Bachmann, Pawlenty to attend Faith & Freedom Conference
Thursday, June 02, 2011 at 2:19 pm
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Rep. Michele Bachmann and former Gov. Tim Pawlenty are among a long list of presidential hopefuls attending the Faith & Freedom Conference and Strategy Briefing this weekend in Washington, D.C. The conference is organized by Ralph Reed, former head of the Christian Coalition and controversial religious right leader. In addition to Reed, Bachmann and Pawlenty will be sharing the stage with a number of controversial figures from the anti-abortion rights and anti-gay rights movements.
Reed led the Christian Coalition in the 1990s and stepped down as a scandal inside the organization was brewing. He then ran for the office of lieutenant governor in Georgia, but his ties to Jack Abramoff’s gambling scandal created huge hurdles for Reed and he lost the election.
Tom Schenk of Faith & Action will give Friday evening’s prayer. In 1992, Schenk was arrested after he threw a fetus at then-presidential candidate Bill Clinton. He has repeatedly questioned President Barack Obama’s Christian faith.
Speaking just before Bachmann will be Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, an anti–gay rights groups recently listed by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a hate group. The SPLC has criticized Perkins for his past connections to white supremacy groups and his use of false data to impugn gays and lesbians.
Gary Bauer of American Values will also speak at the conference. He ran the Family Research Council before Perkins.
Also on the speakers list: Jay Sekulow a religious right attorney with a huge salary; Renewing America’s Jim Garlow, who likens fighting gay marriage to battling the Anti-Christ; and Dr. Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention. Land recently said that the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell opens America up to God’s punishment.
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Comment posted June 2, 2011 @ 2:39 pm
Somewhere in a back room, probably propped on four Ugandans, will sit Doug Coe having his ring kissed by all.
Praise Jebus, God hates transparent organizations, Amen.
Comment posted June 2, 2011 @ 3:12 pm
First off…….I don’t think these people have the foggiest idea of what being Christian is. I think they fall into the same category as Bin Laden being Islamic. Not! Secondly, if God is going to punish us for repealing don’t tell don’t ask, which is just dumb, I could probably say the samething about them. Since, the Christian right has had their nasty fingers in government this country has not done so well. Ergo (if I was going to be this stupid), God and Jesus is already punishing us for letting these morons rape their religion!
Comment posted June 2, 2011 @ 3:16 pm
And Faith and Freedom conference is a oxymoron in the constutiom. Freedom of religion is clearly stated in the 1st Amendment! But, these so called Christians are too busy worrying about the 2nd Amendment, and guns!
Comment posted June 2, 2011 @ 4:23 pm
More like the Hate & Harassment Conference. Prejudice & Persecution Conference.
Comment posted June 2, 2011 @ 5:06 pm
Ohhhh, This is gonna be a “Brain Trust”.. I can’t imagine the conversations taking place at this event.. “Yuk Yuk. Jesus wasn’t a Jewish Carpenter he was a Capitalist Christian.” ,Yuk Yuk.. “There has to be Something in the BuyaBull about Abortion,” Yuk Yuk, ” Scientist found out that T-rex was really Moses’s Camel,” Yuk Yuk..”Jesus told me to love Liberty and Hate Liberals,” Yuk Yuk, “My Pastor drives a Mercedes, Gawd must really love him,” Yuk Yuk,
Ugh these people make me wanna Puke..
Comment posted June 2, 2011 @ 8:26 pm
One fundamental of physical science is that like draws like… and so it is with the zealots. These people are miscible with one another but mix with the larger society.
The Faith & Freedom crowd are anchored in the past and just as there were once members of a flat earth society the day will come when these zealots will appear just as dead ended as the flat earth society… and that day has already come and gone.
They just don’t fit the mix.
Jeff Wilfahrt, Rosemount, MN
Comment posted June 2, 2011 @ 11:10 pm
the candidates have some great books:
herman cains books: they think your stupid, leadership, ceo of self
john bolton:surrender isd not an option
rick santorum: it takes a family
mitt romney no apolagy turnaround
sarah palin going rogue america by heart
newt gingrich winning the future to save america real change
tim pawlenty courge to stand
Comment posted June 3, 2011 @ 7:11 am
..Anytime any group has the words “Faith & Freedom” in thier title…they Usually stand for Neither…well,at least not for (EVERYONE) right.. GOP????
Comment posted June 3, 2011 @ 10:04 am
@tom
Proper names are usually capitalized. And I hope the candidates hired ghost writers who can spell and use punctuation.
Praise Jebus, God hates incompetent salesmen, Amen.
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