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James L. Lambert - Guest Columnist - 6/27/2008 4:00:00 PMBookmark and Share
James LambertI agree with the growing number of people in the Christian community who are making the case that Americans shouldn't elect Barack Obama as the next president of the United States. I find myself in the company of people like Bill Keller, James Dobson, former NFL player and pastor Dr. O'Neal Dozier, Dr. Gary Cass, and Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, who all believe the Illinois senator would be a bad choice.
Focus on the Family's James Dobson took aim at Obama this week on his radio show, saying he things the Democratic candidate is "deliberately distorting the traditional understanding of the Bible to fit his own worldview, his own confused theology." Dobson and others are particularly upset by Obama's support of gay marriage, abortion rights, and partial-birth abortion, as well as his tendency to favor a socialistic philosophy in government.
For my fellow Christians who are "on the fence" when it comes to the November election, consider the following:
- Obama has been a strong defender of the abortion industry, as demonstrated by his speaking appearance at a Planned Parenthood convention.
- He has been sympathetic to the cause of gay marriage. He recently appeared in the gay magazine Advocate.
- Obama has said that there are many ways to heaven -- which flies in the face of claims by Christ himself who said He is the only way to God. In a response to Dobson and other Evangelicals, Obama has stated that "folks haven't been reading their Bible." Yet Obama's belief in the "big tent" of salvation (with there being "many paths to God") runs completely contrary to scripture.
- The sacrifice of Christ on the cross becomes meaningless in Obama's worldview, according to Jesse Lee Peterson. Peterson, an ordained minister and director of the Brotherhood of a New Destiny, recently appeared on my local TV show. Dr. Gary Cass, founder of Christian Anti-Defamation League agrees. "Why did Jesus have to die in the first place?" Cass asks. "Christians believe Christ had to bear the punishment for their sins and only personal faith in Christ in Christ's death and resurrection can save [us] from eternal judgment."
- Obama would likely nominate extremely liberal Supreme Court justices if he is elected, so contends Dr. O'Neal Dozier. Rev. Dozier, pastor of The Worldwide Christian Center in Florida, is appalled at the ignorance many black Christians have pertaining to the Democratic presidential candidate. Obama, notes Dozier, has made it crystal clear that he would appoint future Supreme Court justices in the mold of Justice Ginsberg -- a former ACLU counsel who has shown by her court decisions that she believes the high court should do more than interpret the law. Obama's Supreme Court nominees would dramatically affect legal opinion for a generation. Case law involving free speech, freedom of religion, and the continued slaughter of millions of babies will depend on the make-up of this court. Dozier is deeply concerned that many black Christians will end up voting for Obama "simply because he is black." It is Dozier's opinion that many black pastors "are weak spiritually," making it difficult for them to take a moral stand on cultural issues (i.e., abortion, gay "marriage," religious freedom, monogamy and government dependency). Dozier sees the need for pastors in his community to teach Christians the importance of living right before God.
Despite Obama's strong liberal voting record, some polls show him getting close to 40 percent of the Evangelical vote. Some believe that this is occurring because Obama "is aggressively marketing himself as a Christian" -- so says Bill Keller, the founder of LivePrayer.com.
"The media has given [Obama] a free pass" when it comes to his core beliefs, says Keller. Like Dobson, Petterson, Dozier, and Cass, Keller questions some of Obama's basic core religious beliefs. "He doesn't believe in Hell"¦Obama has stated that even though his mother didn't believe in Christ as her Savior, she is in Heaven." Regarding Obama's almost 20-year association with Trinity Church, Keller said that "two of my board members are from Chicago -- and Trinity has always been known as a radical church ... one that [promotes] black separatism and black liberation theology."
Still, millions of Christians support the junior senator from Illinois. But many of us are praying that all Bible-believing Christians will ultimately realize this man should not occupy the Oval Office come January 2009.
James L. Lambert, a frequent contributor to OneNewsNow.com, is a licensed nationwide real-estate mortgage loan sales agent and can be contacted through his website.
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The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly. Zephaniah 1:14
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I think Obama would be a worse president than Jimmy Carter and not because of his religious beliefs or lack of beliefs. He's about as Marxist as old Karl himself.
And based on his long-term membership in that church withthe anti-American political orientation, I'm strongly inclined to question his commitment to our Country and our Constitution.
You should watch Fox TV and look at this guy's record on gun ownership as well, true Marxist disarm the people and conquer.
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The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly. Zephaniah 1:14
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Not to mention that he practically fits the description of the anti-christ. I'm not saying that he is, just pointing it out that he fits the description somewhat.
Did you mention his good friend Bill Ayers? Did you mention that he wants to negotiate with Islam and terrorists?
Not to mention that he practically fits the description of the anti-christ. I'm not saying that he is, just pointing it out that he fits the description somewhat.
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1John says "there are many anti - christ.."I know Rev. 13 talks specifically about 'The Anti -Christ'..but yes..anyone who is against Christ teachings could be considered anti Christ..making Obama an anti Christ,,Fact..there are millions of anti - Christ today..They will be registering to vote for sure...many fo rthe first time..Honestly , I feel in my spirit that doom is coming to our country..Racism is coming back , ..strong and we are giving our Islam foe a big door to enter our country to do as they wish. The angels of the Lord surround those who fear Him..when we as a country stop fearing Him..we are no longer under His protection..
That is true, it is the various forms of the anti-christ that is not yet manifested into the flesh yet (or maybe is) that will lead to the anti-christ that will be manifested into the flesh. Obama may fit this description but I do not think that he is quite that mezmorizing and also we still have some ways to go toward the economic pressure of the mark of the beast but you're right, he is certainly of the anti-christ. Either way, it is all in preperation for the manifested anti-christ yet to reveal himself. God is waiting to lie down the Law.
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