The Saddleback Church Civil Forum was revealing. It showed the world what these two men are really about. In this forum, truth was revealed. You saw a statesmen with a world of experience. You saw two men wanting to be president, but only one with the experience needed to fill the position.
Why do I say this?
Let’s look at the issues talked about in the Civil Forum.
Abortion: John McCain is pro-life. He told us life begins at conception. That’s one area where John McCain has been conservative. Barak Obama stammered around having a difficult time talking about his pro-abortion stance that he calls pro-choice.
Federal funding of Faith Based Organizations: McCain says faith based groups are more equipped to help the poor and needy. He says the government should help with no strings. Obama says faith based groups need to be careful that they don’t discriminate with federal funds. In other words, churches would be required to follow federal guidelines — unable to proselytize and hire individuals that share their faith.
Moral Failings: McCain was open about his moral failing — the failure of his first marriage. He sounded dejected, but open about that. However, Obama said the only moral failing he had was that he was selfish.
It was clear from my perspective that one man was ready to be president — the other is just doing the right things and saying the right things to get elected.
How does this relate to Christian radio? It relates because Christian radio should have overwhelmingly aired this two hour political event. I know Moody Radio air the Civil Forum from Saddleback, but how many others did the same? I’m guessing most music stations didn’t air the forum.
My question is — when do music radio stations take ‘the leap’ and do something just because it’s the right thing to do?
What do you think?
August 21, 2008 at 5:24 pm |
I was pleased with the way Rick Warren handled the forum. Both candidates made it clear where they stand on many of the issues. I tend to believe that most politicians who run for national office do realize that whether they are pro life or pro choice that they will allienate a certain segment of the Population. I think Religion has been dividing America a lot more than it should over the past 30 years, and if America is going to stay in the state of disrepare it is in, our leaders whether we agree or disagree with them, need to find common ground.
I thought Obama did a good job at taking on questions that are hard for all Democrats and Mccain did enforce that he truly is pro life. Obama did make a case for what he believes and as a result many people will not vote for him and he respected that. As for Mccain, well I wish he didn’t say “my friends” as much as he did. In politics you have to know not everyone is your friend, and if Mccain has a chance he needs to stop saying that.
I think if Mccain picks Lieberman as a VP there is no way he’ll win. Liebermann up intil 2006 was very much a part of the Democratic platform and was a running mate for Al Gore. I think people from both sides question Lieberman’s loyalty.
I was pleased with Warren and his approach and I hope in time that we must discuss the culture wars in America in order to change our policies on all issues.
September 8, 2009 at 12:08 am |
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