Evangelicals rip Obama's abortion votes

Youth prayer rally set for Mall
Julia Duin
Saturday, August 16, 2008

Evangelical Christian leaders of TheCall DC, a large youth prayer rally slated for Saturday on the Mall, criticized presumptive Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama on Friday for his liberal votes on abortion.

"We're not endorsing a candidate," lead organizer Lou Engle said. "We're challenging politicians who say they're Christian but have voted 100 percent for late-term abortions and partial-birth abortions."

He added, "I don't want to be courted by his Christianity or his charisma, but by his voting record."

Their Friday news conference, billed as a walk-up to Saturday's gathering, quickly turned into a discussion of what kind of presidential candidate America's evangelicals would rally behind and on presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain considering a pro-choice running mate. the rest