Brownback sees faith in GOP’s DNA

Asked by a Christianity Today blogger why there was less “religious outreach” at the Republican convention than the Democratic convention, Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., said that in the GOP, “It’s in the DNA. It’s the priest or the pastor that kicks off the convention and prays in the name of Jesus. It’s people speaking of their faith or their testimony. It’s more woven into who we are and what the party is.”

14 Comments

  1. Political_mama
    Posted September 15, 2008 at 6:48 am | Permalink

    Now see any moderates left in the republican party?

    They don’t want you there.

    Of course, I don’t want republicans in my party either.

  2. Freebird1971
    Posted September 15, 2008 at 6:50 am | Permalink

    Amazing the the things they can find with DNA tests today

  3. toonerphish
    Posted September 15, 2008 at 8:34 am | Permalink

    And on the eighth day, God created Republicans.

  4. Regular
    Posted September 15, 2008 at 8:36 am | Permalink

    Must be the today for the Wichita Eagle Editorial department to attack Christianity. That’s two articles in a row that are mocking Christianity.

  5. lindainks55
    Posted September 15, 2008 at 8:46 am | Permalink

    No resemblance to The Grand Ole Party. Today, they don’t have a clue how to govern, balance a budget, adhere to any precept of what made the Grand Ole Party very good.

  6. mom
    Posted September 15, 2008 at 9:22 am | Permalink

    Regular
    Posted September 15, 2008 at 8:36 am | Permalink
    Must be the today for the Wichita Eagle Editorial department to attack Christianity. That’s two articles in a row that are mocking Christianity

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    Who is mocking Christianity? It’s not the denomination that has the problem, it is some people that use that label to further their own personal agendas. Jesus only showed his temper once and that was when he ran the vendors out of the temple. That’s how I view some of these radical Evangelical Christians – they are the vendors in the temple using the name Christianity for their own personal gain.

  7. lindainks55
    Posted September 15, 2008 at 9:25 am | Permalink

    Are Republicans able to recognize that their party has been hijacked? Are Christians able to recognize the evil being done in the name of God?

  8. ANTI
    Posted September 15, 2008 at 9:29 am | Permalink

    lindainks55
    Posted September 15, 2008 at 9:25 am | Permalink
    Are Republicans able to recognize that their party has been hijacked? Are Christians able to recognize the evil being done in the name of God?
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    Yes, yes.

  9. RFL
    Posted September 15, 2008 at 11:09 am | Permalink

    Linda,

    Please tell us about your definition of good and evil and how you are able to discern the two as produced by political leaders. We need you to help us know how to determine right and wrong and how to vote accordingly….

    with the right votes we can eradicate evil, isn’t that right?

  10. TomPaine
    Posted September 15, 2008 at 11:54 am | Permalink

    So I might agree with Republicans on some issues but because I’m not a Christian I’m not welcome?

  11. Monkeyhawk
    Posted September 15, 2008 at 12:13 pm | Permalink

    “TomPaine” asks –

    “So I might agree with Republicans on some issues but because I’m not a Christian I’m not welcome?”

    Pretty much.

    Ask Joe Lieberman.

    Everyone knows John S (for Senile) McCain the Third (for Shrub’s 3rd term) wanted Lieberman to be his running mate.

    And everyone knows why his Republic Party handlers prevented it.

  12. DavidB
    Posted September 15, 2008 at 10:02 pm | Permalink

    Maybe they can freeze that DNA and thaw it out in a hundred years and implant it in a frozen mastadon….

  13. Bill_McKean
    Posted September 16, 2008 at 1:02 am | Permalink

    PER USUAL this blog only contains mindless drivel by a bunch of trolls attacking or defending Chrisitan political values, evoltuion or other non-issues. the psots only obfuscate the real issues which are the hypocrisy, corruption & fascism condoned by the elitist power broker attorneys & lobbyists in both parties. I’m surprised some of you haven’t gone off on a tangent about Tiller & the abortion issue.

    Too bad Rhonda wasted space & oxygen about the story about Brownback’s DNA quote. Is this really newsowrthy? I think that it would be far more interesting & entertaining to learn something about the status of Brownback’s appointment of US Attorney Eric Melgren to become a federal judge. Is the Melgren appointment dead? Would this be an embarrassment to Brownback? Oh wait a minute! To answer those important political questions, Rhonda or a reporter at the Eagle would have to pick up the telephone and ask some actual investigative questions. It so much lazier for Rhonda, Phil & Randy to surf the internet to finds a link to another news source to support their biased opinions & blog entries. Very pathetic.

    Isn’t an

  14. Jed
    Posted September 16, 2008 at 2:26 am | Permalink

    Linda,
    “Are Republicans able to recognize that their party has been hijacked?”

    I think you are mistaken about who is hijacking whom. It started with the neo-con messiah R. Reagan who persueded the evangelical christians that he was their chosen one. Given that neither he (nor any of his republican successors) ever actually delivered more than hot air on any major christian issue, the real surprise is that the evangelicals are still buying the same old song and dance. Maybe (scary as the thought may be) they really are as dumb as they look!