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Are they part of the Westboro Baptist church in Kansas that's run by that nutcase Phelps?

In response to Chief, it sounds like Focus on Family are the bad sports....I haven't heard of any Democrats praying for any unfortunate events to happen at the RNC convention...

BARACK OBAMA,

The 44th President of THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

IN GOD WE TRUST.

You guys are all pitiful. Sad to see how stupid the democrats have become just as sad to see rain dances going on with the republicans. Everyone prepare for the race riots when Obama looses.

I wonder what God really thinks of this BOZO and the other saps who donate money to him, Familiy values to wish harm to someone else because they might disagree. Scary as Mccain.

FOCUS ON THE FAMILY HAS AGAIN SHOWN ITS BACKSIDE. THEY ARE A GROUP OF RACIST RIGHT WING NUTS. WHEN IS THE IRS GOING TO INVESTIGATE THEM AND TAKE AWAY THEIR TAX EXEMPT STATUS??????????????????????????????????/

Further, we must first know that Mr. Dobson is not ChURCH PASTOR or Minister. We do not know what (which , and where)
he goes to and what Bible he reads. To tell Americans what to pray for is therefore outside his calling. I am not following Mr Dobson's advice! though I will probably vote for Senator McCain.

This coming from the "old guard" of "christian conservatism" is what is destroying "religion" everywhere. Why can't the leaders of these organizations, which by the way are using tax free dollars to run these stupid ads, just fade away. Give them NO MORE spotlight.

I am a Christian, and I'm voting for Obama. I'm yet another Christian here to say that "Focus on the Family" doesn't speak for me.

Praying for our Country is vastly more important than praying for rain on a presidential candidate's speech venue. Focus on the Family and Dobson is suddenly OUT of Focus!!!

Praying is a solemn act of worship and fellowship with The Almighty
Sovereign of all creation. not to be taken lightly. Personally I am disappointed that Focus on the Family founder Dobson chooses
to use it for a dumb idea: to pray for rain on a presidential candidates
Speech.. I mean there is so much and hugely more important issues America should be prating for. The wars on Terrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan, War on Poverty , the homeless , the Aids epidemic
the global economic downturn .and so many more. Why has Dobson
become more so political that he has forgotten the bigger issues and problems of America.

Focus on family or Focus on hate?

And these are people who profess tp be Christians.
Gone are the days when the so called preachers of the world took people for a ride.
Dobson and his flock should be ashamed of themselves for they no longer have the respect of True Christians.
Americans does not need Dobsob to teach them the right from the wrong.
Shame on you.

Christians that truly uphold Christian values cannot vote for Obama. It's as simple as that. Look at his voting record. Look how he has no regard for life. He's a smooth talker and he excites people. But think about this: "Shallow brooks make lots of noise."

I do pray that Obama will not take office, because this country will self-destruct.

McCain 08

Is this the message they want to sent to those they hope to save??? They need to pray for theirself.

So asking for torrential rain that will possibly cause death and destruction is a cute form of Cristian joke?! What Book are these people reading from?

As a Christian, I thnk I understand the meaning of "..fishers of men."
I don't think the FOF demonstrates that, at least not with this stunt.
Further, I don't think that Focus on Family should so outwardly support ANY CANDIDATE who proactively leaves their spouse for another.
You can look it up, but that's exactly what one of these two candidates did.
I also happen to read in my bible that GOD hates divorce. For all of my Christian friends, go read 1 Corinthians 4:2.
For all you FOF folks, that is a book in the new testament. Of the bible.

Alice in Florida @ 2:49 pm ET,
I'm completely fine with revoking all of their tax-free statuses. What makes you think that all Obama supporters even care if he attends church. I realize that many do, but I'm more concerned about the man's morals, leadership and vision for the country than which person in the sky he prays to.

Dumb and dumber. Focus on the Family is a partisan waste of space. Show me the family values in the morally desolate policy landscape of the [R] party. It was a joke all right; just not in the way they think. Pathetic.

How about a rain/reign of Hillary supporters!

McCain 08!

This just proves that these religious groups have an agenda.

Obama is one of them and yet they still pull for the Republican. This can only be because they are single issue voters. (Abortion)

This is one of the most damaging things for religion. I quit going to church because, just by going you are supporting more than your faith. Organized religion has gotten way to involved with politics.

As an Iraq war veteran I feel the same way when people try to speak for the "Troops" as if all of the Troops support one thing or another our military and our religions are made up with all kinds of people and these people that try to speak for the entire group do not account for the varying opinions within the group.

Focus on the family values? ARRRRRRRRRGGGGGG. They are the ones who'll condemn Obama for supporting women for their rights to abortion and yet advocating "shock and awe" to the Iraqis killing small children. Where's the logic?

Oh Lord, I pray for rain on the DNC and showers of crude oil on the RNC.

You Obama supporters sure are a grumpy lot. A little story about a try at humor and so many of you get your knickers all twisted up. Could it be that the real thing that is upsetting you is your candidate seems to be sinking in the polls day by day? There was so much you found humorous about George W Bush that you don't seem to find humorous if it concerns Mr Obama. Either you are hypocritical and just bad sports.

