Hagan's 'Belief' ad on Dole

Yet you don't question why anyone would associate with a group that has a "christian" agenda. As with you, I would not go out of my way to accept money from a group (christians) that WOULD SEEK TO limit the religious freedoms of a majority of North Carolinians. Christians have no lock on morality; most atheists I know are MORE moral and upright citizens than so-called christians.

First of all, I don't think you understand what religious freedom means. It means being able to practice your religion without government keeping you from doing so, NOT keeping his name on the dollar bill and pledge of allegiance. And I'm certainly not for taking God's name out of the pledge of allegiance or anything like that. I just think you should know what religious freedom really means if your going to cite that in your arguement.

Second. You can call "liberals" emotional, but the ad very clearly says, "And what does Kay Hagan promise in return?" then it cuts to the voice over with the person saying "there is no God!". Terrible ad, and anybody will tell you that it's misleading at best. I genuinely hope that the ad alone sinks Elizabeth Dole. Maybe then she can sell her house and leave the state. God knows she really doesn't give a flip about our state.

There's a reason this ad got a lot of national attention.....

Hagen IS a thoughtful public servant, and that is why I voted for her. Her response to Doles tasteless, vile ad is absolutely on the mark. Politics and religion shouldn't be mixed. This is STILL a free country, where free speech is enshrined in our constitution and the Godless PAC has every right to exist and fight against the very religious racism that Dole is dishing up. Can't WAIT to see Hagen in Washington.

Going to Boston to raise money from a bunch of lunatics in the first place...

Dole's campaign has been more than forthright with identifying the voice at the end of the video...you overly emotional liberals...

"Dole campaign spokesman Dan McLagan said the end of the ad was not misleading, arguing the woman's voice is clearly not the Democratic lawmaker. McLagan said the ad does not question Hagan's faith, only why she would associate with a group with an atheist agenda.
"The concern is that she's going to support judges that have the same world view that she's taking money from - or oppose judges who have the opposite" world view, McLagan said."

That is from yesterday...

If people actually could think for themselves instead of letting emotion get in the the way of their political thinking, then they would seriously question why Hagan would travel to Boston to accept money from this group of people...Seriously...

I would not go out of my way to accept money from a group that might limit the religious freedoms of a majority of North Carolinians...yes taking "Under God" out is stepping on my religious freedom...

Just in case...you do not feel like doing the research...here is the Press Release...

"Godless Americans PAC?"

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Hagan Heads to Boston for Fundraiser in the Home of Leading Anti-Religion Activists

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Salisbury, N.C. – On September 15th, Kay Hagan is heading to Boston, Massachusetts to attend a fundraiser for her Senate campaign. What may surprise mainstream North Carolinians is that the fundraiser will be in the home of leading anti religion activists Wendy Kaminer and her lawyer husband Woody Kaplan -- who is an advisor to the "Godless Americans Political Action Committee."

Kaminer is the author of Sleeping with Extra-Terrestrials, in which one reviewer said Kaminer is ". . . trying to save us from ‘the perils of piety’-the pestilence of organized religion and its encroachment on public life. Should we be surprised that Katha Pollitt, atheist-in-chief at The Nation and author of a book called Reasonable Creatures, has given Kaminer's book a gushing blurb?” (Norah Vincent, Op-Ed, “Unbelievable,” National Review, 11/22/99)."

Kaminer is also an advisory board member (Woody is the chairman) of The Secular Coalition for America which is "the national lobby for atheists, humanists, freethinkers and other nontheistic Americans with the unique mission of protecting their civil rights.” (Secular Coalition For America, Press Release, 1/16/08)

Kaminer's husband, Woody Kaplan, is also an advisor to the Godless Americans Political Action Committee which sees itself as a counter-force to religious groups in public policy debates.

"Kay Hagan is trying to run a campaign in North Carolina that casts her as a moderate but the money that's paying for it is coming from the left-wing fringe of political thought," said Dole Campaign Communications Director Dan McLagan. "You can tell a lot about a person by their friends and these are friends most North Carolinians would not be comfortable having over for dinner."

Hagan's campaign is being largely funded by labor unions intent on ending North Carolina's status as a right to work state, liberal trial lawyers and ultra left wing groups like MoveOn.org which is a deeply anti-military organization. Now Hagan has added anti-religion activists from Boston Massachusetts to the list.

"Kay Hagan does not represent the values of this state; she is a Trojan Horse for a long list of wacky left-wing outside groups bent on policies that would horrify most North Carolinians if they knew about it," McLagan said. "This latest revelation of support from anti-religion activists will not sit well with the 90% of state residents who identify with a specific religious faith."