Jenna Bush's Wedding Pastor Launches Pro-Obama Website

Washington Post:

Sparks are flying in the 2008 culture wars.

The Rev. Kirbyjon Caldwell, leader of the largest Methodist congregation in the country, launched a website yesterday titled "James Dobson Does Not Speak For Me." The site is a jab at Dobson, a stalwart of the religious right who this week called Sen. Barack Obama's interpretation of the Bible in a 2006 speech distorted "to fit [Obama's] own world view, his own confused theology."

Caldwell's site launched a day after Dobson's Focus on the Family radio program aired a harsh assessment of Obama's speech on faith and public policy and encourages readers to sign a statement declaring that Dobson does not represent them.

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Comments

[Syco]

black preacher for the win

unless they say anything

[lynnn]

Tony Perkins is another bigot that's been hiding in Evangelical clothing. Those men goave the movement a really really bad name.

[xujojo]

I believe Jenna will vote for Barack Obama...

[xmw]

I think Laura will too.

[JiminNC]

Meanwhile, Jenna and her new husband are picking out drapes for their new home in Paraguay.

[ibsteve2u]

I don't get Dobson's brand of "religion" - I doubt very much that its writers ever intended the Bible to be a weapon of War.

[DefendOurConstitution]

OMG. Rev. Kirbyjon Caldwell better watch his back! Better yet: we will not invite him to officiate at Barbara's wedding!