{"id":229,"date":"2009-10-01T14:06:04","date_gmt":"2009-10-01T14:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/lynnvsekulow\/2009\/10\/adopt-me-but-dont-expect-me-t.html"},"modified":"2009-10-01T14:06:04","modified_gmt":"2009-10-01T14:06:04","slug":"adopt-me-but-dont-expect-me-t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lynnvsekulow\/2009\/10\/adopt-me-but-dont-expect-me-t.html","title":{"rendered":"Adopt Me–But Don’t Expect Me To Rake Leaves"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a shift in right-wing “prayer” policy, the Liberty Counsel is now urging<\/a> supporters to “adopt” a “liberal” and pray for that person to change his or her political and moral beliefs. The campaign allows people to “adopt” one of 11 named “liberals” or anybody else who might be a “liberal.” See below:<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"adopt-Barry-screenshot.jpg\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

I was delighted to see that I was the only non-government official offered up for adoption.  I am right in line with President Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and (I’ll admit this is my favorite) Arnold Schwarzenneger.<\/p>\n

As some of you know, I have been the target<\/a> of several “imprecatory prayer” campaigns recently, where Pastor Wiley Drake and former chaplain Gordon James Klingenschmitt have been praying for my death.  The new approach seems a lot more civil.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

I did receive one e-mail indicating that the sender would be happy to
\n“adopt” me if I would do chores. Sorry about that, but that is a
\nnon-starter.  I am not raking leaves; I am not taking out the garbage. 
\nI have enough of that to do where I live now.  Please also note that I
\ndo stay up late and I will not live with cats.<\/p>\n

In another note, Christian Broadcasting Network White House Correspondent David Brody also made a reference<\/a>
\nto me today.  He was reporting that the phrase “In God We Trust” has
\nbeen chiseled into the new U.S. Capitol Visitor Center over the objection
\nof civil libertarians. He posted a photograph of what the new engraving
\nlooks like and then he joked that the Congressional Prayer Caucus
\noriginally would have preferred an engraving that looked like this
\npicture: <\/p>\n

\"Barry<\/span><\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

Brody followed that up with, “C’mon just a joke! A little Evangelical humor! Yes we actually have a sense of humor. Barry Lynn is probably not laughing.” <\/font><\/font>\n<\/p>\n

Actually, David’s report gave me quite the chortle.  \n<\/p>\n

But seriously, is there anybody out there who honestly believes any
\nof America’s political leaders will be better people because of this
\nnew engraving?  Write me if you do, but forgive me if I chuckle.<\/p>\n

