LTRP Note: Frank S. Page, President emeritus, Southern Baptist Convention, emergent leader Jim Wallis (Sojourners), and Richard Stearns, President, World Vision are included in President’s list for “faith-based” council. Both World Vision and Jim Wallis are supporters of Brian McLaren, one of the main teachers in the emerging church movement and also an advisor … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Frank S. Page, President emeritus, Southern Baptist Convention, emergent leader Jim Wallis (Sojourners), and Richard Stearns, President, World Vision are included in President’s list for “faith-based” council. Both World Vision and Jim Wallis are supporters of Brian McLaren, one of the main teachers in the emerging church movement and also an advisor … [Read more…]
“Obama to create faith-based office” By PHILIP ELLIOTT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama said Thursday he will establish a White House office of faith-based initiatives that will show no favoritism to any religious group and adhere to the strict separation of church and state. Addressing the National Prayer Breakfast, Obama spoke of … [Read more…]
One of my early memories of post-war Norway was a shadowy concern about Russia — our neighbor in the arctic north. Stalin coveted Norway’s frost-free ports (warmed by the Gulf Stream), and many feared the snarling bear on our border. In contrast, the British press ignored Stalin’s atrocities. In his Introduction to Animal Farm, … [Read more…]
An article, “A proven enlightened counter-measure,” written by Dr. David Leffler, an eight-year US Air Force veteran, now the Executive Director at the Center for Advanced Military Science (CAMS), appeared in The Aljazzera Magazine, an “independent media organisation established in 1992 in London” reporting on world events that affect the Middle East. In the article, … [Read more…]
On Monday night, August 25th, emerging church author Donald Miller (Blue Like Jazz) gave the closing prayer at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado. This comes on the heels of the news that Brian McLaren (prolific writer and emerging church leader) is now an advisor to Barack Obama. A concerted effort is taking place … [Read more…]
Sarah Pulliam Christianity Today “Donald Miller to Give DNC Benediction” Best-selling author Donald Miller will give a benediction Monday night at the Democratic National Convention. He replaces Relevant Magazine founder and CEO Cameron Strang, who decided not to give the benediction at the Democratic National Convention as previously planned. Christianity Today featured Miller on its … [Read more…]
By Peter J. Smith WASHINGTON, D.C., August 18, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Barack Obama and National Right to Life went head-to-head over Obama’s abortion record, and Obama blinked. The Democratic presidential candidate now has backed off his claims that pro-life advocates were “lying” over his vote to kill a bill that would have prevented infanticide in … [Read more…]
On June 26th, an Associated Press article was released titled “Faithful in pews might not be voters in November.” The article prompted a response by emerging church author/lecturer Brian McLaren. The article stated that Obama had “sent Brian McLaren, one of the country’s most influential pastors, to meet with fellow evangelicals.” McLaren corrected the article … [Read more…]
By Charles Babington Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) – Barack Obama discussed Darfur, the Iraq war, gay rights, abortion and other issues Tuesday with Christian leaders, including conservatives who have been criticized for praising the Democratic presidential candidate. Bishop T.D. Jakes, a prominent black clergyman who heads a Dallas megachurch, said Obama took questions, listened to … [Read more…]
According to various news reports, on Tuesday, June 10th, Barack Obama met in a Chicago “undisclosed downtown location” with “30 religious leaders from around the nation.” (Fox News). The Fox News report said this is “part of an ongoing dialogue” Obama hopes to continue with the “faith community.” Because some of those in attendance did … [Read more…]
By Floyd and Mary Beth Brown Town Hall Respected researcher Berit Kjos aptly explains the changes: “God calls us to serve the poor and fills our hearts with love for the needy. That’s why His true followers around the world have willingly given their lives to share His truth and love in perilous places. But … [Read more…]
American Thinker December 29 Nicole Russell “With his attendance at Rick Warren’s church, Saddleback Valley Community, a mega-church in California for a large conference about AIDS, Obama has begun to align himself with an important base of voters to gain what conservatives lost this last year. Already lauded by some prominent evangelical publications for his … [Read more…]
According to a Christian Post article, Hillary Clinton’s acceptance of Rick Warren’s invitation to her to attend his Global Summit on AIDS may help win Clinton the Presidency of the United States. The article, Clinton’s ‘Gutsy’ Church Appearance Softens Evangelicals, states: Initially, some felt ill at ease over the New York senator’s appearance at the … [Read more…]
Reuters News By Jill Serjeant LAKE FOREST, Calif., Nov 29 (Reuters) – Emphasizing her own Christian faith and quoting frequently from the Bible, Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton wooed a U.S. evangelical conference on AIDS on Thursday with a pledge to fight the global pandemic together. Clinton was the only one of six invited presidential … [Read more…]
By Ron Barnett The Greenville News Dr. Bob Jones III, chancellor of the fundamentalist Christian university in Greenville that bears his name, is looking past his religious differences with Gov. Mitt Romney and endorsing the Mormon for the Republican nomination for president, he told The Greenville News this afternoon. “This is all about beating Hillary,” … [Read more…]
From CNN GREENVILLE, South Carolina (CNN) After speaking to an evangelical church on Sunday in this traditionally conservative South Carolina city, Sen. Barack Obama said that Republicans no longer have a firm grip on religion in political discourse. “I think its important particularly for those of us in the Democratic Party to not cede values … [Read more…]
by Ben Smith The Politico FAIRFIELD, Iowa – Sen. Barack Obama drew his heartiest welcome of a two-day swing through Iowa in the state’s capital of inner peace. To the frustration of the cameramen in the Fairfield town square, Obama delivered his remarks facing east, with the setting sun behind him blotting out their shots. … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following news story from an outside source discusses the “faith” of speakers at the recent Pentecost 2007 conference. Speakers included Hilary Clinton, Barack Obama, Brian McLaren, and Bill Hybels wife: Lynne Hybels. Please refer to our own report: Pentecost 2007 … A Step Closer to Global Unity … A Step Further … [Read more…]
As Ray Yungen has pointed out in his book, For Many Shall Come in My Name, the New Age movement and eastern meditation have completely saturated our society. The influence can be seen in medicine, education, religion … and now more than ever, politics. Marianne Williamson, a staunch New Ager and opponent of biblical Christianity, … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following is from the Syrian news agency, SANA. A US religious delegation that includes Rick Warren is currently in Syria. Tuesday, November 14, 2006 – 06:55 PM DAMASCUS, (SANA)- “Members of a US religious Delegation currently is visiting Syria have expressed sorrow that US gave Israel the green light for 33 days … [Read more…]