http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/christianvote/ en-us Sun, 12 Oct 2008 03:03:41 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2103532/posts WASHINGTON -- Significantly more monthly churchgoers are supporting the Democratic nominee -- Sen. Barack Obama -- in this year's presidential election than in the 2004 election cycle, according to a new poll. / Religion News Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2103532/posts#comment Sun, 12 Oct 2008 03:03:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101246/posts hancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. often says Liberty University students are the best — and the results of his campus-wide campaign to register student voters locally is giving him one more reason to believe it. As of Monday’s 4 p.m. registration deadline, LU Commuter Affairs officials had collected and submitted 4,200 forms to the Lynchburg, Va., city registrar. “I’m proud of the students for stepping forward and registering and showing an interest in what’s happening in government. I think it’s a testament to how committed our students are to making a difference,” said Falwell Jr. Falwell is still receiving several links... liberty.edu http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101246/posts#comment Thu, 9 Oct 2008 12:17:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101055/posts By WAYNE SLATER / The Dallas Morning News wslater@dallasnews.com AUSTIN – In a significant shift in party support from four years ago, monthly churchgoers are backing Democrat Barack Obama in this year’s presidential race, according to a new poll. Mr. Obama, who has tried to tap faith-based voters, has the support 60 percent of Americans who attend religious services once or twice a month, according to the survey for the nonpartisan group Faith in Public Life. Also Online Evangelical right slow to support McCain Democrat John Kerry lost that group in 2004. At the same time, Mr. Obama has made... Dallas Morning News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101055/posts#comment Thu, 9 Oct 2008 02:59:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099252/posts Amid a blizzard of disheartening polls a month out from the general election, the John McCain-Sarah Palin Republican ticket got some great news this afternoon: A clear go-ahead signal to millions of evangelicals across the country from Dr. James Dobson, founder and chairman of FocDr James Dobson founder and chairman of Focus on the Family who radio program and newsletters reach millions of evangelicals approves a vote for the Republican ticket of John McCain and Sarah Palinus on the Family, to vote for the GOP ticket. It couldn't have come at a better time given more polls showing a Democratic... http://news.google.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099252/posts#comment Tue, 7 Oct 2008 02:52:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096745/posts A northern Minnesota preacher's presidential endorsement from the pulpit of Republican John McCain over the weekend is part of a national challenge of federal restrictions on such political expressions. The Rev. Gus Booth of Warroad Community Church made his endorsement Sunday as part of the Alliance Defense Fund's "Pulpit Freedom Sunday." The fund said Booth and other pastors around the country were exercising "their First Amendment right to preach on the subject, despite federal tax regulations that prohibit intervening or participating in a political campaign." Booth, a delegate to the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, said Monday he did... Minneapolis StarTribune (aka The Red Star) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096745/posts#comment Fri, 3 Oct 2008 17:02:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096950/posts Up front, this is a vanity post. Vanity in that this is my personal "heart" regarding the current time in which we live. I welcome your feedback and comments. The 2008 election is one that according to who you listen you "The most important election in our history". On one side, Barack Obama & Joe Biden. On the other John McCain and Sarah Palin. One candidate believes the "He is a symbol". The other believes he has a duty to protect and defend American. On one side you have a vp candidate with 30+ years experience in politics. On the... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096950/posts#comment Fri, 3 Oct 2008 20:40:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2095421/posts The 72-year-old senator from Arizona is a lifelong gambler, who favours the craps tables, and continues to play today, the New York Times reported. Former campaign officials said they were alarmed that his behaviour would be deeply unpopular with the Christian base of his party. Mr McCain's habit, which appears to take the form of a monthly binge rather than a daily addiction, has never before percolated into standard descriptions of his life and career. However, it could now prove damaging in a very close contest with his Democratic rival Senator Barack Obama. The evangelical wing of the Republican Party... Telegraph.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2095421/posts#comment Thu, 2 Oct 2008 01:41:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2094453/posts I waited an hour for CBS to post the video. No luck. I’m uploading my own cut so stand by for that; when their version goes up, I’ll swap it in. In the meantime, here’s the transcript. Remember, the rap on Palin is that she’s supposedly a “Christianist” nut ready to impose theocracy at the first opportunity. Here we learn that she supports contraception; doesn’t want to punish abortion with jail time; supports teaching evolution as “an accepted principle” and may very well oppose teaching creationism (it’s ambiguous); and reaffirms that she doesn’t judge gays, partly because she’s had a... hotair.