If it rains we will stand there in it and let the Good Lord wash us with his precious rain and bask in that sweet water from the heavens. Then we will watch the skies open up and hear the words these are my children in whom I am well pleased. Wash us Lord and cleans us of the evil that dwells in the Focus on the Family people.
We liberals would never ask the roof to fall in on the republicans when they are in Minnesota like the bridge that fell into the river. Romans CH12 vs21 says" Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. So I will wish them the best and that they will all return home safe to their families.

What a waste of time and money!!!! Will someone please bring this whole stupid march up to the conventions to a grinding halt??? What about the ISSUES???? What about ongoing wars where young Americans are dying? What about an economic slump, high cost of food, wages not growing fast enough? What about the cost of healthcare? What about corporations and members of Congress working together to give amnesty to ILLEGALS so that they can continue to drain our educational, medical and justice system funds? Does anyone care??????

It was a joke. Focus on the Family is a strong advocate for family values.

Eroding family values will jeopardize the nations as it has in Europe with negative birth rates, religious and anti-religion conflict, weak foreign policy and the country may eventually fail.

McCain/Palin 08

MINDLESS OBAMITES!

So ignorant, and comical at the same time.

Your Manchurian Candidate is not going to the White House, save this message.

Clowns

Instead for the Focus on the Family to pray for rain, they should pray for repentance. They James Dotson's clowns that called themselves Christian should be ashamed of calling themselves Christian.

Those people like Focus on the Family make a complete mockery of the gospel of Jesus Christ, they are nothing but a buch of Wolves in Sheeps clothings. People like them, by their actions make non-believers criticize the gospel and don't believe in Christianity.

Focus in the Family is nothing but a legion of Muslems disguise themselves behind a Bible with the ultimate intention to derail the gospel of Christ. They will receive their rewards for their good deeds.

It's absolutely amazing that these hypocrites think that God cares about any politics. I think His Son made that perfectly clear when he expelled the low lifes out of the temple.

It was NOT a joke. They were very SERIOUS and HONEST. They are ashamed because the PEOPLE revolted and have seen the SO called evangelicals are actually DEVILS and nothing less.

In the END its all about "RACE" and this is AMERICA. The young people have to PUT AN END TO THIS MADNESS. All "Clans Men" now call themselves "Evangelicals" in White Sheets holding the Bible.

God really has PATIENCE

patriciajadav@gmail.com

HOW DARE YOU – you slander two religions and have to nerve to consider yourself human.

You slander Christianity by lying and the Muslim faith by perpetrating a lie.

You are a disgrace – get behind me Satan – I rebuke you.

Stay away from Obama. He is not ready for prime time.

By the way, I think Obama is like August field corn, nice to look at, big and tall but not ready yet. Obama is risky, however I think Obama and Larry Craig the two Idaho winners should team up.

By the Way---

Obama's worldview as expressed in Berlin is much closer to the whining, hand wringing critics of Truman, Kennedy and Reagan than it is to the views of these three stalwarts of freedom.

Obama's response to evil in the world is not "We are staying in Berlin, period," "Ich bin ein Berliner" or "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall."

Obama's response is "everybody hold hands and sing Kumbaya, cuz golly gee if the world will only 'act as one,' all our troubles and all the bad guys will go away."

I am a Christian and will be voting for Obama in November. I find it disgusting that these people would pray for rain to foil someone else. This is not funny. Pray for peace around the world for God's sake!!!

This Evangelical Christian for Obama. Thinks that the IRS should rain on Focus on the Family's Tax Exempt status.

Joke or not the QUESTION I have is: Is this the kind of thing any person who calls thenselve a CHRISTAN would say? Better take a hard look at the kind of people Focus on the Family has represent them. A real good thing to be showing our children!

“A people who will not be ruled by God are destined to be ruled by tyrants.” William Penn.

Consider that quote when you vote for a socialist ego-maniac. Some of you liberals are so vicious in your criticizm that you forget to defend another individuals right to say and think as they please.

Would Jesus do this?

Change the name to Focus on the Frauds

I am glad it's gone. Ads are expensive & you did NOT intend it as a joke or you wouldn't have put it out there, it would be a waist of time & money. You did it to show hate towards Obama, that you hope to take down.If it were not for a flood of criticism it would still be out there. You are the one that needs prayer. Your sense of judgment is WARPED.

Colorado Springs-based Focus on the Family has a hollow faith if they think God answers prayers for rain to disrupt a meeting. Do they also pray for winning lottery numbers and believe people get cancer as a punishment by God?

patriciajadav@gmail.com August 12th, 2008 3:41 pm ET

Before people start knocking down Christian faith please feel free to enlighten me… Obama born a muslim and claims he is christian but the word is out there he has no documentation of being baptized… so wouldn't that make him a muslim??? Why do muslims endorse him?

Let me ask you this are you a MORON or simply too deluded to see reality?

Obama was NOT born Muslim.. and he has never been Muslim pure simple fact sorry your preacher is still lying to you about this!

