What kind of Christian is Sarah Palin?

The fact that James Dobson and his crowd are thrilled is all most people need to know about her Christianity. Dobson and his crown may have been the target audience for Palin, but religious conservatives like Dobson scare most people outside the GOP base to death. They are tired of the culture war Dobson wages and now he's got his very own VP candidate.

People don't care if she's a Pentecostal. They care if Dobson and his ilk approve.

Premillenial views do sometimes surface in presidential administrations. Reagan's Secretary of the Interior cut-'em-all-down-now-because-Jesus-is-coming-in-5-years James Watt comes to mind. Nothing suggests to me, and I'm a Democrat, that Sarah Palin is of this ilk.

And even among us Obama fans, the phrase "to which my third wife belonged" puts a heavy discount on anything else Hugo Schwyzer might say. I'd never heard of him before Rod quoted him this morning, and I've been involved in the Democratic Party to the delegate level.

Virtually all the Pentecostals I've known personally are blue-collar Democrats, although there is this pastor of a gay and lesbian Pentecostal congregation in Tampa who makes a big deal of being a Log Cabin Republican (and he and I have an online conversation for prayer many Sunday mornings, me figuring if you're both gay and Republican you need all the salvation you can get). All this salivation over the attacks that can't be made on Palin, well, has little to do with anyone Democrats pay attention to.

But it does seem to reveal an attitude "Neener, neener, neener, our candidate isn't as bad as yours." That's a shame. Neither McCain nor Palin deserve this kind of support. They're better than that.

The answer to Rod's question:

I don't care.

She's not running for my pastor, she's running for political office.

I don't look to pastors for political direction and I don't look to politicians for matters of doctrine or faith.

I think this discussion is over the line. You have no business asking this, unless it is simply part of an in depth biographical bit on someone.

For all the dissing of dispensationalism that occurs among my like-minded paleo brethren, I cannot help but think that some of the criticism is misapplied. As I see it, it is not bad to see the world from a dispensational perspective, i.e., one that expects the rapture at any moment to take the church away from 7 years of judgment on earth before Christ comes to establish an earthly kingdom for 1,000 years. It seems to me that it is perfectly consistent to hold dispensationalism and also accept what Rod calls a sacramental view of things, i.e., that God has put Himself in this world as a painter puts himself in the paintings he paints. Thus, we ought to respect the way God made the world and not try to remake it (and God) in our image. What's inconsistent about these two things?

Yet, holding both these things has not been seen as possible. For whatever reason, paleos have been quite hostile to dispensationalist Christians for what they say is a passionate attachment to Israel. Admittedly, this has often been the case among dispensationalist Christians, but it need not be. As a paleo and a dispensationalist, I agree that Israel is God's chosen people. However, it does not follow that the US should fight Israel's wars or try to vanquish all of Israel's enemies. The last time I read the Bible, I remember reading that Christ was going to establish the kingdom, and that man could not make it come about (see Acts 1:7-8). God does not need man's help to establish His kingdom even though he will use man.

God is sovereign, not man. God is the one who rules the nations, and He channels the flow of history to where He wants it to go. Passionate attachments to Israel will never bring about any of the events God has planned for Israel or the world. Christ will come at His Father's bidding, not because unthinking dispensationalist misapply their dispensationalism to try to make Him come. He's God - not us.

Feels good to finally get this off my chest; it's bothered me for a long time.

Personally, I don’t care what kind of Christian Sarah Palin is. As long as she doesn’t seek to create the “end time war” some Christians’ desire, it doesn’t matter.

As to having Dobson’s blessings, being Wiccan, that’s a vote against her in my book, automatically.
Dobson, who lusts after the Christian Theocracy for this country and his herd, really are not concerned about the real issues we face. Dealing the oil prices and the lack thereof, unemployment, uninsured people, homeless, a deficit that’s out of sight, etc., doesn’t bring in money like abortion or gay marriage. If Dobson can’t create a panic of fear, he doesn’t bring in the bucks, which, after all, is the only thing that truly matters to him.

