I just got this email from my mom:

[Lorien]

She's a born again evangelical Christian:

One of my good friends in my Bible study and church caught a lot of flack in 2004 for supporting Gore. Although I voted for Bush then, mainly because of the abortion issue, I wished I hadn't, almost immediately. I think that's one reason I felt I needed to learn more about Obama this time around. I was still mad about being jerked around by the Republicans. So I was glad you told me why you were supporting Obama.

I listen to a Christian radio station that's on the same frequency as WCBS in NYC. My station must leave the air at sundown, which is pretty early these days! So last night I listened to WCBS and heard a voting official say that between 10 AM and 3 PM was the best time to go to the poll. I got to my polling place at 2:55 PM today, walked right up to the desk, asked for a paper ballot, filled it out, handed it in and was out of there by 3:10 PM (I'm a slow reader and there were lots of issues). By the time I walked out, the place was filling up and there were 7 people standing in line! Woohooo! And I did vote for Obama.

:-)

[grannylib]

1. Props to your mom! So glad that at least some evangelicals realize

that abortion is NOT the only "values" issue about which Christians should be concerned.
Give her a :hug: for me! My dad was a Lutheran minister for 50 years; he's gone now, but he would be SO PROUD tonight...and my mom voted for Obama too :-) She's 86 and lives in an assisted living facility, and voted early...I'm proud of her!!

[Lorien]

2. That's great news!

One of the item that helped convince my mother to vote Obama was this letter posted by another DUer:

Letters to the Editor: Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008
Republicans don't give evangelicals much

For more than 50 years of my adult life I have been an evangelical
Christian. My relationship with the Lord has guided my life.

Despite my heartfelt and often-stated objections to abortion and
homosexuality, my Christian beliefs were challenged because I was a
Democrat.

I have never questioned anyone's personal Christian relationship
because of where they worship or their political leanings. Now for
Democrats like myself who are also evangelicals, it is time to set
the record straight.

A 1973 Supreme Court decision, Roe v. Wade, legalized abortion by a
7-2 vote. Six of the seven justices in the majority were Republican
appointees. The only Democratic appointee, Byron White, voted against
Roe v. Wade.

In fact, in every year since 1969, the U.S. Supreme Court has been
controlled by a majority of Republican-appointed judges. There has
not been a Democrat-appointed chief justice since 1953.

Currently, there are seven Republican appointees and two nominated by
Democrats.

Obviously, if the Republican majority had wanted to overturn Roe v.
Wade at any time since 1973, they had the votes to do so. Why haven't
they?

In 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court in Lawrence v. Texas overturned a
Texas law against sodomy. Once again, in the 6-3 decision, four
Republicans voted to overturn the law.

Recently, the California Supreme Court overturned the state's ban on
same-sex marriage.

Six of the seven California judges were elected Republicans.

From 2003-2006, Republicans controlled both houses of Congress and
the presidency. In 2006, the FDA approved an "over the counter"
abortion drug known as "Plan B."

The head of the FDA serves at the pleasure of President Bush.

My point is clear: For religious leaders to continue to blame
Democrats for Republican actions is wrong.

Thomas King

Kodak, Tenn.

http://dailymail.com/Opinion/LetterstotheEditor/200810020149

[grannylib]

3. I made that point to my RW BIL...he wasn't buying it, sadly...

He's been hooked up to a koolade IV since St. Ronnie of RayGun was canonized by the RWers. :shrug: I love him, but we have to leave politics at the door. It's like talking to a brick wall.

[apimpnamedslickback]

4. Hell that shouldent be suprising...

I know a bunch of christians voting for obama, but then again it might not be so common.

[Lorien]

5. She said that she's afraid that she'll be "shunned" by her friends and Church

her full time job is with Campus Crusade for Christ, so she's surrounded by wingers. This is a big deal for her, going against the grain as she is (especially since she's been a single issue voter for so long). A Christian who believed in Christ's TEACHINGS would certainly go for Obama, but most evangelicals only think the "he died for my sins" part is important, and they've never read the Bible.

[LibertyLover]

6. You might suggest to your mom, who is a hero in my eyes by the way,

that she not volunteer for whom she voted and if asked directly, simply say that she voted for the right candidate. The person asking will assume that she voted for whomever that person favored.

[Lorien]

8. Good thought. I'll pass that along!

[apimpnamedslickback]

7. screw that

she should'nt care what they think and its pretty much none of their business who she voted for.