And the Constitution makes it a point to state that no religious test shall EVER be used as a determinant in whetehr a person is fit for office... so even if he is NOt a Christian (which he is) this does not matter. If you are so shallow minded that you cannot vote for anyone who might believe differently than you than maybe you should just stay home.. or do you support all those who ahve broken the law in office are you like them?

big deal as if the rain would touch HIM

Focus on the Family is nothing more than a an American version of the Taliban ... filled with hate mongering racists who want to take your freedom away, trash the Constitution of the United States of America, and replace it with their twisted version of a ne-Bible written to fit a political agenda. It's a domestic terrorists organization that funds and supports the bombing of family planning clinics and the murder of physicians. It's time that Dobson and his henchmen were arrested, tried for treason, and thrown in jail. Let's focus on freedom for a change, and that means the freedom to parctice any religion you ascribe to .... not just fundamentalist radical versions of christianity.

Butch Dillon August 12th, 2008 2:01 pm ET

The video answers that age old question: WWJD? And after it rained torrents forever, they'd probably hold his head under water until he drowned……..just for fun, mind you.

Oh! Yeah, I can see them doing that.

Proud Army and Navy Mom:

"That is awesome……I will pray for rain as well maybe clean up some of those fowl mouth Obama supporters and short circuit the teleprompter"

You shame the selfless service of your own children.

So lets see....lets not pray for a better economy, end to war, families losing everything they had, etc...no, no. Lets Immaturly pray for it to rain. Humm God doesn't like being played with especialy in this way. But he will deal with them in due time.

ME ME ME ME Susan – better back up and rethink your stupid post. No one group is more that the NOBAMABOTS at being self-serving idiots thinking of only ME ME ME.

It takes a religious zealot to think that he/she is so right that God is on his/her side! Such was the zealotry that thought the earth was flat, etc. The religious leaders during Christ's time were sure that Jesus was evil and had to be eliminated. Everything changes and still it's all the same!!!

This is Dobsons flock of fools who also believe that Obama is the Anticrist based on Biblical prophecy.

Since the antichrist must come before the second coming of the Lord, you would think 'Gods People', as they like to call themselves,would be supporting Barrack to put him in power to fullfil prophecy and hasten His return.

I love the way the Obama-bots call for party unity and want a republican as VP? Get real you mindless fans, the party is democrat, not repubacat? Who will run for President, God Forbid, if Obama should win the election and serve his term? What if a fanatic eliminated Obama, who do we want as President? The person to take his place is the VP. I cannot believe Obama would pick a republican as VP and expect any kind of party unity in November. His fans are pretty crazy, but I can't believe they could be that stupid. Maybe they are as dumb as I first thought they were. Whomever McCain picks as VP is, without a doubt, a hairs breath away from the Presidency. The party expects Hillary to be so loyal to the party, but Obama can pick a republican as VP, go figure. I will write Hillary on my ballot in November….

I love the way the Obama-bots call for party unity and want a republican as VP? Get real you mindless fans, the party is democrat, not repubacat? Who will run for President, God Forbid, if Obama should win the election and serve his term? What if a fanatic eliminated Obama, who do we want as President? The person to take his place is the VP. I cannot believe Obama would pick a republican as VP and expect any kind of party unity in November. His fans are pretty crazy, but I can't believe they could be that stupid. Maybe they are as dumb as I first thought they were. Whomever McCain picks as VP is, without a doubt, a hairs breath away from the Presidency. The party expects Hillary to be so loyal to the party, but Obama can pick a republican as VP, go figure. I will write Hillary on my ballot in November....

Funny stuff. Don't have a sense of humor? I think just getting under liberal's skin was what they wanted and they accomplished it. Don't forget about the first amendment. Obama is the least qualified Senator to run for president in a decade. McCain is the best Senator currently. I'm voting for Obama. He doesn't deserve to be president but the country can't afford 4 more years of bush policy.

PATHETIC AND YOU CALL YOURSELVES CHRISTIANS. YOU ARE KIDDING RIGHT.

WHY DONT YOU PRAY FOR RAIN IN COUNTRIES THAT ARE IN NEED OF RAIN.

PHONEY CHRISTIANS

Just "any" woman for POTUS? NEVER.

The right woman? Yes. Hillary Clinton? NEVER

Oh, chill out already. Doesn't the Chosen One have a sense of humor?

who cares – it's a joke people

like allah the moon god cares if it rains in denver

for the valerie plame article that's now closed:

DONT GIVE UP VALERIE AND JOE, all true americans are behind you!!!!!!!

you're gonna have to wait til the repugs are gone in january, then APPEAL, APPEAL, APPEAL when we have REAL judges again! then one of your greatest services to this country will be to get all of those traitorous criminals CONVICTED for their crimes!

you are TRUE American heroes!!!!!!!

Bunch of nutty people! Rain won't stop anything!

If they're going to pray about the weather, they might try to solve a real problem, though their friend Pat Robertson hasn't had much luck praying away hurricanes. Instead, these politicians want to rain down their spite on other people. And we supposed to believe it was just a joke. Some Christians!

Oh come on. FOF and Dobson aren't even Christian's. Every Evangelical I know of thinks these people are a pseudo-christian cult whose sole purpose is to generate money and publicity for Dobson and the like scounderals that mislead so many people. Would you do a feature like this with any other group of nut cases? I think not.

Hmph... Seems like "Focus on Family" should look at these two candidates and see who of the two epitomizes their idea of the 'Perfect" family.

