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Striking Out the Liberals

Conservative Christians are the hope of America, says Salem host Frank Pastore.

Madison Trammel | posted 1/26/2007 08:54AM

Like any good major-league pitcher, Frank Pastore knows how to bring the heat. He played eight years in the bigs, recording his best season in 1980 (13-9, 3.57 ERA) with the Cincinnati Reds. Today, he's ...

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George

Posted: January 29, 2007 7:39 PM


Keep punching, Pastore.Spread your message louder and wider.

David Blontz

Posted: January 29, 2007 11:49 AM


sounds like another "noisy gong or clanging cymbal" to me. But it is good to know he's out there. Without this article I would have never known who he was.

CharlieJ

Posted: January 29, 2007 7:42 AM

Liberalism is killing the Christian church. More and more, we are trading the truth of the Bible for the message of tolerance. There is a way that seems right unto a man, but the way therein is death. Liberalism and tolerance are the ways that *seem* right to many (under the guise of peace and love), but the way therein is death. Our culture, our children and our faith will all suffer as we continue to re-define sin and things that are to be tolerated (divorce, homosexuality, promiscuity, abortion, etc).

Stephen

Posted: January 28, 2007 3:55 PM


This kind of miserable, divisive partisanship tears apart the body of Christ itself. Trying to identify righteousness with an emphemeral, narrow ideology such as conservativism is outright wrong. Christianity existed before before the United States, and will continue to exist long after it has ceased to exist.

Anonymous

Posted: January 28, 2007 11:27 AM

Sigh ... another radio show host trying his best to create more heat than light. You know, quite often I disagree with the presuppositions and stances of the people I hear on NPR, but they almost always find a way to discuss issues rationally and calmly. Why is it that an outfit like NPR has a more Christian way of presenting issues than does the constellation of blowhard Christian talk radio hosts?

Rusiate

Posted: January 27, 2007 11:05 PM

Oh my... this is certainly not the way I think and feel politically and morally! Please take note that he does not speak for many (and growing in numbers) of us who are more conservative theologically, but more peace loving and making in our ethics. The latest poll on President GW Bush seems to confirm this. Salem attitudes reminds me of the older brother in our Lord's parable of the prodical son. The older brother is certainly family....I hope he feels the same toward those who have a different take on our social and moral responsibilities.

Ret.pastor Ortmann

Posted: January 27, 2007 2:52 PM


It is good here someone "Tell It Like he believes it" -OrtmnnRet@aol.com Portland, OR.

Guilty as any other

Posted: January 27, 2007 12:05 PM

Having read several items over the last week or so, and having also read several of the "reader reviews" that followed, I have taken in all I need to to decide if this is a good change to CT's online presence or not. It is not. This is not a statement on the reader postings attached to this article mind you, but to the whole of the practice. Reader opinions range form a simple "Hear hear!" to "You dirty so-n-so" (albeit in nicer language than on most Internet sites/blogs), but they seldom add anything that would not be better suited to either a letter to the original writer, or one to the editorial staff. Again, this is not an attack on posts attached to this article - or any specific posts on other artciles - but on the whole process; it seems only to add-in to the whole "all opinions are valid and equal and deserving and..." malarkey that is everywhere in society today. There are very vaild reasons for editors; CT, please help all of us Christians to adhere to James 1:26.

Nanna

Posted: January 26, 2007 10:11 PM

Esp to Webuffy: We must not be so Politically Correct that we forget, Jesus said be DISCERNING. See Heb 5:14, ICor2:14, Math 16:3 to start. To those confused about the "old" and "new" Democrat Party, I highly recommend both of Zell Millers' recent books: "A Deficit of Decency", and "A National Party No More". Senator Miller was NOT a POLITICIAN, HE was a STATESMAN, which is what we need in America today. Beautiful reads, both. Then you'll see why it's important to note, that in 2006, 67% of those who voted Democrat never go to church. "All that is needed for bad men to rule, is for Good men to do nothing".

Walt Walkowski

Posted: January 26, 2007 4:08 PM


I'm incredibly thankful that God wasn't conservative with His love for us... Pastore sounds like a guy who lets his politics drive his theology, when it should be the other way around.

CC Biggs

Posted: January 26, 2007 3:47 PM

I used to listen to Salem. Still do some times, but find it harder and harder to take the right-wing venom. They have the right to choose to be bigots and hateful, because God was (is) willing to give us all free-will. I too am against abortion on demand. I sure wish the right wing blow-bags like Frank Pastore apparantly is (I've never actually heard him) would help us get rid of the Bush crowd and help us elect some good LIBERAL politicians, so we can begin to get the abortion numbers back down like President Clinton did. I know Frank that you hate those of us like Tony Campolo, Jim Wallis, and maybe even Rick Warren (since he proudly had Barack Obama as a guest and featured speaker at Saddleback). I thank God though that you and people like you are not in charge-----Jesus is----Jesus the original LIBERAL! I love you Frank, in the name of Jesus Christ my Lord and Savior---I pray for you and those like you, and hope that some day you will discover the love of Jesus.

Mark Chandler

Posted: January 26, 2007 3:36 PM


This is the type of worldy thinking and reasoning that has brought the nation and the church to the dismal condition they are now in.

Bernie Dehler of FreeGoodNews.com

Posted: January 26, 2007 2:27 PM


I've listened to Frank Pastore from their KKLA internet webcast. He does seem interesting and educated.

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