Jesus and Witches

My final comment is in regards to the ???crazy end-times scenarios??? comment. Whether people think are greatest issue in war is Oil or not- I can promise with all that I have observed, even after going through a strong time of questioning my faith that INEVITABLY, all wars are fought on matters of right/wrong -good vs. evil- and RELIGION. And our final wars WILL be about the latter, which of course is what the Bible tells us. PS. Maybe you should look into Revelations, last book of the Bible. It is, of course the only book that predicted the Jews reclaiming Israel, having taken place in 1950???s ???A key ingredient in the Biblical recipe for Christ???s return. If you had any idea about what is going on in Israel, you would see how Revelations consistently lines up. If you???d like any of your readers to consider your opinions on politics and religion again, I suggest you start writing more educated/informative based articles.

Peopel who critisize Obama past association should look at Palins far more recent almost current ones. The Alaska Independence Party is a radical group registered as a political party in Alaska. It calls for Alaska to leave the United States (to enjoy its oil wealth, no doubt) and claims that the Alaskan statehood vote was illegal. But that doesn't begin to describe the AIP's extremism. Its founder Joe Volger said "The fires of hell are frozen glaciers compared to my hatred for the American government. And I won't be buried under their damn flag." Volger is dead but still celebrated on the AIP website. He died in 1994 when a blackmarket deal to buy plastic explosives went bad. His body was found in a gravel pit east of Fairbanks, wrapped with a blue tarp and duct tape.

I don't care where she goes to church or what she believes or doesn't believe. I don't care if she hates witches or loves them. I don't care if she thinks abortion is morally wrong, I don't care if she thinks homosexuality is a sin, and I don't care if she thinks monkeys weren't our ancestors. I don't even care if she believes that the End is near.

What I care about is her assumption that the rest of us need to believe what she believes, and that those of who don't believe are not worthy of equal protection under the law, or have a right to privacy, and a right to our own beliefs.

What I care about is when her beliefs get in the way of my beliefs.

I care that she would appoint judges to the Supreme Court who would infringe on a woman's right to make choices about her own body, I care that she would even think about banning books, and I care that she thinks one religion - hers - is superior to anyone else's.

She can have her Jesus and witches, her bible prophesies, she can even have the Last Frontier.

I believe in fairness and separation of church and state.

So far, I haven't seen anything telling me that Sarah Palin shares my beliefs..

you either beleive the Bible or you don't. if you beleive the Bible that means that the Devil and sin are real things to deal with. most christians beleive that mainstream America is experiencng an explosion of the occult and that popular media is propogating this. Harry Potter, Charmed. LOTR, even starwars are sources of this kind of deception to get people to buy into satan and become unwilling participants in his attemp to trick people away from God. Christians are especially targeted because satan can see no greater victory thatn to get a Christian to stumble and fall and not get back up. in a spiritual sense. todays Christians are to be watchful for the tricks of the devil and his unwilling and willing participants(THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH OF SATAN). Recognizing a threat and asking for your creator to help you overcome it is something a wise person would do.

I neither hate nor avoid those with belief systems different than mine. I respect their right to choose that was apparently granted by God. At the same time I believe we have to be careful to insure radical religeous beliefs do not control and pervert the judgement of our leaders. So many times we see inconsistencies in religeous practice as followers pervert and distort beliefssystems to fit the exigency of their current situation, desires, and ambitions. People like Palin ignore the teachings of Jesus and wear religeon on their bosoms like a badge of prestige. they are also willing to persecute those who disagree with them. This is exactly why our founding fathers wrote separation of church and state into the fundamental development of our nation; so we will be protected from those who not only want to control behavior but also every belief we have. As a human being I have a "GOD GIVEN" right to choose. God did not intend to have that taken away by other human beings. It is scary to think that people like JFREE think one man, Obama, can do so much he want to run to his guns. The real danger is people who can not tolerate to live with other peace loving people just because they don't believe a certain thing. It is that we need protection from and our founding fathers understood that.

I don't understand why people read a straight forward news report and try to put a negative spin on it. I read nothing negative here at all, it is simply a news report. Take from it what you will. It doesn't put Palin in a negative or positive light, it simply states her religious views. Faith is a very private and personal thing and our country was founded on people seeking freedom to practice any faith they wish. I grew up in a very rural and wilderness area of northern Minnesota and the local AG Church youth group was called Warriors For Jesus. I had many friends whom attended that church and they were very good people. I also believe this is what Obama meant when he said rural people often cling to religion and guns. That comment was not negative but could have been better explained. One of the major economic concerns in rural wilderness areas is hunting season. This is when the hotels are at maximum capacity. Almost everyone I knew owned a shotgun and a high powered rifle, commonly referred to as a deer rifle. Most had a deer camp or hunting cabin for use throughout the fall hunting seasons. Sportsmen are close to nature and nature is close to God. That is simply a way of life. The crime rates are very low and church attendance is very high. These are not religious nuts, but hardworking clean living people who enjoy the outdoors. Incidentally our dropout rates are very low and GPA's often above average. As a closing statement I personally am a lifelong Democrat and do not support the McCain Palin ticket but do have a high regard for them both. I am a Christian and proud of my rural roots.