John McCain or Barack Obama.

Seems like these folks have a different agenda. McCain loses to Obama on family values every single time. There are other family issues in America outside of abortion legality you know.

James Dobson and his ilk need a lesson in humility and reality.

what morons!!!!

and typical repug repsonse these days when your strategy fails--it was a joke!!!!

i'm sure jesus is SOOO proud of you and your vindictive group! you are everything God never wanted to happen-hateful, ignorant, unhappy, vindictive, cheaters and liars, etc...

as famous genius, Jack Handy, once said:

If a religious nutjob asks where rain comes from,
i think a cute thing to tell him is "God is crying."

And if the asks, "Why is God crying?",
another cute thing to say is....
"Well, dear religious nutjob, because of something YOU did!!"

IS IT OK IF I PRAY IN MY BASEMENT BOMB SHELTER WHILE I AM REFRESHING MY WATER AND FOOD SUPPLY FOR THE NEXT ATTACK.

And listen to the "Obamaites' whine about this!! Lighten up people and quit whining! Oh, that's right – you're democrats and that's about all they're capable of doing.

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Before people start knocking down Christian faith please feel free to enlighten me… Obama born a muslim and claims he is christian but the word is out there he has no documentation of being baptized… so wouldn't that make him a muslim??? Why do muslims endorse him?
Why does his brother claim he was raised muslim and doesn't understand why Barrack is hiding the trueth? I have a ton of questions..concerning this man why he would hide this and with more money pouring into his campaign is more than I can fathom and using the Bush Administration and attaching McCains name to it to make him look like the great one. I know they wont publish this because the freedom to speak about certian things in this country is becoming a big no no anymore … but I can certainly understand why someone would pray for rain..better yet, pray for this country

Prayer is never a joke. Prayer is serious business. Prayer is communicating with God. They trivialized God by seriously or in jest asking God to disrupt a peaceful gathering.

I would expect Christians to pray fro Obama's success and McCain's success. I expect Christians to pray for God's guidance for both of these men.

I disagree with John McCain. I would never pray for him to fail. I easily pray for God to guide him, me, and everyone else.

Before people start knocking down Christian faith please feel free to enlighten me… Obama born a muslim and claims he is christian but the word is out there he has no documentation of being baptized… so wouldn't that make him a muslim??? Why do muslims endorse him?
Why does his brother claim he was raised muslim and doesn't understand why Barrack is hiding the trueth? I have a ton of questions..concerning this man why he would hide this and with more money pouring into his campaign is more than I can fathom and using the Bush Administration and attaching McCains name to it to make him look like the great one. I know they wont publish this because the freedom to speak about certian things in this country is a big no no anymore … but I can certainly understand why someone would pray for rain..better yet, pray for this country

…and people are questioning the Muslim faith but look at these supposed "Christians".

People need to stop hiding behind God and pretending that being a Christian can do no wrong. Just like any religion, Christian, Buddhist, Muslim, Atheist, etc. there are the radical believers in all different faiths. Wasn't it Timothy McVeigh who was a U.S. Army Veteran who bombed the Oklahoma City Federal Building and was a Roman Catholic.....?????

Just as a side note….If the 9/11 attacks were done by a white Christian would being a Christian be questioned as much as being a Muslim…OF COURSE NOT. I'm tired of the religious hate just because of the acts of few.

If we were to judge a whole religion based on acts of a few…Christian faith would have been ridiculed centuries ago like the Muslim faith is questioned today.

Jesus would be appalled at these people. Question: How far can you wander from Christian teachings and still call yourself a "Christian"? Apparently pretty darned far.

In my culture, Navajo-Native American, rain is a blessing. It is life. So rain would be a good sign if it should rain during the covention in Denver.

Before people start knocking down Christian faith please feel free to enlighten me... Obama born a muslim and claims he is christian but the word is out there he has no documentation of being baptized... so wouldn't that make him a muslim??? Why do muslims endorse him?
Why does his brother claim he was raised muslim and doesn't understand why Barrack is hiding the trueth? I have a ton of questions..concerning this man why he would hide this and with more money pouring into his campaign is more than I can fathom and using the Bush Campaign to make him look like the great one. I know they wont publish this because the freedom to speak about certian things in this country is a big no no anymore ... but I can certainly understand why someone would pray for rain..better yet, pray for this country.

I think it is mean spirited to pray for rain...... However, I will pray the teleprompter looses power that will just be fine.....UMMMMAHHHHH UMMMMM AHHHHHH UMMMMM

Here we go again with "it was only a joke", "it was intended to be funny". It is bad enough that our kids try that lame excuse but for political activists to use it to excuse their stupidity is unacceptable.

This makes Christians look like idiots, shame on Focus on the Family, they do not represent me!

Barack '08

...and people are questioning the Muslim faith but look at these supposed "Christians".

People need to stop pretending that being a Christian means you are perfect and do no wrong. Just like any religion, Christian, Buddhist, Muslim, Atheist, etc. there are the radical believers in all different faiths.

Just as a side note....If the 9/11 attacks were done by a white Christian would being a Christian be questioned as much as being a Muslim...OF COURSE NOT. I'm tired of the religious hate just because of the acts of few.

