Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is reaching out to evangelical voters by endorsing an expansion of faith-based programs.
Obama will be in Zanesville, Ohio today at 1:00 pm speaking at an outreach ministry of the Central Presbyterian Church there.
It seems Obama’s vision, however, is one of enlisting churches and religious organizations in the Left’s agenda to revive the failed social gospel programs of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Part of what he will say today:
The challenges we face today, from putting people back to work to improving our schools, from saving our planet to combating HIV/AIDS to ending genocide, are simply too big for government to solve alone. We need all hands on deck.
None of the above are contained anywhere in Jesus’ mandate to the church to “preach the gospel to every creature.” When Obama expands President Bush’s faith-based initiatives you can be certain he will also tighten the controls on religious organizations who accept the funds to ensure that the Left’s redefined version of the gospel is being implemented.
Mr. Edwards-
From what I know so far, I would agree that Obama’s approach to faith based programs is more Left than Right. I think your apparent objections to this fact give credence to the idea that church and state should be separate. If they are not, who is to decide how government money helps religious institutions? It seems like every two or four or eight years the funding might go to different groups for different purposes. Why not simply allow religious institutions to fund raise for themselves? Also, as a non-religious person, I don’t feel comfortable with my tax money going to any religious institution, whether it be using the money in ways supported by progressive or conservative ideology.
Thank you Colin *: ) It is good to know that there are true defenders of the faith in each of our main line denominations. I feel that denominationalism is a good thing… When we as Christians are set in a body of believers that underscores our particular gifting, we are in unity with that group and can in such unity impact the community around us significantly. The down side of it is that many take it as an opportunity for quarrelsomeness in differences instead of majoring on the love we share as the Body of Christ shown forth in many members.
Nancy,
There are many other presbyterians than just the PCUSA. The PCUSA is considered a joke by most presbyterians. For example, I am a member of the OPC (Orthodox Presbyterian Church), and we were the first to break away from the mainline church in the 1920s because of emerging liberalism which our founder (J Gresham Machen) saw coming. The largest conservative presbyterian church, which is also our sister denomination, broke away in the 1970s and is known as the PCA (Presbyterian Church in America). That denomination includes the likes of RC Sproul, and D. James Kennedy (Deceased). Besides that there is also the BBC, ARP, RPCNA, and several others. Just thought you should know, most people do not realize there are other presbyterians than the PCUSA, but many jumped ship a LONG time ago
When I hear, or see Barack “He Who Must Not Be Named” Obama, the same verse keeps running through my mind:
“Having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them.” 2 Timothy 3:5
Obama can join the PCUSA and help them on their way down, they are going down the apostates road.
I am shocked that the PCUSA is accepting homosexuals. Obama has no true faith, and will gladly work with them.
Knox Presbyterian (Harrison Twp) is not PCUSA, thank God!!!
I daren’t say anthing good or bad about Obama…I might get locked out of my blog on Google, or someone might misinterpret general courtesy for favor.
Since my sister is a Presbyterian, I better speak up and defend the general congregation from the recent “travishamockery” (thank you Pixel) reports in the headlines. I am sure there are many truly saddened members of the Presbyterian denomination. I’m not sure if there is such a creation as Independent Presbyterian’s, but they will probably soon be on the horizon if they haven’t appeared already.
Nancy,
Is that a complement to Obama or a condemnation to the Presbyterian’s??????
Great!…maybe he can help renew the Presbyterian’s commitment to continued Christian values.