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Obama Absence at NAACP Convention Raises Eyebrows

In what is expected to be one of the closest presidential elections in history, some Obama supporters are scratching their heads over why President Obama is not addressing the NAACP convention in Houston this year, instead dispatching Vice President Biden. Derek McCoy, a spokesman for the NAACP confirmed in an email response to The Christian Post that President Obama had not accepted the group's invitation. However, it is being reported that a spot is being held open if he were to suddenly change his mind at the last minute, but that seems unlikely now. On Wednesday, the White House told several news sources the reason President Obama is not attending the convention is simple: it's due to "scheduling issues." Press Secretary Jay Carney went a bit further by saying the president is focused on helping "all Americans." "His commitment to the organization and the broader community is easy to see," say Carney. President Obama addressed the group's annual meeting for three consecutive years beginning in 2007. In 2010, he sent the first lady, Michelle Obama, who spoke on the importance of healthy eating. In 2011, the President recorded a short video message that was played to the attendees. However, the [...]

By Paul Stanley|2012-07-13T11:04:41-05:00July 13th, 2012|My Blog Post|Comments Off

Dr. James Dobson, Ryan Dobson on How They Are ‘Building a Family Legacy’

Yesterday I wrote Part 1 of a series on Dr. James Dobson's "Building a Family Legacy" conference that was held the last two weekends in June in San Diego. The entire article can be read here. The experience being there to witness the filming was a real blessings and I especially want to thank Nancy Lovell and Julie Fairchild (and Michael and Monique) of Lovell-Fairchild for their hospitality in hosting my son and I during our trip to the West Coast. But before penning the first part I wanted to revisit some of the points I discussed with Ryan Dobson and Joey Paul. What I found most amazing in listening to the stories of how the first "Focus on the Family" series came about was how God's hand was all over this amazing ministry in its initial stages. Joey Paul told of how he first met Dr. Dobson in his tiny two-room office suite after seeking the rights to his radio show, David Nixon told the story of how the "lost tapes" were able to resurface after a secretary who had worked at the production studio in the late 70's overheard a phone call that led to the find and [...]

By Paul Stanley|2012-07-11T16:16:16-05:00July 11th, 2012|My Blog Post|Comments Off

Evangelist Wrong to Encourage Christians to Write In ‘Jesus’ for President

On Monday one of my other colleagues at The Christian Post, Alex Murashko, wrote a story on Internet evangelist Bill Keller’s campaign to get Christians to write in “Jesus” for president this year. That is certainly an insult to our Lord and Savior. I discovered that Alex was writing the story during our early morning intranet chat between reporters and editors. I immediately responded to Alex by writing the following sentence: “Why would Jesus want to be President of the United States? He is already God over the entire Universe.” Here is the link to the story. My friend thought my quote would be perfect for his story and wanted to know if he had my permission to use it. But Alex and I knew he couldn’t since I am a fellow editor/reporter and it’s not good journalism to get a quote from a colleague sitting next to you (well, not literally because I am in Tennessee and Alex lives in California). Keller tries to make the point that Christians should not vote for either President Obama or his GOP opponent Mitt Romney. That is not an issue I’m going to tackle here because I don’t necessarily agree with his [...]

By Paul Stanley|2012-07-10T11:23:07-05:00July 10th, 2012|My Blog Post|3 Comments

Napp Nazworth’s Interview with Author Amy Black on Approaching Politics with Humility, Grace and Reason

My colleague at The Christian Post, Napp Nazworth, does a remarkable job interviewing authors and professors who have written books on religious and political issues. Partly because Napp is not only an outstanding journalist, but also has a Ph.D. in Political Science. Napp loves to dig down into the weeds on policy issues and for this reason consistently writes great articles. On Monday CP published Napp's interview with Professor Amy Black of Wheaton College, author of Honoring God in Red or Blue: Approaching Politics with Humility, Grace and Reason. Napp's interview with Dr. Black serves as a reminder how all of us need to approach political discussions, especially when as Christians we are trying to make a point. I'm going to order the e-version of the book today and look forward to picking up some tips on how to dive into the tricky arena of politics, especially in this super-charged election year. Click here to read the entire article.

By Paul Stanley|2012-07-09T10:21:48-05:00July 9th, 2012|My Blog Post|Comments Off

Romney Narrows VP List; Wife Says Female Name May Surface

Beth Myers may not be a household name to most Americans, but around the Romney kitchen table she is front and center. The reason: she is the person charged with finalizing the list of potential vice presidential nominees and insiders say the list is getting shorter by the day. Political analysts and insiders close to the Romney campaign say some of the names penciled in toward the top of the list include former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, Rep. Paul Ryan (Wis.) and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal. Others names still being knocked around are Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell. However, Ann Romney, wife of the soon-to-be Republican nominee says her husband is also considering a female running mate. "We've been looking at that, and I'd love that option as well," Ann Romney told CBS News during an interview at the couple's New Hampshire vacation home. "There's a lot of people that Mitt is considering right now." Legal pads that contain the names of potential running mates change quite often during the months preceding the nominee's convention. For example, Barack Obama's short list in 2008 contained not only the name of Sen. Joe Biden [...]

By Paul Stanley|2012-07-06T12:01:36-05:00July 6th, 2012|My Blog Post|1 Comment