If we were to judge a whole religion based on acts of a few...Christian faith would have been ridiculed centuries ago like the Muslim faith is questioned today.

Focus on the Family is just another corporate cult, in the guise of religion. They preach hate, intolerance and stupidity. It's a shame that a good religion has such bad followers.

Send Obama to the Southeast maybe they will pray for rain here....GOD knows we need it. even from a McCain supported, this group is wacky .... stick to the issues and vote for the one you like the most.

They tried to use experience as a scare tactic it didn't work. Now they want to pray down the rain. That's okay. Haven't you seen people who attended events in the rain? May if it rained we would still sit it all out. That's how enthusiastic we are about our candidate. Can you say the same for yours?

WOW ! SEN OBAMA MUST BE REALLY UNDER THESE PEOPLE SKIN. HE MUST BE SOMEBODY ,THIS IS REALLY DESPERATE.I PITY YOU FOOLS. WANT IT OR NOT. SEN OBAMA WILL BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD IS ON SEN. OBAMAS' SHOULDER.

And I'm only joking when I say that I hope that an earthquake destroys FoKKKusOn The Family headquarters in Colorado Springs.

From James Dobson right on down to the janitors, they're idiots.

I am NO FAN on focus on the family (me being gay and all) but it should be noted that the outrage that caused them to pull the video came from its on members.

at least some of there member saw that as the POS it was...

This is why I'm an atheist. Just some examples of more foolish sheep following some arcane and outdated ideas.
Get over yourselves and try to get involved in the political process in a real way or just shut up.

Remember: What is taught as mythology today were yesterday’s greatest religions. In time the modern god(s) will become myths just like the Greek and Roman gods.

So, you just go ahead and pray for all the rain you want...

Proud Army and Navy mom, why don't you start by cleaning up your own fowl mouth. Clean up the dirt in you eyes before you clean that in your brother's eyes. Remember? I do believe in God and I must say, it's a shame when people think it's a joke to pray for something unfavorable to happen to another human beeng. Well, too bad because the God I know, does not respond to those kinds of prayers.
It may just backfire on the group and whoever they are supporting.

So...they're JOKING about prayer? Isn't that blasphemy?

Am done giving my hardearned money to funding stupid wars.I would rather have it go it charity or drink my butt out.If Mcsame succeeds in starting the next one, am packing my bags !
McSame is so full of it.I PRAY he hits the bucket before this year ends.

All in the name of Christianity?? Please, people can claim to be Christian but you know a real Christian by how he acts. Consider Jimmy Carter and the fact that he is a true Christian. Intolerance is not the Christian way.

I didn't even know Focus on the Family had a website until you reported it. Why do you promote this nonsense? Who cares?

Why are Obama's so upset. Barack can walk on water!!!

He is the chosen ONE!!!

Hillary 2012!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THis is one Christain who will pray for a clear sky.

As a Christian, I find some of these "religous" groups to be nothing more that hypocrits. They speak about "family values" and build their whole support of the right wing around abortion and gays. There are so many other "family value" items like loving thy neigbor, taking care of the elderly, sick and poor, etc, etc, etc where the repulbicans fall so short that they sould consider being independent and try to support policies and not just an entire party.

Its HEARTBREAKING to see "CHRISTIANS" BEING TOTALLY MEAN-SPIRITED.

HEY, FOCUS ON THE FAMILY HAVE YOU NOT READ THE BIBLE?

JESUS' GREATEST COMMANDMENT JOHN 15:12

" LOVE ONE ANOTHER AS I HAVE LOVED YOU."

Its sheer HYPOCRISY, that a so-called-Christian organization would stoop to these tactics!

SO......... JUST AS SOME ARE PRAYING FOR THE DEMISE OF SEN. OBAMA ......... THERE ARE ALSO MILLIONS PRAYING FOR HIS WELL-BEING, SUCCESS AND .......YEAH........A BEAUTIFUL SUNNY-ROCKY-MOUNTAIN DAY ON THE 28TH!

How come they don't ask for rain where it's needed? Isn't that the christian thing to do?

The call for Biblical rainfall is shameful on so many levels. It is never Christian to call upon God to do what is clearly a vengful and mean spirited act. Focus on Fmaily should be ashamed of themselves!

I'm a Christian as well and I just have one request from people...
For the love of all that is holy do not lump us "everyday" Christians in with these people. They crazy...
I think what we really need is to pray for a flood to wash away focus on the family.

I support Obama, but that's like me praying for John McCain to get hurt or something crazy to happen to him while he's giving a speech which would be utterly ridiculous. These folks sound very much like poligious (politically-religious) Christians, not the Christians of the Bible and the God I serve.

Its called the dumbing down of America. These dinsoaurs need to die off. If we should be praying for a solution, that would be a better one.

I Dont Think This Group Understands God At All! It Doesnt Sound Like They Follow The Examples Of Our Savior Jesus! I Will Pray For Gods Will To Be Done And Keep My Faith In My Lord And Not Pray For Ill Will To Be Done To Others!

That is awesome......I will pray for rain as well maybe clean up some of those fowl mouth Obama supporters and short circuit the teleprompter

McCain 08

I find "Focus on the Family" to be a funny name for this group.

