A prominent evangelical Christian political activist says both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama appeared "halting and uncomfortable" during a recent "Compassion Forum" on CNN when they were asked serious questions about religious liberty, when life begins, and how God created the universe.
Both Democratic presidential candidates reiterated their support for abortion-on-demand during the forum. But when asked if life begins at conception, Senator Clinton (D-New York) would only say "the potential for life begins at conception," while Senator Obama (D-Illinois) claimed the subject was "something that I have not come to a firm resolution on." Rob Schenck, president of the conservative National Clergy Council, says the event last night reaffirmed that neither Obama nor Clinton are "in the most important ways" compatible with the core beliefs of Evangelicals or core convictions of Christian traditionalists of any kind. "There was no room in either the thinking of Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama for anyone who truly believes that all human life is precious at all stages of development from conception until natural death," explains Schneck. "They have a stratified philosophy of the value of human life," he continues, describing that philosophy as one that believes "there are some humans who are more valuable than others; there are humans who are not really human persons. "Now that's Dred Scott language," he adds. "That's what the pro-slavers believed." Schenck contends pro-life voters need to "read between the lines" because both Democratic candidates are working with professional speech coaches and they will give just enough information to "beguile" voters. "We have to be extremely discerning in this -- prayerfully, carefully, biblically discerning ..." in reading what was not said, he advises. He also maintains that both Clinton and Obama have "no real moral philosophy" or any room for Christians who believe that "all human life is of equal value in the eyes of God." The National Clergy Council president contends the two candidates were hiding a great deal of what they truly believe last night because they know they have to connect with Evangelicals to win an election. According to Schenck, it appeared the two were "swallowing a bitter pill."
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