{"id":1264,"date":"2008-10-27T06:31:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-27T06:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/astrologicalmusings\/2008\/10\/political-advertisement-spirit.html"},"modified":"2008-10-27T06:31:00","modified_gmt":"2008-10-27T06:31:00","slug":"political-advertisement-spirit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/astrologicalmusings\/2008\/10\/political-advertisement-spirit.html","title":{"rendered":"Political advertisement: Spiritual Leaders for Obama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this blog I try to present as balanced a viewpoint as possible when analyzing the astrological charts of public figures. \u00a0But we are facing a historic election and I am unabashedly using this pulpit for a political message: \u00a0Vote for Barack Obama on November 4.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yogisandmeditatorsforobama.com\/docs\/SpiritualLeadersForObamaFlier.pdf?attredirects=0\">Today&#8217;s spiritual leaders have gathered togethe<\/a>r to present the case for Obama. \u00a0Deepak Chopra, Pema Chodron, Shiva Rea, Jon Kabat-Zinn and many others write:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"webkit-indent-blockquote\"><p>As spiritual leaders signing this letter we are stepping forward<br \/>to say: &#8220;We can make a difference&#8221; As our spiritual practice<br \/>empties, opens and strengthens us, we are naturally moved to<br \/>engage in the world with compassion, equanimity, and the<br \/>dedication to live our values.<\/p>\n<p>We know many of you are already both concerned and<br \/>involved in this year&#8217;s Presidential election. Yet, in the past<br \/>weeks, many of us have heard friends in the spiritual<br \/>community expressing ambivalence about voting. When<br \/>asked why they wouldn&#8217;t vote we heard things like: &#8220;It doesn&#8217;t<br \/>make any difference&#8221;; &#8220;I&#8217;m more interested in spiritual<br \/>practice than politics&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>This election, we have an opportunity to create a paradigm<br \/>shift in the nature of politics. Senator McCain has voted with<br \/>President Bush over 90% of the time leading to policies that<br \/>have increased violence the world, furthered environmental<br \/>destruction, tried to force religious views on the country, and<br \/>shown a staggering lack of compassion for those most in need.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"webkit-indent-blockquote\"><p><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Play a role in bringing peace and justice back to the planet. \u00a0Vote for Barack Obama on November 4.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this blog I try to present as balanced a viewpoint as possible when analyzing the astrological charts of public figures. \u00a0But we are facing a historic election and I am unabashedly using this pulpit for a political message: \u00a0Vote for Barack Obama on November 4. 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