On the Frontpage of Yahoo!!! - "Palin: U.S. sent troops to Iraq on a 'task that is from God"

[KansasVoter]

We need more stories like these!!! A story from yesterday I know but being on the frontpage of Yahoo is great!!!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080903/ap_on_el_pr/cvn_palin_iraq_war


ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told ministry students at her former church that the United States sent troops to fight in the Iraq war on a "task that is from God."

In an address last June, the Republican vice presidential candidate also urged ministry students to pray for a plan to build a $30 billion natural gas pipeline in the state, calling it "God's will."

Palin asked the students to pray for the troops in Iraq, and noted that her eldest son, Track, was expected to be deployed there.

"Our national leaders are sending them out on a task that is from God," she said. "That's what we have to make sure that we're praying for, that there is a plan and that plan is God's plan."

A video of the speech was posted at the Wasilla Assembly of God's Web site before finding its way on to other sites on the Internet.

Palin told graduating students of the church's School of Ministry, "What I need to do is strike a deal with you guys." As they preached the love of Jesus throughout Alaska, she said, she'd work to implement God's will from the governor's office, including creating jobs by building a pipeline to bring North Slope natural gas to North American markets.

"God's will has to be done in unifying people and companies to get that gas line built, so pray for that," she said.

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[dkf]

1. That is funny! God wants a pipeline?

[KansasVoter]

4. Yes, he needs oil also!

[mod mom]

10. God always supports rich white oil robber barons starting wars in the middle east.

:eyes:

[NotThisTime]

2. Excellent....

[BlooInBloo]

3. I hereby invoke the Blues Brothers rule....

If you're on a mission from god, you fail.

[terrya]

5. I would hope that the American people have had enough of that "God inspired us to go into war" crap

After 8 years of this administration.

[gblady]

6. it actually is a scary...

insight into the thinking of this woman...
sounds like a militant fundamentalist.

[FatDave]

14. There's a very good reason why she sounds like a militant fundamentalist.

It's because she is a militant fundamentalist.

[KansasVoter]

15. The religion stuff scares me!

[demokatgurrl]

7. Yeah, sounds just like Bush. Why aren't people ranting? n/t

[Colobo]

8. Her God is crazy.

[bushisanidiot]

9. Make sure to vote on that article to give it a top rating.

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[PA Democrat]

11. This is already Yahoo's "most emailed story"

And I will do MY part and send this out to another 20 people.

[PA Democrat]

12. Please tell the religiously insane that I want no part of their new crusade or plans for the

Armageddon.

And I will add to be clear that this is not a slam against people of faith, it is a slam against people who use distorted religious beliefs to justify morally reprehensible goals.

[Johonny]

13. you'd think god would have know

Saddam didn't have WMDs.