Warren’s Army
Recently, William F. Roberts of Otego N.Y. had a letter to the editor published in the Delaware County Times. Bill and I have been corresponding for several years and I’ve always respected his opinions.
“Some people saw Rick Warren’s interview of presidential candidate Barack Obama and John McCain as intended to derail Obama’s campaign the question of faith. Others saw Warren’s program as one of self-promotion.
“As leader of a megachurch (actually 40,000 members is more an army than a congregation) Warren was probably intending both. I believe the program was also meant as a recruitment action.
“Now, Obama has selected Rick Warren to give the convocation at his inauguration. Obama says his choice was made in a spirit of unity among those who may differ on some issues. The choice of Warren has been criticized by some.
“Obviously, the country needs to upgrade all effects for unity. Some concessions will be needed on all sides. But not if human rights may be endangered. It would be good if some personal matters, such as sexual choices and birth control/sex-education were removed from the political arena.
“Obama’s willingness to attempt to work with those whose views differ from his own is commendable. It will be wise to do so with eyes wide open for it is often apparent that Warren and other Christian nationalists have an agenda that would make their beliefs the only acceptable standard.”
Comment: Bill’s opinion of tracking polls is quite low. However, I just received an e-mail, which announced that: “Liberals’ confidence in Obama remains high. Gallup Poll Daily tracking continues to find 93% of liberal Democrats expressing confidence in Barack Obama, despite news reports that they are unhappy with some of his recent actions. Meanwhile, conservative Republicans’ views of Obama have improved in recent weeks, up from 23% to 29%.”
Consequently, I couldn’t resist pointing out to Bill, that the 6% increase in the number of conservative that view Obama favorably could have had something to do with his choosing Rick Warren to give the convocation at his inauguration. I’d have picked Rev. Jeremiah Wright, but that’s why I’ll never get elected to an important position. I do recognize that getting many of those 40,000 members of Rick Warren’s church to watch a Democratic inauguration is a very politically savvy move.
“Some people saw Rick Warren’s interview of presidential candidate Barack Obama and John McCain as intended to derail Obama’s campaign the question of faith. Others saw Warren’s program as one of self-promotion.
“As leader of a megachurch (actually 40,000 members is more an army than a congregation) Warren was probably intending both. I believe the program was also meant as a recruitment action.
“Now, Obama has selected Rick Warren to give the convocation at his inauguration. Obama says his choice was made in a spirit of unity among those who may differ on some issues. The choice of Warren has been criticized by some.
“Obviously, the country needs to upgrade all effects for unity. Some concessions will be needed on all sides. But not if human rights may be endangered. It would be good if some personal matters, such as sexual choices and birth control/sex-education were removed from the political arena.
“Obama’s willingness to attempt to work with those whose views differ from his own is commendable. It will be wise to do so with eyes wide open for it is often apparent that Warren and other Christian nationalists have an agenda that would make their beliefs the only acceptable standard.”
Comment: Bill’s opinion of tracking polls is quite low. However, I just received an e-mail, which announced that: “Liberals’ confidence in Obama remains high. Gallup Poll Daily tracking continues to find 93% of liberal Democrats expressing confidence in Barack Obama, despite news reports that they are unhappy with some of his recent actions. Meanwhile, conservative Republicans’ views of Obama have improved in recent weeks, up from 23% to 29%.”
Consequently, I couldn’t resist pointing out to Bill, that the 6% increase in the number of conservative that view Obama favorably could have had something to do with his choosing Rick Warren to give the convocation at his inauguration. I’d have picked Rev. Jeremiah Wright, but that’s why I’ll never get elected to an important position. I do recognize that getting many of those 40,000 members of Rick Warren’s church to watch a Democratic inauguration is a very politically savvy move.
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