They support a divorced man who threw his disfigured wife aside for a woman 20 years younger than him.

I guess they mean focus on families other than your own.

It really wouldn't matter if it rains or not!!! Yes, people would stand out in the rain to see Obama accept the nomination on this historical night. Other possible Dem. nominee (who shall remain nameless) mmm, not so much.

Only Obama for me!!!

Obama/Biden, 08

Shame!

It's illogical cult mentaility such as this that causes all strife and needless religious wars. Exactly the opposite of what religion shoud promote. Think about it.

Ronald Reagan was a "Celebrity" wasn't he?

McCain when he got back from Viet Nam was a "Celebrity" as the media was all over him.
(He also got some negative press but, we will leave that up to those who use their search engine to find out the truth).

The Reagan's nor Ross Perot have much use for John McCain.

'What ever happened to Freedom of Speech? Seriously. Obama has become an untouchable and his supports are such whiners. Scares me more than any foreign country's threat to us.'
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Most of the complaints came from within Focus on the Family.

Also, freedom of speech was revoked by the Bush administration, so you need not wonder what happened to it.

Focus on the Family's political wing has hit ground zero. This man was actually in charge of the politics at Focus. He is the 'best' they have. If you're still getting your news from Focus, you are living under a rock.

Are people loosing their minds that bad because we may get our first African American President?!!! It's ok people...look at the situation we're in without one so far.

Please get over your racism. That's all it is.

Listening to the "faitful", Obama will part the sea of Rain to deliver his "message" on unspecific platitudes... and the "faithful" upon hearing him speak will bow down before him....

NO ROCK STARS ... we deserve a real President with real experience.

A joke? So are they saying that calling on other christians to pray for something to God is a joke? I find this so disturbing in so many ways and we really need to elevate our country above these type of discussions. I think we as citizens need to make these religious foundations taxable like everyone else. If they are going to act like a business instead of a church, than lets tax them! That ought to help the poor more than they help the poor.

These people should be praying for peace in Georgia and for help for those struggling financially, not for rain on a day that marks a milestone in African-American and American history. They should be ashamed of themselves!

Superstitious nuts...

These people should be ashamed of themselves, they need to ask God to forgive them for wishing their fellow men bad.

To those of you whining about their tax exempt status – what about Reverend Wright's hateful church's tax exempt status? Typical Obamabots – everything's OK as long as Obama's involved.

You guys love to have it both ways just as much as your hero does!

All you people are just a bunch of ractis out there , Just like Hillary is trying to get back in there, thats all we need is a bunch Of Monicas disgracing the white house. You all might as well vote for Mccain then , him and Willy are a pair alike cheating on their wifes and then trying to get back in the white house. People like his need to get brought down on their knees. The DNC needs to put a stop to this.

They always claim 'joke' when they get a negative response to their garbage. These people will do and try anything but it continues to backfire so they just need to stop trying to bring this man down. Their fear is getting the best of them. They are just shameful and pitiful.

Obama '08/'12

Focus on the Family has lost its way!!!

Let's throw those right-wing fundamentalist to the lions...but tax them first! Focus on the Family should be ashamed to have such a hateful ad....that's all you hear from them these days is how to hate your fellow man/woman. Obama is a decent, honest man, he has my vote in Nov.

Obama's acceptance speech at Mile High is a win/win opportunity. If thr weather is perfect God loves Obama. If it rains God is testing Obama's fortitude and devotion to his cause. Nobody will leave and the show will go on.

Please, someone tell me what Obama has done that's "showing off"? He is campaigning, and people like him. All of a sudden, that makes him unelectable? Who cares if he is a celebrity? He is still the best man for the job, and being a celebrity doesn't exclude someone from other skills.

lol...I am a Christian, watch it rain the whole week in MN during the Republican convention.....

What a disgraceful cult! And we are paying taxes for them!!!!

These are the Christians? America is in trouble. Bush came in to up the family values, and on and on, and look at the mess we are in. January can not get here fast enough.

So what's new? These people are idiots. Maybe they should pray that God will make them less ignorant....good luck.

LET IT RAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!

OH GOD LET IT RAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I never thought the Democrats would ever again put out a truly pathetic candidate....the last one we had was McGovern. But here we are with Obama.....

Personally, I would look forward to a good Denver drenching during the convention, especially at the ball park where rockstar American Idol Obama wants to enthrall the mas*ses via his teleprompter feed as they bow, scrape and sway to his messianic words.

Yup....I'd certainly like to see it rain on Obama's parade!

NOBAMA!

This could come back to them tenfold, as they're not likely to cancel it even if it does rain. It'll be a huge story, 75,000 people staying in the stands to listen to Obama's speech regardless of the weather.

Whoops.

What is Focus on the Family's position regarding John Mccain's extramarital affairs? Do they endorse cheating on someone if they have been in a car wreck?

It is a cardinal SIN to use God to get ahead. There are so many people doing that and I do hope they know they will be judged one day for it not by people on this planet either. Well it is the signs of the times. Open your eyeees people there are more signs every single day. When it happens it will be too late. Better wise up.

Please ask the group to do the same for Taxifornia, we haven't seen drops in awhile.

