When the GOP run the Rev Wright ads-does anyone have dirt on McCain's church?

[papau]

McCain was raised in the Episcopal church, his great-grandfather was an Episcopal minister, and he graduated from an Episcopal high school. Today, however, he attends the North Phoenix Baptist Church which is part of the Southern Baptist Convention. In 2007 he described himself as Baptist rather than Episcopalian and emphasized how important being a Christian is to him. In his book Character is Destiny he says that his religious faith helped him survive his years as a POW. McCain's church's theology is that Jesus chose to die on the cross as a sacrifice to pay a penalty the rest of us owed God, even though Jesus himself led a sinless life.


Staff Names and Titles: North Phoenix Baptist Church
Dan Yeary, Pastor
Dick Stafford, Associate Pastor
Dave Murray, Executive Pastor & Chief Operating Officer
Maxie B. Burch, Associate Pastor for Faith Development
Steve Hayes, Associate Pastor for Community Engagement
John Shillington, Associate Pastor of Worship, Music and Prayer
Matt Madison, Family Minister
Delia Comon, Preschool Minister
Karyn Sheets, Minister to Children
JonMark Shillington, Minister to Students
Marilyn Nash, Single Adult Minister
Jim Rentz, Minister to Senior Adults
Ann McCulloch, Children’s Ministry Associate
Robert Smith, Associate Minister to Students
Scott Savage, Ministry Associate for College/Young Adults
Julie Voyce, Music Associate, part-time
Jim Helman, Minister of Instrumental Music/Prayer
Robert Payne, Associate in Music Ministry and Crash Ministry
Ruth Lewis, Associate in Music Ministry
Brandon LeTarte, Director of the Family Life Center
Daniel Malakowsky, Sports Outreach Coordinator
Dan Geer, Fitness Coordinator

[moobu2]

1. DId any of the say "God Damn America"?

[oasis]

6. They'll never endorse the "whites gave blacks HIV" conspiracy theory, or

compare Harry Truman to Osama Bin Ladin because of Hiroshima.

[peace13]

2. You have ot look at the religious zealots that have endorsed him

as well. Isn't it interesting that one of the first responses to your post was pro McCain. Who are these people?

[papau]

4. that is the point - Obama will lose Democrats to McCain over this

[leftofcool]

3. Sounds like the typical Baptist Church

maybe you can dig up some dirt on the preacher or someone else in charge there.

[JoFerret]

5. The GOP ads won't directly target Wright

It will be insinuations of lack of patriotism, and all that ilk.

The kind of clever nasty stuff for which it is hard to deal with directly.
the kind of stuff that often gets posted on DU come to think of it. Where you feel sick responding in kind or even dealing with it.

That of course is how it is effective.