Religious Right Watch: Obamageddon is nigh!

The religious right never goes down without a fight, and given the dwindling chance that their candidates, Sarah Palin and John McCain, can win the White House, they’re taking the fight to extreme new levels. Prominent figures are comparing supporters of Sen. Barack Obama to the Nazis, warning that God will condemn Americans if they don’t vote for McCain, accusing Obama’s family of witchcraft and foretelling a future when Christianity is criminalized by an Obama administration. Are you prepared for Obamageddon?

Evangelicals abandon McCain, Obama backers target Christian airwaves

Results released by the Christian polling outfit, Barna Group, shows that Sen. John McCain has failed to hold on to a critical part of the Republican base: born-again evangelical Christians. Even with Gov. Sarah Palin on the ticket, support from the key constituency has floundered compared to Bush’s numbers in 2004.

Meanwhile, independent groups are hitting the airwaves on Christian talk radio with ads featuring Sen. Barack Obama talking about his faith and prominent “pro-lifers” explaining — and supporting — Obama’s position on abortion.

Interstate 35 Evangelicals Accused of Exploitation

Evangelicals behind the Highway of Holiness, a prophecy movement that claims to find biblical proof that Interstate 35 holds spiritual significance to Christians, have come under criticism for a “purity siege” outside a Dallas,…