Rufus, I truly doubt that this will rebound against the Democrats. I think the country is tried of all the executive orders that Bush has put through, with the blessings of Dobson, and don’t want a repeat of the last 8 years. Bush has done more to destroy our Constitution than any other President in history. I believe and hope that people are tired of Dobson and his ilk trying to influence Bush when establishing executive orders that clearly are done with the sole reason of giving Christianity and better footing than other religions.

To me, a vote for McCain is a vote of approval and continuation of the last 8 years of incompetence that Bush has done. He rode in on Clinton’s coat tails when the country was economically better than before. Now at the end of his term, we are only now beginning to see the devastation that the American people will have to deal with for the next several generations. The next President, regardless of who that is, will have no choice but to raise taxes so as to pay off the incompressible debt that Bush has left us.
For either Presidential candidate to say they will not raise taxes is ridiculous, they’ll have no choice. This is one of the many presents, Bush has left the country to deal with.

Again, I really don’t care what one’s religion is. Whatever religion one professes, it will have influence in the decision-making and I understand that but it should not be done to the extent where one’s beliefs trample the rights and beliefs of other citizens, regardless if those citizens do not believe as they do.

"I cannot think of one national-level American politician who has made millenarianism an important reference point of public policy."

How quickly they forget! Am I really the only one who remembers James Watt, Reagan's Secretary of the Interior, who said that he didn't see the point of taking care of the environment, since the Lord would be coming back any day now?

At the time, he was signing my paychecks. And all I could think was that, if I thought the landlord was coming around any time soon, I sure wouldn't throw trash all over the apartment, pull out the piping and sell it for scrap, break the windows, and burn the carpeting.

Houghton,

Actually, Wicca and the other Pagan religions are growing very fast in this country. It's one of the hopes i have, that we can have a Government that seeks to care for all its citizens rather than a select few. Also, we don't seek to put our religion or beliefs over everyone else, so we can benefit at other peoples expenses, unlike Dobson and his ilk!

Jesus loves Wiccans and Pagans, too. Please don't take his name in vain by acting otherwise.

Duh-sciple

David,
"Another indication, alas, of our decline."

um, no, not actually. The decline is in the conservative/evangel community. Other sects of Christiany aren't doing bad, really.
The conservative Christian Churches have always been trying to define what Christianity is and is not. I think that many of the other Christians sects are finally telling them that they do not define Christianity for them. Pagans really don't care what religion you define yourself as, as long as you're not hurting yourself or others. Paganism doesn't have any desire to control the lives or beliefs of others. we're satisfied in controlling our own lives and wish only the best for others, as they define God/the Divine. We're not the ones at war with other religions.

For those claiming James Watt is some sort of nut, please look at this link.

http://powerlineblog.com/archives/009475.php

He never made such a statement. Bill Moyer's who made the claim based on someone's book ended up apologizing to Watt.

She is Assemblies of God. She goes to Juneau Christian Center:

http://livingtext.wordpress.com/2008/08/29/palins-church/

Born on 2-11 the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, nominated in 2008 the 150th Anniversary of the Apparitions in that Langedoc region of France, where secularism was so rampant even the priest collaborated with the authorities to intimidate the faithful from hearing the message of repentance... I wonder if the Lord has more surprises in store for her (and us)?

Duh-sciple,

Jesus loved and loves everybody, "through Him to reconcile all things to Himself." But that doesn't mean we can't joke about things. A little humor to lighten things up. Ron could have simply laughed at what was clearly a one-off joke. Instead, his response reveals a certain prickliness. As I noted on an earlier thread, Jesus used sarcasm. Nothing wrong with it to make a point. I am not a quietist.

Seems this is a very risky year, and McC jumped into the water with his suit on and wallet in his pocket. He really didn't have any other choice. At least the top of the Republican ticket is a known quantity, which we still can't say about Oback Barama.

Funny that people say Palin must be "vetted" - who "vetted" Oback Barama before he started running for Prez? Apparently nobody, especially not the mainstream-media, or they wouldn't been so shocked - shocked - to discover his associations with an inflammatory preacher and a former treasonous and unrepentant, homegrown terrorist. (And for all his talk about brotherhood and helping people, why is it he's never done a thing for his half-brother, living in filth and abject poverty in Kenya? Why not extend the American Dream to his own flesh-and-blood?)

