Is it me or does it feel like the Presidential race starts earlier each time? I've never been a fan of politics in the church. That is to say I've never been one to pursue using the pulpit to endorse candidates or turning over a pulpit to a candidate. I would think it would cause some issues with the churches tax exempt status...but maybe I'm wrong? Interesting story on how a church in New Hampshire had 50 folks from the Obama team visit and showed a video message from the candidate. At the conclusion of the forum, there was an altar call asking people to come forward and become a "congregation contact" for the Obama team. Something feels awfully uncomfortable about that to me. Am I crazy? Read below:
Obama Reaches Out to Religious Voters
By ERIC GORSKI | Tuesday, October 16, 2007
The invitation appeared one Sunday in Joanna Chase's church bulletin: Come to a "faith forum" and join a conversation about the intersection of religion and politics.
Living in New Hampshire, Chase is accustomed to pitches from
presidential hopefuls, especially those focusing on values-voting
Republicans. But this one came from the team of a Democrat, Sen. Barack
Obama.
The candidate himself wasn't on the bill. But about 50
people showed up to talk about the war, poverty and trying to seize
back the moral mantle some in the GOP claim. The night also featured an
Obama video and a campaign altar call _ an invitation to become a
"congregation contact" and rally support for the candidate. Read the full story here...
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