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Ärende: Religion and politics
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The IRS is demanding the church records of a liberal church, that gave 
an anti-war sermon, but what are they doing about these hyper-partisan 
theocrats?
Not a damn thing.

God Prefers Republicans, 'Values Voters' Hear

WASHINGTON -- If Hillary Rodham Clinton is the Democrats' presidential 
nominee in 2008, it will motivate conservative evangelical Christians to 
oppose her more than if the devil himself were running, the Rev. Jerry 
Falwell has told pastors at a "values" conference.

Attendees were also assured during the prayer breakfast at which Falwell 
spoke that God would preserve a Republican majority in Congress.

The Los Angeles Times reported Falwell as saying, "I think we're going 
to keep the House and the Senate," and "I think the Lord will take care 
of that."

The newspaper reported that it acquired an unofficial recording of the 
gathering attended by several hundred pastors and religious activists. 
The recording, first reported in Sunday's editions, was confirmed by 
someone who attended the conference, but not the breakfast, and has 
heard the tape.

"I certainly hope that Hillary is the candidate," Falwell said in the 
recording.

"I hope she's the candidate, because nothing will energize my 
(constituency) like Hillary Clinton," Falwell said. "If Lucifer ran, he 
wouldn't."

An aide to Falwell said the remarks were off-the-cuff and not intended 
to demonize the Democratic senator from New York.

There was no immediate reaction Sunday from Clinton's office.

Falwell once described Islam's prophet Muhammad as a terrorist and said 
that abortion providers, feminists, gays and lesbians were to blame for 
the 9/11 attacks.

The Rev. Barry W. Lynn, an ordained United Church of Christ Minister and 
leader of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, 
attended the conference.

In a news release on his organization's Web site he reported his group 
being refered to as 'the enemy" by at least one speaker.

The gathering was sponsored by Dr. James Dobson's group Focus on the 
Family, and Family Research Council Action, two conservative Christian 
organizations. Dobson and Tony Perkins, of the Family research council, 
were speakers at the event. Sens. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., George Allen, R-
Va., and conservative pundits Ann Coulter, Jerry Baur and William 
Bennett spoke at the event. Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., and Govs. Mike 
Huckabee, R-Ark., and Mitt Romney, R-Mass., addressed the gathering via 
recorded presentations. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich gave the 
keynote speech.

@ Associated Press

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