Dobson, no doubt, is a wise man.

But he’s also a man that lies about candidates that he doesn’t like.

The way he put words in McCain’s mouth over McCain’s voting against Bush’s tax cuts ALONE shows what a dispicable and power hungry guy he is.

He’s not a conservative guy looking to put or keep socially conservative politicians in office, he’s a Republican shill.

Much like Obama is a Democratic one.

I doubt that Dobson thinks this, but then again, I have begun having my doubts about Kuo recently. This just settles it. Dobson (and other Christian conservatives) don’t believe that we will bring about a spiritual nirvana here on earth. We just want to make it as safe and livable until we go to the real nirvana. But I do agree, some lefty Christians, like Obama, believe we can have the nirvana here on earth BEFORE Christ comes.

Meet Barack Dobson

How different are they? Really? James Dobson and Barack Obama?

On the face of it there is little, save their shared humanity, that seems to unite the two men. From their skin color to their positions on abortion, gay marriage, poverty, the role of government, from their views on the separation of church and state to their positions on the Iraq War, the men are about as far apart as men can get.

But appearances are deceiving. The men are actually very, very similar. (And this goes beyond their common love of basketball).

Both men see their religious faith as one of their primary political weapons. They take that faith and move in opposite directions, but their philosophy, their spirituality is very similar.

Dr. Dobson attacked Sen. Obama for having a flawed view – a deliberately skewed view – of Biblical theology “deliberately distorting the Bible,” “dragging biblical understanding through the gutter,” “willfully trying to confuse people,” and having a “fruitcake interpretation of the Constitution.” Obama responded by saying Dobson either hadn’t read his speech (at a Sojourners event on poverty) or was just trying to score political points.

That back and forth, however, is simply the exchange of men who long ago decided that their faith was a tool for material ends.

It is a common mistake, a common temptation – the temptation to take the very hard work of the spiritual life – living humbly, loving your enemies, putting others first, forgiving always – and replace it with the easy work of politics – the promise that this policy or plan will bring about a sort of spiritual nirvana.

That is what unites Obama and Dobson. That they take those politics in different directions is incidental.

Yet ponder this… this makes their aberrant doctrine and teaching all the more dangerous, insidious, and subtle because they make it more “palatable”.

As Pastor Tommy Nelson said, “It’s Satan’s new ploy….”

Thanks for your response. I was curious to know what you would say.

I think you are saying that there is a line, and when someone crosses it, you are entitled (obligated?) to be harsh in rebuking them.

I am curious to know how 1 Pet 3:15 applies here. Would you say that you only need to be gentle and respectful to someone who is asking you – meaning they are interesting in what you have to say?

Yes, those verses are great and needing more application in my own life, but what about the times where Paul rebukes Peter, Jesus rebukes the Pharisees, and Jesus rebukes Peter (quite harshly, calling him, in effect, a tool of Satan)? When one is in deep error (and especially if they are apparently unwilling to repent of that error), they should be rebuked, harshly if necessary.