I ffeel sorry for this pityful bunch of fanatical Evangelicals!

If Jesus was be alive, he would chastise them for their blind hatred for whomever does not share their "values".

By the same token, Jesus would condemn all those preachers who turn their MEGA churches into money making machines...

Simply nauseating!

Lord, I'm one of your wayward lost Christian children who have stumbled along the way, but darn if I'm not praying for the same rain event. Oh what fun it would be to see the evil Democratic witches from the East and West have their sins washed away for practicing Obamaism and turn into God fearing Republicans. Lord! Open the skies in Denver for 3-4 days and let the theme song be "Singing in the Rain".

If it rains, it's because God is showing his displeasure with Senator Obama.....if it's a beautiful night....well....well....er...er...nevermind.

Face it....these people have excuses for every event.

What a proud and storied organization focus on the family remains. Thank you James Dobson and all of the members of focus on the family for your consistent dispaly of intelligent rationale thinking on the important issues facing the world today. I mean, to think, all we had to do is pray for rain and that would make Barak Obama drop out of the presidential campaign. Why didn't Hillary think of it?

As a Christian, I am ashamed of Focus On the Family and wish they would shut their mouths and get the heck out of politics and start following Jesus' example and reach out in love to a world in need of hope. SHAME on you Focus on the Family!

Being from Colorado Springs, I was embarrased, but not surprised about the garbage coming from Focus on the family. They think that what they think and feel is what the town thinks and feels. Thank goodness some of their own people complained, and the video was pulled. It was a very arrogant statement to make, and it was not well received. This is a die hard republican county and they think that they run everything here. Being a democrat around here is hard sometimes as your views are usually dismissed as liberal bull.

Will someone please tell me how this crazy group gets to maintain their non-taxpaying status???
My understanding was that if a religious group enters the political arena, the status is revoked, as it should be.
Somehow, Focus on the Family continues to comment on the current politics (and try to get their followers to obey their directions). What are the necessary steps to revoke their status??
They already got incredible tax breaks and financial incentives to locate in CO Springs. Then they immediately start working to control the politics of the city, state, and now, the nation.
Is this not exactly why our fore-fathers came to this country and proceeded to fight the revolutionary war?
Keep YOUR religion OUT of my government!!!

Mind-control cult.

I suppose we now know the answer to the question WWJD? Do anything possible to quiet someone you do not agree with, by any means possible?

Not quite sure what my Jesus would do, but I am pretty sure it is would not be that response.

Typical of right-wing fundamentalist christians who disgrace the name of God to attack the people who have a positive view for america. And to bring politics into religion! on their main website! Disgraceful. Good job Focus on the Family, way to disgrace your own religion.

Whatever, I do hope it rains during Obama's speech. I'm sick of him being such a show off, particularly when he's got nothing to show us in terms of a record.

OBAMA/ 08
I'm a Christian and I love Obama and will vote for him in November

cuz god really helps you with thingsl ike this...God let me win the lottery, God help me finish first in my sports game, god let it rain on obamas speech...those that really believe in god would never ask such things...

And this is the Republican core?

Remember a few years ago when Pat Robertson prayed for an "opening" on the Supreme Court.....and then Rehnquist died?

Maybe they should be careful what they pray for.

I am a Christian and it hurts to hear this. Pitiful! And they profess that Jesus Christ is their savior.

By the way......doesn't this violate their tax-exempt status? If this was posted on the Churches website, then it is a flagrant violation and should be handled as such. I'll bet if they lost their exempt status, they'd back off of all this. After all, Focus moved to Colorado Springs after California changed it's laws and was going to start taxing the organizations real property. The city fathers in Colorado Springs worked a "Deal" with them and they moved in a flash.

This are the so called Conservative Christians who believe they are the true christians. People wake up do you really believe God would listen to this idiots who are using his name for cheap political tactics, I am going to pretent to know how God things, but occording to the bible God wants us to be honest, humble, to love every one, not to judge people, and so on and from what I can see this so called Republican Conservative have non of Quality God want us to have.

Republicans are so hateful.....
They would really do anything to make their candidate look better
So all you holier than thou out there will just have to wait and see because Obama will win by a landslide

Obama .......08......Good for the healing of America.

Bringing back hope and Honor

Nice...wish bad things on God's children and then lie when the parishers turn ugly. Now that is the type of example we should expect from these right-wing kooks that believe they are above all others.

Haters

It is vile and revolting to advocate the usage of prayer for negative and malicious intent, but what can you expect from an anti-gay group that knows nothing about spirituality?

What an incredibly UNCHRISTIAN way to behave! Focus on the Family needs to rethink why they became the organization it set itself out to be. I don't see anything there other than an exclusive social club.

Funny...
Not the video... the fact that people get this worked up over something this dumb...

I'm a Christian, and I'm praying for Sen. Obama to beat the pants off McBush come Nov. !
God bless you Sen. Obama, and your lovely family as well.

Obama '08

Regardless, a few drops of rain can hardly put out the fire of angst that has enabled the numbers of people who are solidly backing the real voice of change in Barack Obama! The time is now to turn this quagmire that is Washington politics around and give it back to the people. The GOP and 'lil bush have shamed the American people and it's time to vote to end the nonsense! Obama '08!!!

this guy and everything he stands for is one big joke

Losers.