Why all the sudden fussing over Palin, then? All this sudden harrumpphing by the "gatekeepers" is hilarious, as is the testicular brazenness of some to say we should be frightened that the "inexperienced" Palin would be "a heartbeat away from the presidency" if elected. Don't dare look in the mirror, guys!

Oh, this is going to be so much fun. McCain, a real man running for president, and Palin's husband a real man who's roughnecked oil rigs, fished on a trawler in the open ocean off Alaska, and is the four-time winner of the world's longest snowmobile race! Between Nobama and Bidden, can you find one callous on their four hands? And Sarah is a hunter, herself, and jogs outside when it's 20 below zero!

It's about time there were some real people - not just millionaires and elitists - running for the top elected offices. Andrew Jackson would be delighted.

Bill Burton, a spokesman for the Obama campaign, had this to say about small town mayor Sarah Palin.

"John McCain put the former mayor of a town of 9,000 with zero foreign policy experience a heartbeat away from the presidency," he said.

Senator Obama in his own words about a large town mayor.

“I want to a, I want to first of all acknowledge your great mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick, who has been on the front lines, has been on the front lines doing an outstanding job of gathering together the leadership at every level in Detroit to bring about the kind of renascence that all of us anticipate for this great city and he is leader not just here in Detroit not just in Michigan but all across the country people look to him we know that his is going to do astounding things for many years to come. I am grateful to call him a friend a colleague and I am looking forward to a lengthy collaboration in terms of making sure that Detroit does well in the future”

Funny, if it is a small town mayor no good - but a corrupt lying large town mayor is a friend and doing great things. I wonder whose judgment is really lacking.

Oh Brian. I've got to ask why you are worrying about a VP'picks experience at foreign affairs but (I assume) would be willing to vote for a presidential candidate who, as experience, can only site state legislative experience (in an unquestionably corrupt state that makes me glad to be a former resident of Illinois)and part of a term as a senator. Democrats nominated this guy for president and then worry that Palin doesn't have ernough experience? Hey, at least if McCain doesnt die in the first month she can get incredible apprentice type experience while Barak will just have to sink or, if all the planets are lined up just right, maybe he will manage to tread water while he learns what he's doing. I'm not in any way happy with the republicans who squandered every opportunity they've had, but the democrats lately have been nothing but a sideshow atraction. It'd be funny if the problems facing the Nation weren't so scary and the best the democrats could do is a first term senator who seems to think change for its own ls/ake must automatically be a good thing. What happened to the party of JFK anyway? Heck, even McCain is more liberal than JFK was. The reason the republican base is so happy is they hope that Palin will slow down McCains tendency to pander to the left. I'm not hopefull. I don't think either party is actually willing to deal with the countrys problems as long as they don't come crashing down before they get their pentions and lobbying deals.
Well, I've got that rant off my chest finally. I'm not sure it helped my stress level at all but its bed time so I'm going away now.

Just because some folks think the coming of Jesus is near does not mean that they are in any way able to hasten that event. Jesus told us to, "Occupy until I come", and if we are faithful servants we will do just that. Doing what we can to "make disciples of all men" and obeying other mandates of our Lord. Even so, "come quickly, Lord Jesus".

What kind of Christian is Sarah Palin? Who cares? Was the constitutional prohibition of religious qualification for office revoked while I was not looking? Here is what DOES matter:

Sarah Palin does NOT represent change; she represents a continuation of the Bush criterion for public office: ideology trumps competence. She is NOT qualified to be the president of the United States (look at how marvelously God's own candidate, George Bush performed -- sorry, I don't want more of the same). That means McCain chose her to win votes, not to be able to take over if needed. That is called Selling Out Your Country For Short-Term Political Advantage -- and that is another continuation of Bush-league politics.

