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| Dear Sen. Obama, . . . I'd like to invite you to consider my church. |
| 2008-06-01 |
| Senator, in my church we love and worship Jesus. We believe the Bible is the word of God. Our preachers faithfully proclaim the gospel of salvation by grace alone, through faith alone in Jesus Christ alone. Our people live out their faith in a variety of ways, from feeding the poor, to providing medical care in rural Africa and elsewhere, to taking the good news of Jesus to Tanzania, France, England and several dozen other places around the world. Sen. Obama, if you love Jesus, and enjoy the fellowship of others who share your faith in Christ, then you and Michelle and the girls might feel at home here. Of course, we're not perfect. We lack some of the features to which your family has become accustomed. For example, our pastors never talk about political candidates from the pulpit. There's not a whole lot of angry screaming -- in fact, none. No preacher here has ever called down God's condemnation upon our native land. . . . We're Republicans. We're Democrats. We're Independents. We're political apathetics. We're Americans. Above all, we're people who love Jesus. Through Jesus, we have come to love others, even those with whom we disagree. We're happy that "There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death." (Romans 8:1,2) If you like liberation theology, at our church you get it, but it's not limited to the poor, or to any particular race, because "if the Son (Jesus) sets you free, you will be free indeed" (John 8:38) no matter what you look like or how much you earn. . . . For a man who's all about "change" this one might be refreshing. Sincerely, Scott Ott |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #3 Ptah, please clear your mailbox. I would like to send you something. |
| Posted by: SR-71 2008-06-01 21:03 |
| #2 This is better than satire! Sometimes, the truth is. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2008-06-01 16:27 |
| #1 This is the Scott Ott of Scrappleface? This is better than satire! |
| Posted by: Bobby 2008-06-01 13:55 |