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This clown will say anything to get elected.   


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http://www.breitbart.com/news/2007/03/05/D8NM9S8O2.html

Edwards: Jesus Would Be 'Appalled'

Mar 05 5:47 PM US/Eastern

   
By MIKE BAKER
Associated Press Writer

          
 
 


CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) -- Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards 
says Jesus would be appalled at how the United States has ignored the 
plight of the suffering, and that he believes children should have 
private time to pray at school. 
Edwards, in an interview with the Web site Beliefnet.com, said Jesus 
would be most upset with the selfishness of Americans and the country's 
willingness to go to war "when it's not necessary." 

 

"I think that Jesus would be disappointed in our ignoring the plight of 
those around us who are suffering and our focus on our own selfish short-
term needs," Edwards told the site. "I think he would be appalled, 
actually." 

Edwards also said he was against teacher-led prayers in public schools, 
but he added that "allowing time for children to pray for themselves, to 
themselves, I think is not only OK, I think it's a good thing." 

In the interview, the former North Carolina senator discussed how he 
lost touch with his day-to-day faith during college, but that it "came 
roaring back" after the death of his 16-year-old son, Wade, in 1996. 

Edwards has often cited religion as a part of his politics, frequently 
linking his efforts to fight poverty as a matter of morality. 

Edwards was interviewed by David Kuo, a conservative Christian who 
served as deputy director of President Bush's Office of Faith-Based and 
Community Initiatives until 2003. Kuo wrote a book, "Tempting Faith, An 
Inside Story of Political Seduction," that said Bush aides privately 
called conservative Christians "nuts," "ridiculous" and "goofy." 

Edwards told Kuo he stood by a decision to keep two bloggers on his 
staff despite their provocative writings criticizing the Catholic 
Church. Edwards said he also found the writing offensive, but "decided 
to forgive them and stand by them, knowing there would be potential 
political consequences for that." 

The bloggers later quit, saying they didn't want to be a liability to 
the campaign. 

Edwards: Jesus Would Be 'Appalled'

Mar 05 5:47 PM US/Eastern

   
By MIKE BAKER
Associated Press Writer

          
 
 


CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) -- Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards 
says Jesus would be appalled at how the United States has ignored the 
plight of the suffering, and that he believes children should have 
private time to pray at school. 
Edwards, in an interview with the Web site Beliefnet.com, said Jesus 
would be most upset with the selfishness of Americans and the country's 
willingness to go to war "when it's not necessary." 

 

"I think that Jesus would be disappointed in our ignoring the plight of 
those around us who are suffering and our focus on our own selfish short-
term needs," Edwards told the site. "I think he would be appalled, 
actually." 

Edwards also said he was against teacher-led prayers in public schools, 
but he added that "allowing time for children to pray for themselves, to 
themselves, I think is not only OK, I think it's a good thing." 

In the interview, the former North Carolina senator discussed how he 
lost touch with his day-to-day faith during college, but that it "came 
roaring back" after the death of his 16-year-old son, Wade, in 1996. 

Edwards has often cited religion as a part of his politics, frequently 
linking his efforts to fight poverty as a matter of morality. 

Edwards was interviewed by David Kuo, a conservative Christian who 
served as deputy director of President Bush's Office of Faith-Based and 
Community Initiatives until 2003. Kuo wrote a book, "Tempting Faith, An 
Inside Story of Political Seduction," that said Bush aides privately 
called conservative Christians "nuts," "ridiculous" and "goofy." 

Edwards told Kuo he stood by a decision to keep two bloggers on his 
staff despite their provocative writings criticizing the Catholic 
Church. Edwards said he also found the writing offensive, but "decided 
to forgive them and stand by them, knowing there would be potential 
political consequences for that." 

The bloggers later quit, saying they didn't want to be a liability to 
the campaign. 

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