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Politics & Legal > Palin, Weird Article ... Well Not the Article
 

Palin, Weird Article ... Well Not the Article

By GENE JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer
Wed Sep 3, 7:23 PM ET



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.

"I can do my job there in developing our natural resources and doing things like getting the roads paved and making sure our troopers have their cop cars and their uniforms and their guns, and making sure our public schools are funded," she added. "But really all of that stuff doesn't do any good if the people of Alaska's heart isn't right with God."

Palin attended the evangelical church from the time she was a teenager until 2002, the church said in a statement posted on its Web site. She has continued to attend special conferences and meetings there. Religious conservatives have welcomed her selection as John McCain's running mate.

Rob Boston, a spokesman for Americans United for Separation of Church and State, lamented Palin's comments.

"I miss the days when pastors delivered sermons and politicians delivered political speeches," he said. "The United States is increasingly diverse religiously. The job of a president is to unify all those different people and bring them together around policy goals, not to act as a kind of national pastor and bring people to God."

The section of the church's Web site where videos of past sermons were posted was shut down Wednesday, and a message was posted saying that the site "was never intended to handle the traffic it has received in the last few days."

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posted on Sept 4, 2008 6:41 AM ()

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She is perfectly free to express her opinions AS LONG AS SHE STATES that is HER opinion, that it IS an opinion...and, as a speaker to a religious group, she certainly is going to talk in terms they will agree with, but it should be her responsibility to also point out that it is HER belief that that these things are God's will and those that agree with her are invited to pray and believe along the same lines...but, it is also her responsibility to carry out whatever is right or best for the nation even if she didn't believe in God, if it's in the best interest of the country or the people regardless of beliefs, etc. When politicians can put the "thou shalt not kill" rule aside to support war and targeting, and they can put the "thou shall not..." other rules aside to fulfill their needs, then to "conveniently" put God into a reason for for gaining support is inexcusable and pathetic. It's bad enough that religious leaders twist religion as is convenient, we really don't need politicians doing that, just like we don't need religious leaders conveniently twisting politics...the politicians do a good enough job of it already!
comment by donnamarie on Oct 2, 2008 1:10 PM ()
This is one subject that I stay clear of.
God,Church,Priest etc.I disconnect my self from them.
But that is me and only me.What can I say?
comment by fredo on Sept 4, 2008 10:05 AM ()
Boy they sure keep God busy doing material things instead of letting Him take care of his flock!!
comment by greatmartin on Sept 4, 2008 8:18 AM ()
I'm still not sure what all the praying is about if God has the situation under control already.... Ugh...religion and politics....
comment by jjoohhnn on Sept 4, 2008 7:16 AM ()
As long as Pastors use their pulpits as political action stages to promote their political beliefs this will continue.
comment by grumpy on Sept 4, 2008 6:57 AM ()

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