Keeping the Faith

It seems strange to me that Mr. Huckabee would decelerate instead of accelerate on the eve of the primary's. It sends these two messages: either he knows he can't win or that he thinks he's invincible and will will easily. It seems to disrespect the faithful efforts of his caucus people's efforts. I am surprised by the polls and pleased that people are starting to realize that just because a person says he's a "christian" which I am sure he is in some way, that that doesn't automatically get you "elected" . A candidate also needs knowledge of global affairs, their own honesty and integrity , fair mindedness, and an all inclusive sense of what is happening in our world and at home, I don't believe that he has these, at best he has a regional sense of issues and @ worst he has a "concrete" sense of issues which has been formed by a very limited theological view. I would rather have someone in office not of the traditional "christian" ideology that has all the above characteristics then someone with such a narrow world view, Fundamental evangelicals scare me much more than "global thinkers" who are not so narrow in their definition of their faith view and they should scare the rest of you also, they are not far from a "fanatical" point of view that would eliminate anyone who doesn't share their "narrow" view of issues as we have seen modeled by our current President. Please use your "God" given intelligence to THINK for Yourself! question everything and settle for nothing but the "truth" from those who want "the highest office in the land ". Remember that people can and do change their views...it's called maturing, but if someone never or rarely changes their views then it's suspect and their thinking is "set in stone" unable to be changed even with further "facts" and will cause our country and it's citizens serious problems.

In short, religion has NO place in politics and all those who run on a "Christian" ticket should LOSE BIG TIME because they are all LOSERS!!!!!

IF I WANTED A RELIGIOUS LEADER I WOULD VOTE FOR THE POPE. AT LEAST HE DID TELL BUSH NOT TO INVADE IRAQ, BUT BUSH STATED"I'VE SPOKEN TO A HIGHER POWER AND HE SAYS TO DO IT" ANDREY YATES LISTEND TO GOD AND DROWNED HER 4 OR 5 KIDS-GO FIGURE? ONE IS CRAZY, AND THE OTHER WAS RE-ELECTED? ONLY CAUSE BIN-LAUDEN VOTED FOR HIM TO!

http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/11/13/huckabee/
Even Arkansans don't like the former governor Huckabee.

Wow. I can't believe he's trying to campaign on honesty. If he's at all honest, I am the pope, which I am so not the pope. Romney is ok and I could care less that he is a Mormon. Heck, he could be Russian orthodox and i wouldn't care. Religion has no place in this. Honesty though, Ron Paul beats them all hands down, KO.

Another reply from the Crowebar other half to Midnightto5. Defication on the constitution, Midnight? Is that a new Christian generated sport I failed to hear about. For any kind of meaningful exchange, we need specific facts, not broad accusations. Which Christians are you speaking of, Mr. Midnight? Precisely which articles of the constitution are they attempting to desecrete? Not every one with a multimillion dollar church, a microphone in his hand and a camera in his face professing to know Gods word is a Christian. Christians can be distinguished by actions and attitudes. I believe Mr. Huckabee is a true Christain, not because he says it, not because he was a practicing Pastor, but through his deeds (all of which can be researched on the internet) in organising food and clothing drives for the needy, in his condemnation of republican spending cuts that hurt the poorest of the poor, espechially children. By the way, although I am leaning toward Mr. Huckabee I am and always have been a liberal democrat and have broken from a party vote only once in my life, but I truly like and believe in this guy. I would have to classify the current president among those who claim but do not practice Christianity. For those who would have this guy drawn and quartered on his pardons record, it is so easy to point the finger after a mistake has been made, but have you ever held a mans life in your hand and known that BY YOUR WORD he will die? Even jurors don't bear this burden alone, but share it with 11 others. As Govenor, he could have left the decision to some minion, but as a Christian he agonized over each one, took the paper work home and studied it before each decision was made. . Were some mistakes? Yes, OH No! He's human, surely a disqualification for our highest office. As to the writer who is tired of having Christians 'ram' their views down his throat- I have read some childish and truly outrageous comments here, but you didn't accuse any of those writers of 'ramming' anything down your throat. Why is that when Christians express their opinion it is perceived to be over bearing? I love God my father, Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost. From their teachings I have learned love my fellowman, to help those who are helpless, to serve without expectation of reward and to share all that I have with those who are without. What's so scary?

Heidi and Crowebar, you miss the point. We are not electing God, Jesus or a pastor, we are electing a President and, unless the candidate is competent to do that, we need to send him packing back to the pulpit where he can only affect his own parishioners. I don't want a religious presidency. We already have one and it has screwed the nation up royally. I want a President true to his ideals -- wherever they were formed -- and also profoundly attached to the Constitution. The Christian Dominionists have defecated on that document time and time again during the last eight years. May God protect us against God's spokesmen.