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He speaks in Westlake church
Friday, May 05, 2006
Joe Guillen
Plain Dealer Reporter
Ohio’s GOP gubernatorial candidate continued Thursday to play to the religious base that helped him win the party’s nomination Tuesday. He showed no signs yet that he is willing to forgo them to appeal to a more moderate base.
Ken Blackwell used the National Day of Prayer — intended to unite Christians and promote personal reflection — for his first public appearances since winning Tuesday’s party primary. He spoke Thursday at the Church on the Rise in Westlake as well as at locations in Columbus and Hamilton.
The Ohio secretary of state began his speech in Westlake with an anecdote about the connection between man and God, then quickly progressed toward politics, offering his interpretation of religious freedom and later declaring, “the first obligation of government is to protect innocent life.”
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I was out there opposing the government endorsed NDP and Blackwell happened to be there to speak, no surprise. I held a sign for all those attending to see with a quote from Jesus in Matthew 6:6, “when thou prayest, enter into thy closet”.
GOD Bless You Columbusite.
BTW, your moonbat protest did a alot of good. I forgot about driving past you guys until you just mentioned it.