Not surprised at all.

I lived in Colorado Springs for 50 years. When Focus came in and started enveloping every aspect of that beautiful city (what I considered my "home town") my wife and I left.
James Dobson is not what he wants people to think he is.

they are making a mockery of praying to god. They are almost as funny as the McCain campaign.

What we should all be praying for is Peace in this world, instead of hatred and political agendas. They call themselves Christians.
"Blessed are the Peace Makers"

They say they are christians... What kind of christians are they? What a joke..I can't believe that bunch of nuts have got free income tax.. They should pay like anybody else, as junkies they are..

Seriously. Do they think that their almighty heavenly God, who they say created the heavens and the earth, will be bothered, or will focus specifically on one petty event? Seriously. Nevermind that, doesn't Barack Obama pray to the same God as well?

It just goes to show that UNITEDLY we can do ANYTHING.

The man is a disgrace to the church and to the faith he pretends to take serious.

WHAT WOULD YOU EXPECT FROM A BUNCH OF RIGHT-WING, ULTRA-CONSERVATIVE, EVANGELICAL REPUBLICAN WHACK JOBS?

THIS ISN'T NEWS.! YAWN!

enjoy your time in the politcal wilderness and I "pray" that its more than 40 years and with no rain.

The part that gets me about this is that if a group supporting Obama tried this exact same tactic, Focus on the Family would probably go out of their minds on how the liberal left was attempting to use an evil pagan rain dance to squash their hero of choice. When they do it, though, they're just asking for divine intervention.

Yup,

That's about where the christian right is these days...

So bankrupt of values, ideas and solutions that the have resorted to praying for rain to prevent people from articulating or hearing an alternative to their message of hate, intolerance and elective ignorance.

While you people are doing this whole praying thing, why don't you sacrifice some goats or chickens or something. Perhaps that will please the great boogeyman in the sky...

A joke? No, I believe that's about exactly what they would consider a political strategy.

-Proudly Liberal and Atheist-

What do you expect from the right wing born-again nut cases, Hypocrits, Hypocrits, and more Hypocrits.

Further example why you need separation of church and state.

While the Government tries to keep its distance from the church (as well it should), you have religious nut-jobs like this that will try anything to try to weasle their way into the political process. Pathetic.

I love that something like this gets a huge uproar. Its like if you see the two animals fighting it must be the result of a neocon induced war. This country has become too politically correct. Seriously everyone watch The Cobert Report and get a grip.

I think their are alot of people praying for rain, Obama is running his
campaign as if he was a Rock Star on a world tour.

You know, not all people living in the United States is upset. Whether you might be a Christian or not, we do have people happy living in the United States...

How sick and how stupid! Why aren't these groups paying taxes since they are political groups?

The bizzare new coalition of anti-woman anti-gay right-wingers and the bitter whacko "PUMA" Clintonistas are trying in vain to defeat Senator Obama's movement but they keep on making themselves look like fools.

Its sad how these self serving people destroy the name of our Great King

What ever happened to Freedom of Speech? Seriously. Obama has become an untouchable and his supports are such whiners. Scares me more than any foreign country's threat to us.

This unfortunately is a bad representation of Christians across the world. I am a Christian and am often disappointed by the actions of these 'so-called' Christian groups that are nothing more than right wing rhetoric. As written in the Bilble, this is definitely not how Christ intended us to represent ourselves.

These are the same people who think it is perfectly fine to vote for a man who has commited adultery, then throw his wife and kids to the curb to marry his rich mistress. Now THAT's "family values."
Disgusting

How lame if anything will rain on the Obama parade it will be himself. LOL

So much for being a Christian! There are places that need rain so badly! Waht is the matter with you? You use God for something as stupid as raining on Denver during the convention?? You, Sir, are a complete and total IDIOT! This shows the types of followers McCain has. Everything is me,me,me!!

The video answers that age old question: WWJD? And after it rained torrents forever, they'd probably hold his head under water until he drowned........just for fun, mind you.

IN MY OPINION.........IT WAS A GREAT IDEA!!! THE AD WAS A WONDERFUL COUNTERPOINT TO OBAMA'S EGO ABOUT HIMSELF...THAT HE'S 'THE CHOSEN ONE!' OBAMA IS A JOKE ANYWAY AND SHOULDN'T EVEN BE IN THE CAMPAIGN. OBAMA IS TOTALLY UNPREPARED AND TOTALLY INEXPERIENCED. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TAKE BY A FRAUD WHO BELIEVES THAT HE IS A DIVINELY INSPIRED QUASI-RELIGIOUS-POLITICAL FIGURE. PLEASE..........WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS NONSENSE!

THESE SO CALLED EVANGELICALS ARE BEHAVING LIKE THE PHARASEES OF THE DAYS OF JESUS. THEY WANT NOTHING GOOD BUT TO ENJOY THEIR STATUS QUO.

right-wingers will try anything.how dumb.

AND THESE ARE CHRISTIANS THAT THINK SO BADLY OF ALL OTHER RELIGIONS.

Just one of those things that make you go hummmmmmmmmm.....