Assuming she is not a flat-out liar, she is inexcusably ignorant about science in equating evolution and creationism/ID as co-equal scientific theories that should both be taught in the schools. Evolution is a scientific theory (an evidence-based model that is not refuted by contradictory evidence). Creationism/ID is not any kind of theory and not even a hypothesis (a plausible model currently lacking evidence to support it, but for which it is at least possible to obtain evidence); rather, it is a speculation or conjecture (a made-up notion for which there is no evidence and no conceivable possibility of ever obtaining any evidence). If Gov. Palin honestly does not understand this, I have to wonder where she has been for the past generation or so, and why rational people would even consider entrusting the leadership of the nation to her.

I would want to ask Palin just one single question: are you happy with your choice to go to term with her pregnancy?

Governor Palin's spiritual beliefs will no doubt be put under a microscope by the liberal media. However, what really SHOULD concern the average American is that Senator Obama (who IS running for President) has no clue as to when life begins. This should be a strong indication that he's not intelligent enough to even be considered for the Presidency. Personally, I'm glad that McCain put the brakes on the "Obama Train". (This country was acting like a bunch of love sick teenagers at a Jonas Brother's concert. We're trying to elect a President, here, not vote for People Magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive".) Remember how Obama "performed" during the Rick Warren interview? Without a teleprompter, Obama is lost and floundering and lacks any substance. He has less experience than Governor Palin. Just because he's male does not make him a better candidate for President. Besides, everyone is acting as though John McCain is dead. Remember, Governor Palin is NOT running for President and if Governor Palin was a male I can guarantee you that very few comments would be made about a lack of experience.

There is nothing in Palin's public or private life that suggests she is an extremists on any matter including her religious beliefs. She has conservative beliefs just like many americans. It's that simple. Nothing unusual.

We can, however, surmise from Obama's 20 year membership in Rev. Wright's church what Obama's religious beliefs are. "Not God bless America, God #### America". This is supported by Obama's very friendly relationship with Williams Ayers who bombed the Pentagon and Poice Stations and sorry he did't do more of it.

I am pleasantly pleased with McCain's choice for a running mate. It's about time this country got back to it's grass roots beliefs in God. After all, this country was founded on our belief in freedom of worship and in God.
Besides all that, both Sen. McCain as well as Gov. Palin have proven their support of our country. They have a long history of military service to our support our freedom and our troops.
Where is Obama's support for the troops????????? When and where did he serve????????? And according to everything I have read on him, he can't even prove he's an American citizen. What does that say about him.

I think we ought to leave the families of either party alone and talk about the things that matter, such as the economy, security and whats going to change when either Mccain or Obama become president. All the garbage floating around about there families reminds me of grade school. So far just attacking the families, is all we are hearing. What are the changes that are going to take place when all is said and done to make things work for are nation because this isnt grade school and there is a lot at stake,life will move on for everyone and attacking the families will no longer be a issue.. we will need this country to be run and run success fully. Get a grip and grow up people.

I am a strong advocate of women in government, although I was not a Hillary Clinton surporter, I was very proud of her and the campaign she ran. But sarah palin has a family in crisis, what more can happen to a family before the mom says that she will put her political ambitions aside and take care of her family, with a special needs infant, a pregnant teenager and a son going off to war. How ultimately selfish. Does she really believe in what her faith teaches her. I think she should be ashamed of herself. She should graciously decline as a candidate

I was in love with Sarah Palin and her values taht I share. Most of all I admired her not having an abortion and raising a mentally handicapped baby. And I still greatly admire that.

However in an effort to disprove to a friend and to myself the story about her baby really belonging to her daughter, I started reading not the Internet rumor mills, but other legitimate sources including Alaskan papers. Now I am deeply concerned and have grave doubts about Ms. Palin's honesty in this matter.

After reading legitimate news sources, I am convinced that she has created a long and involved effort to cover up her daughter's pregnancy by saying it was her own. On one plane this is somewhat understandable. People used to do this all the time when I was growing up. But those women were very quiet about what they did. they didn't expose their families including minor children to the light of public scrutiny by accepting a national nomination. I am distressed about the apparent deceit and I am distressed for what this is doing to her family.

