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benji23 Would it be wrong to pray for rain? No, but it would be incredibly douche-like. Go ahead, moron. -
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Focus On The Family Prays For Rain During Obama Speech
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Focus on the Family Action spokesman: Pray for rain the night of Obama’s convention speech
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Focus on the Family Action spokesman: Pray for rain the night of Obama’s convention speech posted at 1:05 pm on August 12, 2008 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | printer-friendly Not to be confused with Focus on the Family, which as a 501(c)(3) is as studiously apolitical as its studiously apolitical leader, noted “private citizen” James Dobson. This is Focus on the Family Action , an affiliated 501(c)(4) that legally can engage in some political activities so long as it “does not include direct or indirect participation or intervention in political campaigns on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office.” Judge ...
Dobson’s crew prays for rain on Obama’s acceptance speech
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by Pam Spaulding
Oh my, the Focus on the Anus folks are really losing it this time. Watch Stuart Shepard, commentator on FotF’s “Stoplight” series, urge bible-beaters to pray for “rains of biblical proportions” during Barack Obama’s acceptance speech at Mile High Stadium in Denver. The hilarity was so embarrassing that Focus pulled it from its web site. When the video disappeared from the Focus Action site, it also became unavailable through YouTube and many sites that linked to it.
...The video’s point, Shepard said, is that in his view Obama has not clearly stated his stances on abortion and gay ...
Barack Obama Watch: Praying for No Rain in Denver
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
Pray for rain?
As Flap said before:
Invesco is an open air stadium with no retractable roof. This will make a pretty picture for television as the Democrats will pack the place but if it rains or there are thunderstorms……..August is the fourth highest average ...
Dobson’s Focus on the Family humiliated by ‘Pray for Rain’ video
Political Animal —
As reported here over the weekend, James Dobson’s Focus on the Family employs Stuart Shepard to make short, “clever” religious-right videos for the evangelical powerhouse. Shepard creates these videos regularly, and most of them are entirely forgettable.
Last week, however, Focus unveiled a new video, asking politically-conservative Christians to pray for rain on Aug. 28, in order to disrupt Barack Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention.
Shepard called for “abundant rain, torrential rain … flood-advisory rain.” He adds, “I’m talking about umbrella-ain’t-gonna-help-you rain ...
Focus On The Family Asks God To Rain Out Obama Speech
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"Deus, dona mihi serenitatem accipere res quae non possum mutare, fortitudinem mutare res quae possum, atque sapientiam differentiam cognoscere." These words form what is commonly known as the "Serenity Prayer," roughly translated by Alcoholic Anonymous founder William Griffith Wilson as "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference." Contrast that with the recent ministrations from pseudo-Christians-run-amok cabal Focus On The Family, who recently ran a web ad calling for people to ask God to rain out Barack Obama's DNC address, scheduled to take place at Denver's ...
God is My Hitman.
Brilliant at Breakfast —
(Tip o' the tinfoil hat to Mr. Sully at The Atlantic.) In Boston back before the Braves went to Milwaukee, there was a saying: Spahn and Sain- Pray for rain. But James Dobson's Focus on the Family isn't resurrecting the rain dance for Boston's former aces Warren Spahn and Johnny Sain. They're literally praying for rain during the weekend at the Democratic convention in Denver late this month. Yes, it's true. The GOP's long arm of Christ has gotten so desperate that they're asking their flock to bother God for "rain of Biblical proportions" (which still doesn't somehow explain how this bozo can ask ...
but did jesus use solar power?
skippy the bush kangaroo —
tpm election central tells us about a goper congressjerk that thinks environmentalists should just forget about it all because jesus was there first: we like to keep track of the, er, intriguing sayings of congresswoman michele bachmann, the christian right champion from minnesota. but this latest is really out there -- bachmann says we don't need pesky ...
Not Making A Big Deal Out of This,
Stubborn Facts —
but this is just plain childish:
It's too ridiculous to get offended over, but I'm willing to bet that if a lefty group prayed for something similar, like for McCain's mics to malfunction, the right would be in an uproar. They pulled the ad, after suffering rebuke, so I'm done with this, although I was only going to bring this up once anyway.
Prayer video that sought a Barack Obama drenching gets yanked
Top of the Ticket —
Political lesson of the day: Be careful what you ask people to pray for; you may find yourself embroiled in a public relations flap.
The political arm of the socially conservative Focus on the Family religious group today yanked from its website a video that called on folks to ask God to open the heavens and let precipitation pour on Barack Obama just before his nomination acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 28.
Stuart Shepard, director of digital media at Focus Action (and a meteorologist to boot), wrote and appeared in the video (see below) that he posted in late July. ...
Let God strike the Obamaites in their secret parts
Jesus' General —
Stuart Shepard CitizenLink Focus on the Family Dear Mr. Shepard, As much as I love your idea of using the power of imprecatory prayer to ask God to deluge Barack Obama's acceptance speech with a vengeful rebuke of hellish lightening and stinging rain, it's not an adequate response to the threat he and his followers represent. After all, this is a man who is hell bent on taking our white women. God's response should be commensurate with the crime. Let us, instead, ask God to punish Obama and his followers with the same curse He levied upon the ancient Philistines of Ashdod, Gath, and Bethshemesh. Yes, let us ask ...
Focus On The Family Pulls Video (Jokingly) Asking Supporters to Pray for Rain During Obama's Speech
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Kaine Says Russians "Complied With" Obama's Request for a Ceasefire; Tanks Continue Rolling Into Gori | Main Focus On The Family Pulls Video (Jokingly) Asking Supporters to Pray for Rain During Obama's Speech August 13, 2008 8:12 AM"Would it be wrong to ask people to pray for rain?" asks Stuart Shepard, director of digital media the political arm of the conservative Christian group Focus on the Family, Focus Action, in this video . "Not just rain," Shepard clarifies, "abundant rain, torrential ran, urban-and-small-stream-advisory rain." When would this rain come?"The evening of August 28 right here at Mile High stadium in Denver," so as to ruin ...
Dobson’s Focus on the Family humiliated by ‘Pray for Rain’ video
Crooks and Liars —
James Dobson’s Focus on the Family employs Stuart Shepard to make short, “clever” religious-right videos for the evangelical powerhouse. Shepard creates these videos regularly, and most of them are entirely forgettable.
Last week, however, Focus unveiled a new video, asking politically-conservative Christians to pray for rain on Aug. 28, in order to disrupt Barack Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention.
Shepard called for “abundant rain, torrential rain … flood-advisory rain.” He adds, “I’m talking about umbrella-ain’t-gonna-help-you rain … swamp-the-intersections rain.” Explaining why he wants everyone to pray for rain, Shepard explains, ...
Barack Obama Watch: Praying for Rain in Denver Part Two
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
Prayers for it to rain on Barack Obama?
Guess this joke video was too much for Focus on the Family to handle.
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