http://www.dailypilot.com/articles/2008/01/19/religion/dpt-intheory12.txt

 

 

http://www.dailypilot.com/articles/2008/04/03/religion/dpt-spiritualguidance03292008.txt

 

 

http://www.templeisaiahoc.org/

(...as published in the Daily Pilot)

 

 

IN THEORY:

Should McCain dump supporter?

 

[Published: Friday, March 7, 2008 10:25 PM PST]

 

 

Daily Pilot: "Presidential hopeful John McCain has come under fire after receiving an endorsement from evangelical leader John Hagee, a target of criticism from the Catholic League, Catholics United and the Democratic National Committee who cited the religious leader's controversial past remarks on several topics.

 

Hagee has been accused of saying the Roman Catholic Church conspired with Nazis against Jews and that Hurricane Katrina was God's punishment for homosexuality.

 

"When he endorses me, that does not mean that I endorse everything that he stands for and believes in," McCain said last week. On Friday, though, he reportedly repudiated Hagee's views, "if they are anti-Catholic or offensive to Catholics."

 

Should McCain reject Hagee's endorsement?"

 

 

Pastor Tomlinson: I do not think it is necessary for John McCain to reject John Hagee's endorsement. All of the candidates will no doubt receive endorsements from those they do not agree with on one or more points.

 

I think John McCain's statement is clear that he does not need to agree with everything one believes that endorses his campaign.

 

If the standard of complete agreement with every statement a person has said at some point in the past is the requirement for endorsement, the candidates probably could not even endorse themselves!

 

 

Pastor Dwight Tomlinson

 

Liberty Baptist Church

 

Newport Beach

 

 

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