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Friday, February 16, 2007 12:00 AM

Why I had to quit the John Edwards campaign

During my brief tenure as blogmaster for a Democratic presidential contender, I experienced the right-wing smear machine firsthand

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  • Friday, February 16, 2007 11:27 AM

    "Re-examine your own prejudices, Chloe. I don't judge your priorities--they're all valid--so why do you judge mine?"

    Because I am bound to the world that God created, and the realities therein, and not solely to the text that man created about God.

    To follow the text and ignore the reality is to worship the book and man instead of God.

    God gave me eyes through which to see the suffering of the world, for which gay marriage and divorce are hardly contributing factors.

    At the end of it all, I cannot feign that I am responsible to God if I have not acted responsibly towards man.

    Therefore I criticize your priorities.

    And yes, I will judge. I expect to be judged. I do not fear God's judgment, because my dealings with God are not limited to threats of eternal damnation or rewards of eternal pleasure.

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