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12-25-2003, 05:29 AM
Seeking a new emphasis, Dean touts his Christianity
Southern campaign plans to increase religious references
By Sarah Schweitzer, Globe Staff, 12/25/2003
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Presidential contender Howard B. Dean, who has said little about religion while campaigning except to emphasize the separation of church and state, described himself in an interview with the Globe as a committed believer in Jesus Christ and said he expects to increasingly include references to Jesus and God in his speeches as he stumps in the South.
(AZWW: I simply can't wait to see how he mangles Scripture for his own purpose)
Dean, 55, who practices Congregationalism but does not often attend church and whose wife and children are Jewish, explained the move as a desire to share his beliefs with audiences willing to listen. His comments came as a rival, Senator Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut, chastised other Democrats for forgetting ''that faith was central to our founding and remains central to our national purpose.''
The move is striking for a man who has steadfastly kept his personal life out of the campaign, rarely offering biographical information, much less his religious beliefs. But in the Globe interview, Dean said that Jesus was an important influence in his life and that he would probably share with some voters the model Jesus has served for him.
''Christ was someone who sought out people who were disenfranchised, people who were left behind,'' Dean said. ''He fought against self-righteousness of people who had everything . . . He was a person who set an extraordinary example that has lasted 2000 years, which is pretty inspiring when you think about it.''
He acknowledged that he was raised in the ''Northeast'' tradition of not discussing religious beliefs in public, and said he held back in New Hampshire, where that is the practice. But in other areas, such as the South, he said, he would discuss his beliefs more openly.
CLICK HERE for more. * Oh yeah. * It gets better. * (http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/359/nation/Seeking_a_new_emphas is_Dean_touts_his_Ch ristianityP.shtml)
Trust me. *http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laff.gif
For Instance:
Quote[/b] ] (DEAN) Remember Jesus said, `Render unto God those things that are God's but unto Caesar those things that are Caesar's,' '' a reference to Jesus's admonition that the secular and religious remain separate.
Poor Dean hasn't even made it to the South before he started misquoting Mark 12:17. Had Dean bothered to read Mark 12:13, Dean would have noted that the Pharisees and Herodians tried to trick Jesus into saying that "giving tribute to a government leader" by paying taxes was a religious sin.
Jesus. The Government Divider™ in the Gospel According to Dean.
Southern campaign plans to increase religious references
By Sarah Schweitzer, Globe Staff, 12/25/2003
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Presidential contender Howard B. Dean, who has said little about religion while campaigning except to emphasize the separation of church and state, described himself in an interview with the Globe as a committed believer in Jesus Christ and said he expects to increasingly include references to Jesus and God in his speeches as he stumps in the South.
(AZWW: I simply can't wait to see how he mangles Scripture for his own purpose)
Dean, 55, who practices Congregationalism but does not often attend church and whose wife and children are Jewish, explained the move as a desire to share his beliefs with audiences willing to listen. His comments came as a rival, Senator Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut, chastised other Democrats for forgetting ''that faith was central to our founding and remains central to our national purpose.''
The move is striking for a man who has steadfastly kept his personal life out of the campaign, rarely offering biographical information, much less his religious beliefs. But in the Globe interview, Dean said that Jesus was an important influence in his life and that he would probably share with some voters the model Jesus has served for him.
''Christ was someone who sought out people who were disenfranchised, people who were left behind,'' Dean said. ''He fought against self-righteousness of people who had everything . . . He was a person who set an extraordinary example that has lasted 2000 years, which is pretty inspiring when you think about it.''
He acknowledged that he was raised in the ''Northeast'' tradition of not discussing religious beliefs in public, and said he held back in New Hampshire, where that is the practice. But in other areas, such as the South, he said, he would discuss his beliefs more openly.
CLICK HERE for more. * Oh yeah. * It gets better. * (http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/359/nation/Seeking_a_new_emphas is_Dean_touts_his_Ch ristianityP.shtml)
Trust me. *http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laff.gif
For Instance:
Quote[/b] ] (DEAN) Remember Jesus said, `Render unto God those things that are God's but unto Caesar those things that are Caesar's,' '' a reference to Jesus's admonition that the secular and religious remain separate.
Poor Dean hasn't even made it to the South before he started misquoting Mark 12:17. Had Dean bothered to read Mark 12:13, Dean would have noted that the Pharisees and Herodians tried to trick Jesus into saying that "giving tribute to a government leader" by paying taxes was a religious sin.
Jesus. The Government Divider™ in the Gospel According to Dean.