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2094453/posts#comment Wed, 1 Oct 2008 00:45:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2094681/posts In a white-steepled church along a stretch in picturesque canyon country, the preacher laid out the basic blueprint of a godly marriage: Husbands lead, wives submit. Speaking recently before hundreds of worshipers at Placerita Baptist Church in Newhall, guest preacher Chris Mueller affirmed the view that loving male headship and gracious wifely submission are God's plan for spouses. Placerita, like many conservative Christian churches, teaches that a wife's role is to be her husband's helpmate (Genesis), "workers at home" (Titus) and submissive to her husband in everything (Ephesians). So how do these congregants square such teachings with their support for... LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2094681/posts#comment Wed, 1 Oct 2008 07:27:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088037/posts Lynchburg, VA (LifeNews.com) -- For the new Barack Obama "faith tour" to have any success, it needs to be able to draw young and evangelical voters. Yet, at its first stop in the Virginia back yard of well-known pastor Jerry Falwell, just 15 people showed up for the event.The Obama campaign has signed up evangelical author Donald Miller, Pepperdine University professor Doug Kmiec and former Indiana Congressman Tim Roemer, for the "Barack Obama: Faith, Family and Values Tour."The trio made a stop at Liberty University, which is home to over 10,000 evangelical students from across the county and a... Life News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088037/posts#comment Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:02:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086608/posts Barack Obama is not giving up on faith-based voters. While polls seem to show voters stuck in same pattern as 2004, despite the Democrat's persistent outreach and God talk, the campaign is redoubling its efforts and rejecting suggestions that the Palin Effect has caused them to bail on the religious community. Obama's two top lieutenants in faith outreach came out to address dozens of reporters at the annual Religion Newswriters Association conference in Washington late this afternoon to pitch the campaign's new Faith, Family and Values Tour, which will launch next week with aides and representatives for the campaign (including... http://news.google.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086608/posts#comment Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:30:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086270/posts Despite an unprecedented ramped-up faith outreach campaign in the last few years that many see as unprecedented for Democrats, Barack Obama has so far made few inroads with one of the main groups the Democratic Party has been hoping to budge -- white evangelical Protestants -- according to a poll released today. The poll was done by the University of Akron, which has been tracking the presidential preferences of voters by faith for the last five presidential elections. It was conducted between June and August of 2008 and involved a random sample of 4,017 adult Americans. Overall, it showed Obama... washingtonpost.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086270/posts#comment Sat, 20 Sep 2008 01:18:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086181/posts John C. Green, the University of Akron political scientist who is the nation's most prominent scholar of how religious affiliation affects voting behavior, is just releasing new survey data showing that, even before John McCain chose Sarah Palin as his running mate, Barack Obama was failing to move evangelicals into his camp. Green, releasing initial results of his quadrennial survey of religion and politics at the annual convention of the Religion Newswriters Association, said the most surprising result of his survey was how little had changed since 2004. "The divisions based on religious affiliation are very deep-seated in the United... The Boston Globe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086181/posts#comment Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:57:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083794/posts Sarah Palin, a working mother-of-five whose down-to-earth appeal has electrified the Republican Party's bid to retain the U.S. presidency, reflects a new attitude toward women in America's religious right. Analysts say Palin, the nominee for vice president who has galvanized the party's conservative Christian base, highlights how the movement has evolved from its staunchly anti-feminist roots in the 1970s as it tries to broaden its appeal. The movement, which has no formal structure but includes a number of prominent Christian groups, has a big influence on Republican politics. It has become younger, more female and less white-dominated and extended beyond... al Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083794/posts#comment Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:48:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078853/posts WASHINGTON (AFP) — The "Palin factor" may have boosted support for Republican presidential contender John McCain among evangelical Christians but he should not bank on the religious right putting him in the White House as it did George W. Bush in 2004, analysts said Tuesday. White evangelical Christians were key in getting Bush elected to a second term in 2004, but the US political landscape has changed for this year's contest, analysts from the Pew Research think-tank told reporters at a forum in Washington. For a start, fewer voters, including evangelicals, align themselves with the Republican party. "Since about 2005... AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078853/posts#comment Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:14:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078538/posts WASHINGTON -- Sen. Barack Obama chastised fellow Democrats on Wednesday for failing to "acknowledge the power of faith in the lives of the American people," and said the party must compete for the support of evangelicals and other churchgoing Americans. "Not every mention of God in public is a breach to the wall of separation. Context matters," the Illinois Democrat said in remarks to a conference of Call to Renewal, a faith-based movement to overcome poverty. ... "It is doubtful that children reciting the Pledge of Allegiance feel oppressed or brainwashed as a consequence of muttering the phrase `under God,'"... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078538/posts#comment Tue, 9 Sep 2008 22:55:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2077096/posts EP News--- Family Research Council Tony Perkins said, “It’s obviously an outstanding choice. Very smart. Very strategic. Those who might have voted for Obama only because they wanted to be a part of something historic can now vote for the Republicans for the same reason.” Richard Viguerie, the conservative icon who has been brutally critical of McCain, was even more effusive, “She’s perfect.” Setting aside the doctrine of original sin for a moment, religious conservatives do think the selection of Sarah Palin as the vice presidential candidate is pretty near perfect. Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and... thecharlotteworld.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2077096/posts#comment Mon, 8 Sep 2008 04:58:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076827/posts Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- New polling data shows if Catholic voters knew Barack Obama voted against a measure to offer medical protection for unborn children they would be more likely to vote against him. The same poll also showed Catholics who are active churchgoers are more likely to oppose abortion and support pro-life candidates. The survey found that, if pro-life groups continue to drive home the point that Obama voted against a bill in the Illinois legislature to protect infants, they could make a dent in his support between now and the elections. The poll, conducted by the National Scientific... Life News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076827/posts#comment Sun, 7 Sep 2008 19:32:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2076363/posts "...The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much." James 5:16 Is it all just a coincidence that Sarah Palin was picked for VP? Was it nothing but a smart political move? Or did God intervene in the mind of a man?All across the nation Christians are beginning to wake up and press in with prayer and fasting. Sept 28 to Oct 4 is a week set aside to pray and fast for our nation! Please consider joining with us that week for revival in America and the future of our nation!John Hancock: • “In circumstances as dark as... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2076363/posts#comment Sat, 6 Sep 2008 23:58:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2076263/posts All year, Sen. Obama has worked hard to win evangelical voters. They’ve run campaign ads, distributed literature about being a “committed Christian,” and offered numerous outreach events at the Democratic convention. At stake are about six million voters - moderate evangelicals who voted for George W. Bush last time but were intrigued by Sen. Obama.Several things have battered Sen. Obama’s standing with moderate evangelicals:1) His poor performance at the Saddleback candidates forum, especially (or perhaps entirely) his comment about it being “above my pay grade” to know when life begins. 2) The selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, an appealing... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2076263/posts#comment Sat, 6 Sep 2008 20:55:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074538/posts I teach at a Catholic university. I study and write about evangelical Protestants. I have no religious convictions of my own. This bothers people who insist that if you are not yourself religious you cannot possibly "get" religion. I leave it to others to decide whether my lack of faith helps or hinders my capacity to understand the subject. But I do know one thing. Because of where I teach and who I study, I have come across some remarkable people I otherwise would never have met. Familiar with the Catholic tradition, I cannot say I am surprised to meet... New Republic http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074538/posts#comment Thu, 4 Sep 2008 14:58:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073469/posts ST. PAUL, Minn. — Undaunted by questions about Sarah Palin's political resume and family, evangelical Christians at the Republican National Convention are cheering the choice of the Alaskan governor for vice president, saying she will energize social conservatives critical to the party's success in November. "I've seen a resurgence of enthusiasm from our evangelical base in the party," said Minnesota GOP chairman Ron Carey, himself an evangelical. "She is a woman who believes in family values, traditional conservative values," said Nancy Haapoja, a Minnesota delegate and local director of a Christian youth organization. Sen. John McCain's selection of Palin as... The Centre Daily Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073469/posts#comment Wed, 3 Sep 2008 03:00:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072459/posts Last week, while the media focused almost obsessively on the DNC's spectacle in Denver, the country's most influential conservatives met quietly at a hotel in downtown Minneapolis to get to know Sarah Palin. The assembled were members of the Council for National Policy, an ultra-secretive cabal that networks wealthy right-wing donors together with top conservative operatives to plan long-term movement strategy. CNP members have included Tony Perkins, James Dobson, Grover Norquist, Tim LaHaye and Paul Weyrich. [ snip ] I learned of the get-together only through an online commentary by one of its attendees, top Dobson/Focus on the Family flack... The Nation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072459/posts#comment Mon, 1 Sep 2008 17:11:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072075/posts Evangelical Christians living in Jerusalem on Sunday voiced unflinching support for presumptive Republican nominee John McCain, and heaped praise on his surprise selection of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. "McCain has a depth of understanding of foreign policy - including in the Middle East - which makes him the best choice for Israel," said Michael Mott, a native of Colorado who has lived in Israel for the past 12 years. McCain's choice of Palin was a "strategic move" that "blew away" last week's Democratic National Convention, he said, adding that it was certain to win him more... jpost.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072075/posts#comment Mon, 1 Sep 2008 00:31:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071470/posts Call it the Palin effect -- John McCain's choice of Alaska's governor Sarah Palin has motivated many conservatives previously reluctant to support his candidacy to surrender their enthusiastic support. Notably among them is Dr. James Dobson, the very influential conservative leader, who heads the nationwide Focus on the Family organization. Dr. Dobson, who has flatly declared that he would not vote for McCain now says he will, and attributes his change of mind to the senator's choice of solidly conservative pro-life Gov. Palin to be his running mate. Earlier this year, Dr. Dobson had announced on the nationally syndicated “The... Newsmax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071470/posts#comment Sat, 30 Aug 2008 22:52:32 GMT