To subscribe to “Lynn v. Sekulow” click <\/font>here<\/font><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In a shift in right-wing “prayer” policy, the Liberty Counsel is now urging supporters to “adopt” a “liberal” and pray for that person to change his or her political and moral beliefs. The campaign allows people to “adopt” one of 11 named “liberals” or anybody else who might be a “liberal.” See below: I was…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":164,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66,124],"tags":[263,262,260,261,51,67,394],"class_list":["post-229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-religious-displays","category-religious-right","tag-capitol-visitor-center","tag-david-brody","tag-imprecatory-prayers","tag-liberty-counsel","tag-news","tag-politics","tag-religious-right"],"yoast_head":"\nAdopt Me-But Don't Expect Me To Rake Leaves - Lynn v. Sekulow<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lynnvsekulow\/2009\/10\/adopt-me-but-dont-expect-me-t.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Adopt Me-But Don't Expect Me To Rake Leaves - Lynn v. Sekulow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In a shift in right-wing “prayer” policy, the Liberty Counsel is now urging supporters to “adopt” a “liberal” and pray for that person to change his or her political and moral beliefs. The campaign allows people to “adopt” one of 11 named “liberals” or anybody else who might be a “liberal.” See below: I was…\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lynnvsekulow\/2009\/10\/adopt-me-but-dont-expect-me-t.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Lynn v. Sekulow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2009-10-01T14:06:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/lynnvsekulow\/files\/import\/assets_c\/2009\/10\/adopt-Barry-screenshot-thumb-600x853-8229.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Rev. Barry W. Lynn\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Adopt Me-But Don't Expect Me To Rake Leaves - Lynn v. Sekulow","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lynnvsekulow\/2009\/10\/adopt-me-but-dont-expect-me-t.html","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Adopt Me-But Don't Expect Me To Rake Leaves - Lynn v. Sekulow","og_description":"In a shift in right-wing “prayer” policy, the Liberty Counsel is now urging supporters to “adopt” a “liberal” and pray for that person to change his or her political and moral beliefs. The campaign allows people to “adopt” one of 11 named “liberals” or anybody else who might be a “liberal.” See below: I was…","og_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lynnvsekulow\/2009\/10\/adopt-me-but-dont-expect-me-t.html","og_site_name":"Lynn v. Sekulow","article_published_time":"2009-10-01T14:06:04+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/lynnvsekulow\/files\/import\/assets_c\/2009\/10\/adopt-Barry-screenshot-thumb-600x853-8229.jpg"}],"author":"Rev. Barry W. Lynn","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lynnvsekulow\/2009\/10\/adopt-me-but-dont-expect-me-t.html","url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lynnvsekulow\/2009\/10\/adopt-me-but-dont-expect-me-t.html","name":"Adopt Me-But Don't Expect Me To Rake Leaves - Lynn v. Sekulow","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lynnvsekulow\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lynnvsekulow\/2009\/10\/adopt-me-but-dont-expect-me-t.html#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lynnvsekulow\/2009\/10\/adopt-me-but-dont-expect-me-t.html#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/lynnvsekulow\/files\/import\/assets_c\/2009\/10\/adopt-Barry-screenshot-thumb-600x853-8229.jpg","datePublished":"2009-10-01T14:06:04+00:00","dateModified":"2009-10-01T14:06:04+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lynnvsekulow\/#\/schema\/person\/98ebaf547801cce8ce6fff4c27f51fc8"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lynnvsekulow\/2009\/10\/adopt-me-but-dont-expect-me-t.html#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lynnvsekulow\/2009\/10\/adopt-me-but-dont-expect-me-t.html"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lynnvsekulow\/2009\/10\/adopt-me-but-dont-expect-me-t.html#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/lynnvsekulow\/files\/import\/assets_c\/2009\/10\/adopt-Barry-screenshot-thumb-600x853-8229.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/lynnvsekulow\/files\/import\/assets_c\/2009\/10\/adopt-Barry-screenshot-thumb-600x853-8229.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lynnvsekulow\/2009\/10\/adopt-me-but-dont-expect-me-t.html#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lynnvsekulow"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Adopt Me–But Don’t Expect Me To Rake Leaves"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lynnvsekulow\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lynnvsekulow\/","name":"Lynn v. Sekulow","description":"A debate blog about church, state, faith and politics with Jay Sekulow and Barry W. Lynn","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lynnvsekulow\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lynnvsekulow\/#\/schema\/person\/98ebaf547801cce8ce6fff4c27f51fc8","name":"Rev. Barry W. Lynn","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lynnvsekulow\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lynnvsekulow\/wp-content\/wphb-cache\/gravatar\/32b\/32b0f12cad840c65bff61ad01e2664aax96.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lynnvsekulow\/wp-content\/wphb-cache\/gravatar\/32b\/32b0f12cad840c65bff61ad01e2664aax96.jpg","caption":"Rev. Barry W. Lynn"},"description":"Since 1992, the Rev. Barry W. Lynn has served as executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, a Washington, D.C.-based organization dedicated to the preservation of the Constitution's religious liberty provisions (www.au.org). In addition to his work as a long-time activist and lawyer in the civil liberties field, Lynn is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, offering him a unique perspective on church-state issues. An accomplished speaker and lecturer, Lynn has appeared frequently on television and radio broadcasts to offer analysis of First Amendment issues. News programs on which Lynn has appeared include PBS's \"NewsHour,\" NBC's \"Today Show,\" Fox News Channel's \"O'Reilly Factor,\" ABC's \"Nightline,\" CNN's \"Crossfire,\" CBS's \"60 Minutes,\" MSNBC's \"Countdown with Keith Olbermann,\" Fox News Channel's \"Hannity & Colmes,\" ABC's \"Good Morning America,\" CNN's \"Larry King Live\" and the national nightly news on NBC, ABC and CBS. On the radio, Lynn serves as host of \"Culture Shocks,\" a daily look at various issues affecting society and the culture. In the 1990s he served for two years as regular co-host of \"Pat Buchanan and Company\" and after that did a weekly syndicated radio program, \"Review of the News,\" with Col. Oliver North. Lynn is a regular guest on nationally broadcast radio programs, including National Public Radio's \"All Things Considered,\" \"Morning Edition\" and \"Talk of the Nation,\" as well as having appeared on national networks such as CBS Radio, CNN Radio, ABC Radio and AP Radio. Lynn began his professional career working at the national office of the United Church of Christ, including a two-year stint as legislative counsel for the Church's Office of Church in Society in Washington, D.C. From 1984 to 1991 he was legislative counsel for the Washington office of the American Civil Liberties Union. In 2006, Lynn authored Piety & Politics: The Right-Wing Assault On Religious Freedom (Harmony Books). In 2008 he coauthored (with C. Welton Gaddy) First Freedom First: A Citizen's Guide to Protecting Religious Liberty and the Separation of Church and State (Beacon Press). Lynn writes frequently on religious liberty issues, and has had essays published in outlets such as USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Nation. Lynn also has op-eds published frequently by the McClatchy and Scripps-Howard newspaper chains. A member of the Washington, D.C. and U.S. Supreme Court bar, Lynn earned his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1978. In addition, he received his theology degree from Boston University School of Theology in 1973. Lynn, who was born in Harrisburg, Pa., and raised in Bethlehem, Pa., lives in Chevy Chase, Md., with his family.","url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lynnvsekulow\/author\/blynn"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lynnvsekulow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lynnvsekulow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lynnvsekulow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lynnvsekulow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/164"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lynnvsekulow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lynnvsekulow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lynnvsekulow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lynnvsekulow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lynnvsekulow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}