They're still going to heaven, unlike you. So who should really be frightened?
************************************************* Barack Obama Antichrist gear http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike --- On Sun, 11/2/08, Helio Wakasugui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Helio Wakasugui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [OT]For many evangelicals, it will be the end of the world if Obama > wins > To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, November 2, 2008, 8:42 PM > For many evangelicals, it will be the end of the world if > Obama wins > http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2008/1028/1225061111621.html > > > [image: Daniel Lopez, his wife Diana, James Krause, Matthew > Lopez and James > Vorja outside Focus on the Family's > headquarters]<http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/images/2008/1028/1225061111621_1.html>Daniel > Lopez, his wife Diana, James Krause, Matthew Lopez and > James Vorja outside > Focus on the Family's headquarters > > The evangelical movement is fearful on many fronts, *Mark > Hennessy*discovers in Colorado Springs > > QUIETLY SPOKEN, religiously and politically conservative, > and living in the > heartland of evangelical Christianity in the US, Daniel > Lopez pondered the > end of time that could come if Barack Obama becomes > president. > > "When I think of it, it brings to mind the prophecies > that the Bible tells > us about," said Lopez, sitting in the shade outside > Focus on the Family's > headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado. > > "On the one hand, it is exciting for us as > conservatives because we can > actually see what God prophesied coming about; but on the > other hand, it is > frustrating to see somebody become president who is a > blatant liar." > > Lopez and his family moved three years ago from California > to Colorado > Springs, which has over the past couple of decades become > home to thousands > of evangelical Christians, and more than 100 of their > churches. > > The most influential religious operation in the city is > not, however, a > church as such, but the sprawling Focus on the Family > complex established by > James Dobson, one of the US's most influential figures. > > Each year, he broadcasts to 200 million religious > conservatives at home and > abroad, and he reigns supreme in Colorado Springs since > pastor Ted Haggard > fell from grace after he was found to have solicited a male > prostitute for > sex and drugs. > > The Haggard experience, and general suspicions that the > press is > everlastingly liberal, mean the evangelicals are not keen > on journalists, > even if they are polite about it. "No sir, I'm > afraid there is no one you > can talk to. They are attending a meeting on homosexuality > and I cannot > disturb them. It's quite a sensitive subject, you > know," a Focus on the > Family staffer gently, but firmly, told *The Irish Times* . > > The evangelicals believe the world is swimming against a > tide of filth: > promiscuity; homosexuality; and the curse of relativism. > > Eight years ago, and again in 2004, the evangelicals, who > number up to > one-quarter of the US population, were on a political roll, > and were crucial > to the election of George W Bush. > > Today, they are still influential, as can be judged by > Republican > presidential candidate John McCain's selection of > Alaska governor Sarah > Palin as running mate. > > During the battle for the Republican nomination, the > evangelicals' dislike > of McCain was evident, with Dobson saying he was convinced > the Arizona > senator was not a conservative. > > "In fact, he has gone out of his way to stick his > thumb in the eyes of those > who are. I cannot and will not vote for senator John > McCain, as a matter of > conscience," he declared. > > Times have changed since then, and Dobson, faced with the > unacceptable > prospect of a liberal in the White House, now says he is > "supportive" of > McCain's campaign, even though he cannot bring himself > to endorse it. "It's > probably obvious which of the two major party > candidates' views are most > palatable to those of us who embrace a pro-life, pro-family > world view," > Dobson wrote in a weekly e-mail to supporters. > > Palin, on the other hand, the evangelicals like. Last week, > the > vice-presidential candidate, herself an evangelical, was > interviewed by > Dobson for 20 minutes on his syndicated radio show, which > has 1.5 million > daily listeners. Describing herself as a "hardcore > pro-lifer", Palin voiced > confidence that, by "putting this in God's hands, > that the right thing for > America will be done at the end of the day on November > 4th". > > The evangelicals' main complaints about McCain are that > he does not support > federal constitutional bans on gay marriage and abortion, > and he favours > embryonic stem-cell research. A ban on all three is > Republican Party > official policy, and Palin assured Dobson that McCain would > follow it if the > duo wins: "I do believe that, from the bottom of my > heart." > > With time slipping away, evangelicals still hope McCain can > win in Colorado, > particularly because a state referendum that would grant > "personhood" to a > fertilised egg should rally the local conservative vote. > But Obama's > eloquence and campaigning skills, and a sense that the > political winds in > the US are running against them, have disconcerted the > evangelical movement. > > Fearful on many fronts, they particularly fear for Israel > if Obama wins. > James Borja, a youth pastor, said: "Right now, we are > one of the few nations > giving them support. They have the rightful ownership of > that land, rather > than the Arabs who covet it. Once our support ends, you > will see the end of > Israel and the beginning of the end for America. > > "Truly, the Bible says of Israel, 'I will bless > those who bless you, and > curse those who curse you'." > > But Borja holds out hope that many Americans will act like > his father-in-law > in the campaign's final days. > > "He has always voted Democrat, a lifelong trade > unionist. But he says now > that he is voting Republican. He says, 'I can't > vote for my pocket. I've got > to vote with my conscience'." > > However, the future is already written, said James Krause, > who disagrees > that evangelicals have reasons to be afraid if a Democrat > takes the White > House. "God holds everything in his hand. There is no > doubt in my mind that > what happens on November 4th has been pre-ordained," > he said. > > (c) 2008 The Irish Times > > > -- > "Corruptissima re publica plurimae leges." > - Tacitus, The Annals of Imperial Rome. > > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- > multipart/alternative > text/plain (text body -- kept) > text/html > --- > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are > the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or > medical advice. 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