James Dobson Prays for Rain at Obama Speech
Group Headed by James Dobson Asks Christians to Pray for Rain at Obama Speech
Posted by Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report at 8:14 AM on August 13, 2008.
Stuart Shepard's video asked everyone to pray for God to smite Denver with "abundant rain, torrential rain ... flood-advisory rain."
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 ... swamp-the-intersections rain." Explaining why he wants everyone to pray for rain, Shepard explains, without a hint of humor, "I'm still pro-life, and I'm still in favor or marriage being between one man and one woman. And I would like the next president who will select justices for the next Supreme Court to agree."
In other words, Obama disagrees with the religious right on culture-war issues, so Focus on the Family wants God to smite Obama with rain. Got it.
Yesterday, some Colorado reporters picked up on this, last night, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann featured Shepard as the "worst person in the world," and today, Focus is a little humiliated. (via my friends at Right Wing Watch)
Focus on the Family Action pulled a video from its Web site today that asked people to pray for "rain of biblical proportions" during Barack Obama's Aug. 28 appearance at Invesco Field in Denver to accept the Democratic nomination for president.
Stuart Shepard, director of digital media at Focus Action, the political arm of Focus on the Family, said the video he wrote and starred in was meant to be "mildly humorous."
But complaints from about a dozen Focus members convinced the organization to pull the video, said Tom Minnery, Focus Action vice president of public policy.
"If people took it seriously, we regret it," Minnery said Monday.
Um, Tom? People took it seriously because Focus took it seriously.
Joe's reply....Looks like their going to get the rain they prayed for, but their timing is a little off. But seriously, these are the people McCain is reaching out to with his VP pick, a devout evangelist. God help us all if they win.
Comments
I guess God is not as obident as Dobson would like. Seems he spared Denver and is making a point with a hurricane timed perfectly with the Republican convention. Perhaps his allegiances have shifted?
Seriously, to believe that a power like the biblically defined God would stoop to being the sycophant of Dobson or his opponents is sheer lunacy.
If he exists as an ego-centric diety (I doubt this but cannot prove it untrue) I am certain of one thing; he would be offended by anyone who presumes to use him as a servant or worse yet an enforcer.
Dobson and anyone who listens to him needs to seek professional help, their venom is not only un-christian, it is un-human and is more accurately described as a sociopathic delusion.
Joe's reply....Well said Adam!
Posted by: Adam Nehr | September 1, 2008 11:24 AM
Well since it didn't rain on Obama and a hurricane has interrupted the Republican convention, does that mean that God is actually endorsing Obama?
Joe's reply....well duh....obviously!
Posted by: Eileen Valeras | September 1, 2008 05:47 PM
Years ago, my son--who is a practicng witch--went into his room after announcing he would make it rain in Chico.
He did.
The weatherman was at a loss to explain how it rained here but not in Durham or Paradise.
Maybe this is proof that God refuses to listen to a cloaca like Dobson. He only listens to real Christians!
Posted by: Quentin--The Uncomfortable Truth | September 2, 2008 07:07 AM