What is the big deal? Republican's seek out the endorsements of and pander to a few strange pastors.

[wisteria]

And, no one blinks when they do this. Falwell? Robertson? Rev. Wright is not running for office, he will not be influencing or affecting the decisions President Obama will make. Unlike our Republican counterparts who are so quick to jump on this matter, even though they have a few kooks and out in right field ministers they do seek out for endorsements, help and advise. And, these ministers have had some unusual things to say. They also held more power and influence over Republican candidates than Rev. Wright could ever dream of. Below are just a few notable quotes.

"AIDS is not just God's punishment for homosexuals; it is God's punishment for the society that tolerates homosexuals"

“Billy Graham is the chief servant of Satan in America”

“The idea that religion and politics don't mix was invented by the Devil to keep Christians from running their own country”

Textbooks are Soviet propaganda”

The whole (global warming) thing is created to destroy America's free enterprise system and our economic stability”

“Homosexuality is Satan's diabolical attack upon the family that will not only have a corrupting influence upon our next generation, but it will also bring down the wrath of God upon America.”

“God continues to lift the curtain and allow the enemies of America to give us probably what we deserve”

“(re: 9/11 attacks) "...throwing God out of the public square, out of the schools, the abortionists have got to bear some burden for this because God will not be mocked and when we destroy 40 million little innocent babies, we make God mad...I really believe that the pagans and the abortionists and the feminists and the gays and the lesbians who are actively trying to make that an alternative lifestyle, the ACLU, People for the American Way, all of them who try to secularize America...I point the thing in their face and say you helped this happen."”

All of the above are from Jerry Falwell. How many of our Republican leaders invited him to dinner, asked for his support and took his advise and used it?


“Feminism is a socialist, anti-family, political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians.”

Many of those people involved in Adolf Hitler were Satanists, many were homosexuals - the two things seem to go together”

“...There is no such thing as ... separation of state and church ... in the Constitution. It's a lie of the left.”

“(Regarding his prayers to keep Hurricane Gloria away from Virginia Beach) It was 'extremely important because I felt that if I couldn't move a hurricane, I could hardly move a nation”

If he thinks we're trying to assassinate him, I think that we really ought to go ahead and do it.”

Above quote from Pat Robertson

And, I won't even go into McCain's ministers.

[anonymous171]

1. It's because they aren't liberal

[MadMaddie]

2. Pst....perhaps you haven't heard...he's a black rev

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