Something that always bothers me about campaign season is how many candidates get away with telling lies through a series of true statements—and how few voters catch what is happening. Does it sound impossible that someone could tell lies by speaking the truth? Here’s how it’s done.
Yesterday, we highlighted some key portions of the 2012 Democratic Party Platform dealing with homosexuality and abortion. Yesterday afternoon, the DNC made two amendments to the platform to include a reference to people’s “God-given potential” and recognize that Jerusalem is and shall remain the undivided capital of Israel.
I applaud these amendments by the DNC, but I was surprised by how controversial they appeared to be on the floor of the convention. Adopting the amendments required a two-thirds voice vote from the delegates; the chair took a vote three times before finally ruling that the “Ayes” carried and the amendments were adopted. Listening to the vote on TV, it’s difficult to gauge the sound of ayes and nays, but it sure sounded like the votes were more in the area of 50/50 than two-thirds, and a number of delegates can even be heard and seen booing the amendments.
Below is a video clip of the procedure.
The Family Research Council has posted a list of Do’s and Don’ts for churches and pastors as the election approaches. Ministers wishing to know what the law does and does not permit them to do and say about politics can consult this handy list of guidelines.