PAC touts Obama's faith in new ad

[DeepModem Mom]

CNN: August 15, 2008
PAC touts Obama's faith in new ad
From CNN's Emily Sherman

(CNN) — A political action committee organized by Christian voters who support Barack Obama will run an ad this weekend suggesting “the character and faith of each candidate” should be a major factor for religious voters making their presidential pick – and that the presumptive Democratic nominee may hold an edge on that front.

“Barack is a strong man of Christian faith,” Pastor Kirbyjon Caldwell says in the first ad from the Matthew 25 Network, airing Saturday during the Saddleback Forum on CNN. Adds Catholic theologian Lisa Cahill, “He understands the pressure that families are under and what it takes to help families thrive.”

The group is hoping the ad helps bolster public awareness of Obama’s Christianity. The presumptive Democratic nominee has repeatedly emphasized his faith throughout the campaign season, as he battled back against false rumors that he is a Muslim.

Obama is the only candidate the Matthew 25 Network has endorsed this election cycle, though organizers have said they hope to expand their reach to other contests in future campaign cycles.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/15/pac-touts-obamas-faith-in-new-ad/

[katandmoon]

1. GMAFB. The inherent stupidity of religion with be the death of us all.

[PurityOfEssence]

2. Yes. Literally.

This current manifestation is just a further insidious mindfuck to make it ever harder to ink-a-blot that ballot. I'll still do it, but I wonder what the next assault will be. Considering some of the potential running mates being proffered, it could be an extreme test of will.

I suppose it can be flimsily argued that there wouldn't be any civilization at all without religion, but it's hard to argue that our undoing will be its handiwork. Realists don't suicide-bomb, for one thing...

The barf-o-meter is redlining these days, and it just won't stop...