Quote Of The Day, From Dr. James Dobson Of Focus On The Family
3 Comments Published by gwen June 24th, 2008 in Beyond North Dakota.Quote of the day–from Dr. James Dobson, head of Focus on the Family, concerning Barack Obama’s opinion that people who want to fight against abortion must do so in a way that everyone can connect with–including those who have no religion.
”What he’s trying to say here is unless everybody agrees, we have no right to fight for what we believe.”
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This is important for a state like North Dakota where family values are still the central theme of life. We can’t afford to get so caught up in living that we forget what we’re living for and about what means the most to us. Everybody deserves the chance to fight for what they believe whether or not other people agree with their premises.
This is a common tactic of the left. If one disagrees with the liberal point of view, they’re being “partisan” *gasp* or “divisive” *gulp* or maybe even –oh, no– “offensive!” *faint*
For instance, I think the North Dakota Peace Coalition folks are living in a dream world. Their idea of a world without violence and war can only be derived from an atheistic, humanist utopian idea based on an inherent goodness of man. The Bible, on the other hand, teaches that men are inherently sinful, prone to the types of things that liberal peaceniks think they can just wish away. But by stating what I’ve just typed above, I’ve been labeled as “hateful”, “divisive”, and other such silliness. Of course; I don’t agree with liberals.
Liberalism also can’t stand up to a realistic, reasoned argument. It’s based on emotion and fantasy. That’s why there must never be debate. For instance, the global warming folks. The Bible foretold that people would worship the creation rather than the creator, and that’s exactly what is happening. And what do they declare? That “the debate is over.” Tens of thousands of credentialed scientists have signed petitions saying they do not agree, but the climate alarmists don’t dare face them down in an arena of facts.
Wait for more of this, as Obama’s criticizers are all labeled as racists rather than debated for their ideas. Any criticism of his policies, his associations, or his ideologies will be answered with cries of race-based hatred in an order to a) avoid debate of the criticism, and b) discourage any further criticism. And heaven forbid that he get elected, because then his entire administration will be insulated by that very tactic. This from a man who claims to be a great uniter, to have transcended race. It’s all just slick packaging with an insidious threat beneath the surface.
This is a mischaracterization of what Obama said. If you’re going to quote Dobson accurately, it would make sense to also quote Obama accurately. Obama did not say “people who want to fight against abortion must do so in a way that everyone can connect with.” What he said was the following:
“I may be opposed to abortion for religious reasons, but if I seek to pass a law banning the practice, I cannot simply point to the teachings of my church or evoke God’s will,” said Obama, according to Hotair.com. “I have to explain why abortion violates some principle that is accessible to people of all faiths, including those with no faith at all.”
Obama is talking about what it takes to establish law in a free country, not whether or not people have a right to fight for what they believe. In other words, laws that apply to everyone must be based on universal principles, not those that only make sense to people of specific religions. It’s an obvious and intelligent point. In fact, the point could be very useful for those seeking to create anti-abortion legislation.
And by the way, Clint. Your characterization of liberals and liberalism is shallow and unqualified. To argue that liberals are unwilling to debate ideas is itself a false claim. I’d be happy to debate you.
The reason I beleive Obama said the things that he did is probably the same reason the Church by and large functions the way they do. We are living in similar times as the days of Jeremiah a prophet of Yahweh. Where the priests of the people repeatedly declared with their voices and their actions, “God won’t do evil OR good. He won’t do anything!!” Obama believes in God and loves God and calls Jesus Christ the “Lord” of his life but like so many in the Church today, however, this Lord that he believes in died 2000 years ago and is powerless today. God of the Church is weak but loving. Their definition of love is weak and powerless therefore their god though loving and compassionate is too weak to do anything about the destruction around us. On the other hand you have those who believe in God but believe his is eternally angry with them. Both are idolitic views of God. The real God hates injustice and will not tarry much longer. He is passionate and loves mercy and depenses judgment in an effort that we would turn to him before it is to late to turn. Hurricane Ike is an example of God’s judgment on the land for innocent bloodshed. God hates innocent bloodshed does stand for it. He will use the least servere means necessary in order to bring out the greatest amount of love and obedience in Israel first and the rest of the world second. Abortion as a law in our land will not last much longer simply because of WHO HE IS. We pray that our leaders McCain & Obama alike will turn to God especially in the arena of abortion.