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Obama's Media Strategy and Shallow Pulpits

3 comments February 23, 2008

I wrote earlier about what I believe to be a deliberate strategy by Barack Obama to use words to inspire and motivate his audiences rather than actually offer specific steps for actual change. That's not a "for or against Obama" comment. It's a comment on strategy. I say this, because it's not that different from a lot of pastors out there today. They don't really know the Bible that well, and have become motivational speakers more that actual teachers and pastors. In my book, "Branding Faith" I talk about the fact that ... read more

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