HUGE NEWS: NEW Iowa Evangelical Ad Campaign

Is it smart for the official campaign to use these ads? Romney has been getting flack for running negative ads against Huckabee. Also, Paul has said that he'd never resort to "that kind of stuff" (paraphrasing), religious imagery to promote his campaign. You will notice that those ads have crosses at the top. My personal view is that the ads are fine but I'm not sure if the official campaign should be using them.
 
I would get rid of the Israel point, too. It seems like you are telling them how they should feel on foreign policy based on thier religion. You should just focus on Christian rights, and how the federal government has no right to interfere with a church.

I'm not a Christian though, so I could be wrong.

I think a targeted ad to Christians is great though.
 
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This ad, the advice that has been ignored, the campaign endorsement, and the conflict with Ron Paul's statements is very disturbing to me.

The evangelical vote would be wonderful, but I question tactics and motives.
 
Ya well you know...

RockEnds said:
This ad, the advice that has been ignored, the campaign endorsement, and the conflict with Ron Paul's statements is very disturbing to me.

The evangelical vote would be wonderful, but I question tactics and motives.
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There has been a whole lot of "genious" nay sayers around here predicting the sky is falling over everything from V for Vendetta to the blimp... but you can communicate to christians without showing a cross... just like how Ron Paul talks about the Christian just war doctrine... Talking to Christians about Christian issues can be done without surrounding Ron Paul with crosses...
 
RockEnds said:
This ad, the advice that has been ignored, the campaign endorsement, and the conflict with Ron Paul's statements is very disturbing to me.

The evangelical vote would be wonderful, but I question tactics and motives.
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I have not seen a Campaign endorsement, and I seriously doubt that it will endorse this.
Ron Paul does NOT pander.

I have never been one who is comfortable talking about my faith in the political arena. In fact, the pandering that typically occurs in the election season I find to be distasteful. But for those who have asked, I freely confess that Jesus Christ is my personal Savior, and that I seek His guidance in all that I do. I know, as you do, that our freedoms come not from man, but from God. My record of public service reflects my reverence for the Natural Rights with which we have been endowed by a loving Creator.
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Ron Paul
 
I know that people are afraid of losing the evangelical vote, but fear is a bad motivator.
 
I think the crosses are fine. One of my best friends is in the Franciscan order and saw the Fox News clip about Fascism this morning. The difference is that these ads are targeted, and not slimy subliminal pandering.
 
I am working on a version with just a sunrise. It will be safer and I'm sure it will look just fine.
 
sunrise is fine

But so are the crosses.

RP could simply appologize for his remark. He could also
say he didn't expect questions about someone elses commercial and
he responded with a common position of his. Proclaiming ones religious faith
as a campaign position is generally not good.
 
All good except for reference to Jesus driving out the money changers

This ad is pretty good except for the part that associates Jesus throwing the money changers out of the temple courts with getting rid of the Fed. Jesus was angry because people were turning his Father's house into a "market." Evangelical Christians will be familiar with this story and may be turned off if they feel that Ron Paul is manipulating the scriptures for political purposes--using the Scriptures for political gain just as the money changers used the temple for financial gain. You need to be very careful when venturing into the realm of Bible interpretation--Evangelicals are sensitive to this.
 
A sunrise would be beautiful.

I really wish someone would reconsider the angry God manner in which the Israel issue is addressed, but the crosses would really inflame the church at this point.

Thank you for responding.
 
Change this horrible Picture of Ron Paul! Please!
Use one of these instead:
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RonPaulWallpaper.png
 
Jonadon said:
This ad is pretty good except for the part that associates Jesus throwing the money changers out of the temple courts with getting rid of the Fed. Jesus was angry because people were turning his Father's house into a "market." Evangelical Christians will be familiar with this story and may be turned off if they feel that Ron Paul is manipulating the scriptures for political purposes--using the Scriptures for political gain just as the money changers used the temple for financial gain. You need to be very careful when venturing into the realm of Bible interpretation--Evangelicals are sensitive to this.
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A note about the Biblical money changers. They were engaging in a practice extremely similar to the Federal Reserve's practices. The Jews had to use a special coin to pay for temple sacrifices. These individuals had a complete monopoly on this special coin. With full control over the money supply, they were able to jack the price of the coin up tremendously. This robbed the poor people who were helpless to the monopoly money men.
 
Too much smiling can be bad, it could look cheesy. Especially underneath a sunrise or the three crosses.
 
My thoughts as a Christian well-versed in (at least in Illinois) Baptist teachings:

The crosses will get more attention than a sunrise, although a sunrise is also symbolic of Jesus and would be appropriate.

Make it prominent that this is not associated with the RP official campaign due to the comments this morning. However, I don't think the crosses are directly contradictory with what RP said. Huckabee is trying to base his entire campaign on the fact that he is a Christian and a preacher. Ron Paul is trying to do no such thing. The points give, plain and simple, why RP is the best candidate for Christians. If Huckabee can come up with a similar list without lying (which he can't), let him try.

Finally, most Christians are actually NOT well-versed in the Bible. They hear what the preacher says at church and they go by that. They plan to read the Bible, but they don't usually get around to it. A lot of people do read it, but everyone interprets it differently. I think the Fed is similar to the money changers story-- in a few key ways. Most Christians, honestly, don't know enough about the story to know the exact reasons why the money changers were thrown out.

I think it's good, and yay for everyone working together for a common cause :)

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