{"id":322,"date":"2008-10-30T11:16:06","date_gmt":"2008-10-30T11:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gospelsoundcheck\/2008\/10\/michael-w-smith-urges-next-pre.html"},"modified":"2008-10-30T11:16:06","modified_gmt":"2008-10-30T11:16:06","slug":"michael-w-smith-urges-next-pre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/gospelsoundcheck\/2008\/10\/michael-w-smith-urges-next-pre.html","title":{"rendered":"Michael W. Smith urges next president to continue to provide aid to Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"MichaelWSmith.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/118\/import\/MichaelWSmith.jpg\" width=\"170\" height=\"254\" class=\"mt-image-right\" style=\"float: right;margin: 0 0 20px 20px\" \/><\/span>CCM icon Michael W. Smith told the Associated Press that he&#8217;s met with Sen. John McCain, and tried without success to meet with Sen. Barak Obama, to urge both presidential candidates that if they win, to continue President Bush&#8217;s emergency plan to fight AIDS in Africa.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wnct.com:80\/nct\/lifestyles\/faith_values\/article\/christian_music_star_urges_candidates_to_remember_the_poor\/22348\/\" target=\"_blank\">The AP story reports <\/a>that Smith says he will continue to thank God for His blessings, regardless of who wins the election, adding, &#8220;My security&#8217;s not in the political system. My security rests in something much greater than that.&#8221;<br \/>\nMichael W. Smith is currently on tour with fellow music legend Steven Curtis Chapman on the United Tour. The tour kicked off October 9 in Columbus, Ohio and concludes in St. Augustine, Florida on November 8 and benefits <a href=\"http:\/\/www.compassion.com\/default.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Compassion International<\/a> and Chapman&#8217;s adoption ministry <a href=\"http:\/\/members.shaohannahshope.org\/site\/PageServer\" target=\"_blank\">Shaohannah&#8217;s Hope.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CCM icon Michael W. Smith told the Associated Press that he&#8217;s met with Sen. John McCain, and tried without success to meet with Sen. Barak Obama, to urge both presidential candidates that if they win, to continue President Bush&#8217;s emergency plan to fight AIDS in Africa. 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