Washington D.C., Apr 27, 2005 / 22:00 pm
Yesterday, freshman Colorado senator Ken Salazar (D-CO) said that he regrets referring to the Christian group Focus on the Family and it’s founder James Dobson as the “Antichrist.”
The senator made the comment referring to the heated battle over President George W. Bush’s judicial nominees, lambasting groups like Focus on the Family for their involvement in the battle.
Salazar said in a written statement that, "After being relentlessly attacked in telephone calls, e-mails, newspapers and radio stations all across Colorado, having my faith questioned, and having my wife's business picketed as part of these attacks, I spoke about Jim Dobson and his efforts and used the term 'the Antichrist.' "
He now regrets the comment saying, “I meant to say this approach was unchristian, meaning self-serving and selfish."