by Mark Silva
February 27, 2008
"In a regretable campaign for “pastor-in-chief,’’ the Interfaith Alliance
has come up with a review of the “unholy use of religion in the presidential campaign.'' As in any good review, they have a Top 10 list – topped by Mike Huckabee and Barack Obama."More, plus video ...
"I have witnessed more abuses of religion in this primary season than in any election in recent memory,’’ said the Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy, a Baptist minister and president of the Interfaith Alliance. “Incidents like these demean the sanctity of religion by inferring that God has endorsed a certain candidate. Far be it for candidates to run for 'Commander-in-Chief' instead of 'Pastor-in-Chief.'"
"And the Top 10 are…
No. 10. Mitt Romney is asked if he believes "every word" of the Bible (CNN/You Tube debate (11-28-07).
No. 9 . CNN's Soledad O'Brien asks John Edwards to "name his greatest sin" (CNN/Sojourners town hall 6-26-07).
No. 8. James Dobson tells a reporter he does not think that Fred Thompson is a Christian (3-27-07).
No. 7. Barack Obama distributes a campaign flier describing himself as a "Committed Christian" (1-21-08).
No. 6. Hillary Clinton said we need to "inject faith into policy" (CNN/Sojourners town hall 6-26-07).
No 5. Mike Huckabee explains his rise in the polls by invoking the Biblical story of two fish and five loaves feeding a crowd of 5,000 people (11-28-07).
No. 4. Tim Russert asks all the Democratic candidates to "name their favorite Bible verse" (MSNBC 9-26-07).
No. 3. John McCain says the Constitution established the United States as a Christian nation and that he would prefer a Christian president (9-27-07).
No. 2. Barack Obama asked a congregation to help him "become an instrument of God" and join him in creating "a Kingdom right here on Earth" (10-17-07).
No. 1. Mike Huckabee tells a crowd: "What we need to do is to amend the Constitution so it's in God's standards rather than try to change God's standards" (1-14-08).
The Interfaith Alliance is a nonpartisan organization "dedicated to promoting the positive and healing role of religion in the life of the nation and challenging those who manipulate religion to promote a narrow, divisive agenda." It claims more than 185,000 members drawn from more than 75 faith traditions and 47 local activist groups throughout America."
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