Dobson was referring to a speech Obama had given in 2006. In the speech, Obama said religious people don't have a monopoly on morality and should couch their arguments in universal, rather than religious terms. Obama also said in the speech that certain passages of the Bible, if interpreted literally, could allow parents to stone their children and require that the Defense Department be abolished.
If one reads the bible - well, where was Obama wrong here? He was simply pointing out that the religious don't have a corner on morality, and needed to stop dictating to the rest of the country what their brand of morality is, and discounting other faiths as well as people who are non-religious.
Dobson's response?
"That is a fruitcake interpretation of the Constitution," Dobson said. "What he's trying to say here is, unless everybody agrees, we have no right to fight for what we believe."
Dobson goes on to say, "He's deliberately distorting the traditional understanding of the Bible to fit his own world view, his own confused theology."
I think that Mr. Dobson hasn't read his Old Testament - or the New, for that matter. Dobson went on to say in statements that old adage made by fundamentalist christians, that the "Old Testament Law" has passed away in favor of Jesus' teachings of love, non-judgment, etc.
Interesting, since Dobson is one of the very worst at judging non-christians, and even christians that are different from his brand. Homosexuals are a case in point. Dobson, who accuses Obama of distorting scripture, has numerous times not only distorted scripture, but also flat out lied about scientific findings regarding homosexuality.
Check out www.respectmyresearch.org if you'd like to see how many scientists and researchers have countered Dobson's falsehoods and misquotes regarding their research so that he can distort people's views of homosexuality.
One of the more interesting things I've seen, though, is that Dobson has mentioned that while he will vote in the 2008 elections, he might refrain from voting for President, as he has also criticized Republican Candidate John McCain for his views on stem cell research and abortion rights. We can only hope that he's serious - and that all of the people who listen to Dobson's weekly program will follow suit.
