf of Michael Newdow’s attempt to excise the words ‘under God’ from the Pledge of Allegiance. The brief shows infinitely more concern for the sensibilities of atheists like Newdow than it does for the 90 percent of Americans who believe in God. And this is the person the Democrats want to dispatch to meet with the heads of religious organizations? Are they out of their minds? Would they hire a gay basher to reach out to homosexuals?
“The Democrats are now 0 for 2 in appointing senior religious liaison directors. The Kerry campaign first appointed Mara Vanderslice as the Director of Religious Outreach, but when we exposed her as a radical leftist who associates with anti-Catholics, the Kerry staff silenced her. Now they’ve stepped in it again by selecting Rev. Peterson.
“The selections of Vanderslice and Peterson suggest that either no one bothers to vet candidates for religious outreach, or the elites making the choices are anti-religious. If the former is true, then this shows that the Democrats place no priority on appealing to people of faith. If the latter is true, then Kerry needs to bring in a big broom and clean house.”
So what? Are we supposed to be impressed with her credentials? Jim Jones was an ordained minister in the Disciples of Christ.
Your link is misleading. It makes it seem as if the DNC issued this press release. It was some catholic organization. You need to change the link title.
Make room for "under Allah."
LOL I'm shocked..shocked I tell you.
LOL. The Democrats are idiots.
This is going to help solidify Bush's base. I just finished e-mailing this article to people in my e-mail address book.
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
WWJD
The only religous reading I saw at the DNC convention was from the Koran....
How is it that these characters still manage to attract the Black Southern Baptist vote?
This week, clergy members from across the country will gather in Cleveland for the first national meeting of the Clergy Leadership Network (CLN), a fledgling nonprofit that aims to serve as the left-of-center answer to the conservative and hugely successful Christian Coalition. While its nonprofit status keeps it from raising campaign money or endorsing candidates, CLN aims to be "the strong political voice of the religious left" when it comes to the education, the economy, civil rights and the environment, says Executive Director the Rev. Brenda Bartella-Peterson.
If this isn't endorsing a candidate then there is no such thing as "endorsements".
They choose money over morality. They go to church on Sunday and sing, clap, dance, shout and praise The Lord and then go into a voting booth on Tuesday and vote for baby killing, gay marriage supporting, Democrats. As long as the Dems continue to make them think that they need the government in order to survive, they'll keep voting for the Dems. Jesse Jackson has convinced them that keeping a family on welfare for four generations is the way to "Keep Hope Alive". Al Sharpton has convinced them that the government still owes them 40 acres and a mule as well as any other reparations they can get from the Civil War era. (Ref. his speech at the convention.) And, Julian Bond has convinced them that "the man" (all whites) are out to get them and they need the Democratic Party to keep them safe from the Republicans who wanna take their food stamps and entitlement checks.
The DNC, winning friends and influencing people!
*ping*
That's a very good point. Was there any other religious reading at the DNC OTHER than the Koran?
I am going to research tis a bit. I think it was Wednesday at the end when they had their reading from the Koran. I would assume they closed each night on a religious note just out of tradition, but with the level of hatred towards Christianity you never know if the intolerant leftists, they might have left the Bible out completely.
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