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<DIV class=storytitle><FONT face=Arial><STRONG><FONT size=4><SPAN class=781402216-27062008>Bush Minister </SPAN>set<SPAN class=781402216-27062008>s</SPAN> up anti-Dobson site</FONT></STRONG> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=reporter id=reporter><FONT face=Arial>Jim Brown - OneNewsNow - 6/27/2008 7:05:00 AM<SPAN style="MARGIN-LEFT: 25px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle"><A onclick="addthis_url = location.href; addthis_title = document.title; return addthis_click(this);" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php" target=_blank><IMG height=16 alt="Bookmark and Share" src="http://s9.addthis.com/button1-addthis.gif" width=125 border=0></A>
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<P align=left><EM><FONT face=Arial>Updated 9:45 a.m. (Central)</FONT></EM></P>
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<P align=left><FONT face=Arial>A campaign worker for Barack Obama was instrumental in launching a new website designed to counter Dr. James Dobson's criticism of the Democratic presidential nominee.</FONT></P>
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<P><A title="A recent article" href="http://www.onenewsnow.com/Election2008/Default.aspx?id=154034"><FONT face=Arial color=#0e4d8b>A recent article</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial> on <EM>OneNewsNow</EM> featured comments by <U>Methodist pastor Kirbyjon Caldwell, a Barack Obama supporter</U>. The pastor took issue with </FONT><A title="James Dobson's contention" href="http://www.onenewsnow.com/Election2008/Default.aspx?id=151160"><FONT face=Arial color=#0e4d8b>James Dobson's contention</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial> that Obama distorts the Bible with his theological views.<BR> <BR><STRONG>Caldwell, who is affiliated with the website JamesDobsonDoesntSpeakForMe.com, initially told <EM>OneNewsNow</EM> that the website was operated by Matthew 25, a political action committee working with Obama supporters. However, upon investigation, it was found that the site was actually registered to Alyssa Martin, an intern in the Obama campaign's "religious
affairs" department. The domain registration has since been changed to Pastor Caldwell's name.</STRONG></FONT></P>
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<P align=left><FONT face=Arial>In an earlier interview, Caldwell told <EM>OneNewsNow</EM> he did not know Alyssa Martin, but on Thursday afternoon admitted the intern had been helping him set up the website. He also reported that to his knowledge, she is no longer with the Obama campaign.<BR> <BR><STRONG><FONT size=4>Caldwell pastors 14,000-member Windsor Village United Methodist Church in Houston, but is perhaps best known for <U>delivering the benediction at both of George W. Bush's presidential inaugurations</U>. He also performed the wedding ceremony for the Bushes' daughter, Jenna, last month.<BR></FONT></STRONG> <BR>According to the <EM>Washington Post</EM>, Caldwell has "for months" participated in a weekly call-in prayer meeting with members of Obama's campaign staff, and talks regularly with staffers who oversee the Democratic candidate's religious outreach efforts.</FONT></P></FONT></DIV><BR><BR>
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