August 16 - Will Rev. Warren ignore the issues that the majority of conservatives consider important in order to score left wing points or will he ask the questions that matter most to America's voters?
"No one can blame Sen. John McCain for wanting to reach out to evangelicals. The latest poll from the Pew Forum shows the Arizona Senator lagging seven percentage points behind President Bush's support from this valuable constituency in 2004. Although 61 percent of white evangelicals still prefer McCain to Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.), more of them are "undecided" (12 percent) compared to this point in the last two elections. Both candidates will attempt to shore up vital support from this community at a forum hosted by Rev. Rick Warren of California's Saddleback Church. On August 16, McCain and Obama will appear separately to discuss what Warren describes as "main areas of focus"-AIDS, poverty, human rights and the environment. While the Left would have us believe that this is the faith community's new agenda, a candid discussion of traditional values issues such as life, marriage, and religious freedom is what American voters need and deserve. Surely Rev. Warren won't ignore the most crucial initiative in his state (and perhaps the entire nation) as California determines the fate of marriage this November. Saddleback Church has the rare opportunity to crystallize the debate over abortion and homosexuality before FRC Action's Values Voter Summit in September. The candidates should be asked:1. What is your position on man-woman marriage?
2. Where do you stand on partial-birth abortion and the killing of nearly-born babies?
3. Would you sign the Freedom of Choice Act into law?
4. How can the federal faith-based initiative survive without hiring protections for religious charities?"
Tony Perkins
Family Research Council Action President
Posts
