European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 25, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14 stars and stripes june 2007 Faith got hijacked Obama conservatives have exploited religion by Stephen Singer the associated press democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama told a Church convention saturday that some righting evangelical leaders have exploited and politicized religious beliefs in an Effort to sow somewhere along the Faith stopped being used to bring us together and Faith started being used to drive us the democratic presidential candidate said in a 30minute speech before the National meeting of the United Church of Faith got partly because of the so called leaders of the Christian All too eager to exploit what divides the Illinois senator at every Treyve told Evangeli Cal christians that democrats disrespect their values and dislike their while suggest ing to the rest of the country that religious americans care Only about issues like Abor Tion and Gay school prayer and intelligent he according to an and Vance copy of his there was even a time when the Christian George Barack Obama addresses the biennial general Synod meeting of the United Church of Christ on saturday in coalition determined that its number one legislative priority was tax cuts for the Obama i dont know what Bible there but it Doest jibe with my a Call to the Chris Tian coalition of America seeking comment was not immediately returned Obama is a member of the United Church of a Church of about million Mem Bers that is considered one the most Liberal of the mainline protestant in the Church was the first to ordain an openly Gay two years the Church endorsed same sex the largest Christian de nomination to do Obama believes that states should decide whether to allow Gay mar and he opposes a constitutional Amend ment against conservative Christian bloggers have linked Obama to what they Call the in Bible Cal teachings of his theological conservatives believe Gay relationships violate while More Liberal christians emphasize the bibles social Justice Man charged with deaths of kids police initially said they did not suspect Christo Pher Vaughn in the deaths of his wife and three Young but in the end they arrested him just hours before he was to attend their memorial service in Missou authorities on saturday charged with two murder counts per saying he gunned Down his family in their sport Utility the kill Ings were discovered june 14 after Vaughn flagged Down a Motorist on a service Road in Channa about 40 Miles Southwest of who works As a com Puter forensic had been shot in the his Kim was shot while each of their children Abigay 12 11 and 8 were shot his handgun was found at the authorities prosecutor James who declined to discuss possible said Vaughn was charged with two murder counts per before he was Vaughn had voluntarily met with investigators three times to answer authorities would not say what evidence tipped the balance enough to allow them to seek an arrest warrant from a judge late the charges were built from numerous Foren sic computer files and phone authorities from the associated press judge criticizes Bush decision on wiretapping by Michael Sniffen the associated press Washington a Federal judge who used to authorize wire taps in terrorist and espionage cases criticized president Bush decision to order warrant less surveillance after the terrorist Royce a District court judge in said saturday that it was proper for executive Branch agencies to con duct such but what we have found in the history of our country is that you cant Trust the he said at the american Library associations we have to understand you can fight the War on terrorism and lose everything if you have no civil liberties left when you get through fighting the said who was appointed by president Ronald the judge disagreed with let Ting the executive Branch alone decide which people to spy on in National Security the executive has to fight and win 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