[Grovenet] Obama dismisses Dobson criticism about Bible

[Bob Browning]

I highly recommend this website to you all -

http://www.jamesdobsondoesntspeakforme.com

and also this -

http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/fightthesmearshome/

It will be interesting to see if John McCain has enough time to disown 
all of the 527 websites that will be trying to swiftboat Obama!!

bob "just the truth" browning

PS: Here's the article -

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>>   Obama dismisses Dobson criticism about Bible
>>
>> By SARA KUGLER, Associated Press Writer/ /
>>
>> Barack Obama said Tuesday that evangelical leader James Dobson was 
>> "making stuff up" when he accused the presumed Democratic 
>> presidential nominee of distorting the Bible.
>>
>> Dobson used his Focus on the Family radio program to highlight 
>> excerpts of a speech Obama gave in June 2006 to the liberal Christian 
>> group Call to Renewal.
>>
>> Speaking to reporters on his campaign plane before landing in Los 
>> Angeles, Obama said the speech made the argument that people of 
>> faith, like himself, "try to translate some of our concerns in a 
>> universal language so that we can have an open and vigorous debate 
>> rather than having religion divide us."
>>
>> Obama added, "I think you'll see that he was just making stuff up, 
>> maybe for his own purposes."
>>
>> In his program, Dobson focused on examples Obama cited in asking 
>> which Biblical passages should guide public policy. For instance, 
>> Obama said Leviticus suggests slavery is OK and eating shellfish is 
>> an abomination. Obama also cited Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, "a 
>> passage that is so radical that it's doubtful that our own Defense 
>> Department would survive its application."
>>
>> "Folks haven't been reading their Bibles," Obama said in the speech.
>>
>> "I think he's deliberately distorting the traditional understanding 
>> of the Bible to fit his own worldview, his own confused theology," 
>> Dobson said.
>>
>> Asked about Dobson's assessment, Obama said "somebody would be pretty 
>> hard-pressed to make that argument" that he was distorting the Bible.
>>
>> Obama supporters also responded to Dobson.
>>
>> The Rev. Kirbyjon Caldwell, a Methodist pastor from Texas and 
>> longtime supporter of President Bush who has endorsed Obama, said 
>> Tuesday he belongs to a group of religious leaders who, working 
>> independently of Obama's campaign, launched a Web site to counter 
>> Dobson at http://www.jamesdobsondoesntspeakforme.com. The site 
>> highlights statements from Obama and Dobson and asks visitors to 
>> compare them.
>>
>> Caldwell said he has great respect for Dobson's advocacy for 
>> families, but said the criticism of Obama was "a bit over the top" 
>> and "crossed the line."
>>
>> "There has been a call for a higher level of politics and 
>> politicking," Caldwell said. "So to attack at this level is 
>> inappropriate and I think unacceptable and we at least want to hold 
>> everybody accountable."
>>
>> Tom Minnery, a senior vice president at Focus on the Family, 
>> responded: "Without question, Dr. Dobson is speaking for millions of 
>> evangelicals because his understanding of the Bible is thoroughly 
>> evangelical."
>>
>> ___
>>
>> AP Religion Writer Eric Gorski in Denver contributed to this report.
>>
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