The Clipboard: Brian Mclaren's Preferred Candidate

Brian Mclaren wants everything to change. It appears he will put his vote where his mouth is. In a post on his blog, Brian Mclaren said the following, "So, inaccuracies happen. To say I was sent by Senator Obama wasn't accurate. To say I hope he will be our next president rather than Senator McCain is accurate." Mclaren says he will be "outspoken" on his opinions of this election and he "enthusiasticly supports the Matthew 25 Network which is supporting Senator Obama." Not as a pastor but a a responsible private citizen. Define "responsible." Senator Obama supports abortion and high taxes. Do you call that responsible? Not from a Scriptural basis.

Taxes: If you read 1 Kings 12, you will discover that a wise king will not burden his people with gratutious taxes. When politicians institute tax systems that are designed to imitate Robin Hood (Take from the rich, give to the poor), they commit "legal plunder."

Abortion: This issue clearly violates the 6th commandment, "Thou shall not kill." As the social gospel attempts to save the world, eliminate global warming, and other social issues, thousands of defenseless children are being slaughtered in an ongoing massacre. The Pro-Life* issue is incredibly huge (physically, emotionally, spiritually, etc.) so I will not address this topic in detail right now.

Bottom Line: "When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan." (Proverbs 29: 2)

*A Generation for Truth defines Pro-Life as being against abortion, human cloning, and embryonic stem cell research. Some groups define the Pro-Life movement as also opposing the death penalty.

PEACE Part 2: Equip Servant Leaders

Rick Warren desires to train servant leaders to fill multiple areas of authority. On it's face, this area of the PEACE plan apears valid. Until you examine the leaders that Rick Warren deals with. He invited Hillary Clinton to attend a summit, where video messages from John Edwards and Barack Obama also were displayed.

On a trip to visit Bashar Assad, Warren discussed how everyone gets along, in regards to Christians and Muslims. An anti-semintic country and persecutor.

If these are the kind of leaders that Rick Warren appreciates, what will happen when he wants to train thousands ofleaders to control his one billion man army of "peace?"

If you go to World Net Daily , you can learn a lot about Rick Warren's diplomatic escapades.

The problem that the need for servant leaders is caused by? Self-serving, corrupt leaders. Rick Warren believes he can solve this problem. Maybe his political friends can help by showing a good example. For example, warren already has dissension in the ranks, Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama spent the last few months attacking each other trying to win the Democratic nomination.

Bottom Line: "And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye." (Matthew 7:3-5)