Saying he is following God's wishes, a Baptist preacher from southern Oklahoma today filed for the U.S. Senate seat held by Jim Inhofe.
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The Rev. Dennis Lopez, who preaches at the Jimtown Baptist Church about 11 miles southwest of Marietta, said he also works as a machinist in Gainesville, Texas.
Lopez, of Thackerville, filed as a Republican. Inhofe, R-Tulsa, is expected to file for re-election.
"God laid it upon my heart, He began dealing with me about two years ago that He had something for me to do and this is exactly what it was," Lopez said.
This is the first public office sought by Lopez, 48.
He said God is telling him "to put Him back at the forefront of our nation."
"It's not for me to predict what will happen in the future, but our nation needs to return to its basic biblical principles," Lopez said. "We need to put God back in the forefront of our society -- the Bible being taught once again in our public schools."
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someone with no politcal background running for congress...isn't going to happen, so we should all forget about him and let the werewolves of thackerville eat him.
The header is misleading. It talks about Andrew Rice and then it talks about the preacher. During the revolution a lot of preachers were involved. Now all we have are pansies that won't fight back.
More than 5 percent believe in God and if they can find someone to represent them, why not! Isn't that what this country is all about?! I think the percentage of believers reaches about 86%. I'm judging that from the polls that I've seen. The only freak part of it is when you don't want other people to have a voice.
Preaching the word is far more important than politics. This pastor needs to rethink if it's God talking or his own self interests. I'm not sure that God would pull someone off an extremely important task for a less important task.
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