Show me the difference between a Christian and an evangelical, and show me where Bachmann brings up her religion as part of being POTUS.
Evangelicals believe in a strict interpretation of the bible including the earth being only 6-10,000 years old despite the speed of light paradox and the fossil record which we discussed in a previous thread.
She has said God made all the important decisions for her like becoming a tax attorney and now running for POTUS.
She's pandering to her base to elect her because she's a Christian and not because of her qualifications or political experience or achievements which Pawlenty called nonexhistent.
YouTube - Bachmann: "God called me to run for Congress".‏
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/08/michele-bachmann-congressional-prayer-caucus_n_793147.html
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) and her colleagues on the Congressional Prayer Caucus penned a
letter to President Obama Monday, attacking him for his alleged failure to the use the word "God" and "Creator" more in his public speeches, especially abroad.
The complaint came in the context of an
address given by Obama on November 10th at the University of Indonesia in Jakarta, in which he remarked that the American "motto is
E pluribus unum -- out of many, one."
The Congressional Prayer Caucus finds a factual inaccuracy with this statement, and believes that it could be a sign of a more telling problem.
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E pluribus unum is not our national motto. In 1956, Congress passed and President Eisenhower approved the law establishing 'In God We Trust' as the official national motto of the United States," the letter reads. "You mentioned being unified under one flag. The Pledge of Allegiance to our flag says that we are 'one nation under God.'"
In neglecting to use the word "God," they say Obama is "casting aside an integral part of American society."
It's worth mentioning that the Caucus is legally correct in their contention about the national motto, though E pluribus unum had stood as the nation's de facto motto for nearly two centuries before the law officially selecting "In God We Trust" as the nation's motto was passed by Congress. It's also still printed on coins.
The charges of the Congressional Prayer Caucus reach far beyond this simple technicality, however. In their letter, the members accuse Obama of failing to mention that the source of "inalienable rights" given in the Declaration of Independence is a "Creator." "Omitting the word 'Creator' once was a mistake; but twice establishes a pattern," they claim.
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This is her religous activism coming to the forefront and shows the importance to her of such
divisive trivialities when there's real problems to be worked on.