At the time she announced her pregnancy--when she was supposed to be seven months along, even though it was her fifth baby, no one--not even her closest staff--had even suspected she was pregnant. (see the Anchorage News article below)

Then her water allegedly broke in Texas when she was at a conference. She never went to the doctor there even though, if she were being honest about the due date, she was a month early with a Downs infant. She stayed and gave the keynote speech and flew 12 hours home without consulting medical opinion or informing the airlines that she was in labor.

Furthermore she was back at work three days later even though the baby was premature and had Downs syndrome.

I have now seen pictures of her when she was 6 months' pregnant and it just doesn't seem remotely possible. I have had four children myself. I believe that Bristol's current pregnancy is either false and will be announced as a miscarriage soon, or that if she is pregnant, she is only 3-4 months' along not the 5 months that would disprove her as mother of a 4-month old baby.

Here's the article from the "Anchorage Daily News" By Wesley Loy from March 6th, 2008. The baby was born April 18. Remember at that time no one was rumoring that her daughter was the real mother:

"JUNEAU -- Gov. Sarah Palin shocked and awed just about everybody around the Capitol on Wednesday when she announced she's expecting her fifth child.

The governor, who recently turned 44, told a handful of reporters as she was leaving work to expect a new member of the first family, then headed to a reception at the Baranof Hotel to feast on king crab.

Palin said she's already about seven months along, with the baby due to arrive in mid-May.

That the pregnancy is so advanced astonished all who heard the news. The governor, a runner who's always been trim, simply doesn't look pregnant.

Even close members of her staff said they only learned this week their boss was expecting.

'I thought it was becoming obvious,' Palin said. 'You know, clothes getting snugger and snugger.' But people just couldn't believe the news."

The most likely cause for Sarah Palins bizarre and contradictory views-
(loves hunting and killing animals, shooting weapons, "Control" freak, anti-abortion, revenge seeker and yet supposedly a evangelical full of Christian faith) would be what was suggested. She has a bi-polar brain. She is as you put it, "Nuts". I have watched her on the election events and she displays fervor, irrationality, broad appeals to values without explanation, and frenetic hugging with a put on mask-like expression. An elderly man like McCain does not have the scientific background to understand the function of chemical imbalance of the brain. He is taken in, completely, as a matter of faith.

She is literally metally ill. This doesn't mean she can't be decisive, scheming, goal oriented or even pleasantly effusive. She can also display seemingly normal emotions. As her brains chemicals switch on and off she has learned to cover, feign illness, lie, and fabricate plausible fictions to explain her emotional reactions. I have personally worked with people in my life who are bi-polar, manic-depressive, schizophrenic, and compulsive and I have seen them under prescribed medication and no medication. At first they can be charming and fun, but with time and getting to know them it is possible to see when they neglect to take their medication or cannot cope with stress. Sometime dramatically so! Sarah's own husband was quoted saying, "Sarah's mind is not wired like most people". What an understatement!

As a Vice-President Sarah would be a disaster for our nation.

Palin had a high risk procedure during her pregnancy that she didn't have to have and that could've caused a miscarriage. Then she got the results stating her child has Down syndrome and then took two full days before she told her husband the result. Then she gave birth and left her sick infant two days after he was born to go back to work. And now she is parading her troubled family through politics, even though what her daughter really needs is her mother's time and attention, and privacy from the public to work out her issues.

So what kind of Christian is Palin???? You tell me.

^^^ this

I just don't trust her. I can't really place it...maybe it's because she reminds me of a girl a dated that keyed my car over an episode of 'sex in the city'...no joke folks... She just seems fake to me...in a word association..palin would get silicone.

It's just not an option anymore. Americans have to educate themselves on where Jefferson and Madison stood on the intrusion of the " priestcraft " into civil politics. The " establishment clause " is unequivical. Article six is unequivical. The constitution is being demolished by the Palins, McCains, Bushes and their megachurch pastors. For God's sake read the letters and statements of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. The ruination of democracy is inevitable if religious bigots continue to smash at their precious " wall of seperation."

Face it. Anyone who believes the earth is only 6,000 years old needs to pull their head out of the sand. Jeez. Religious right has ruined our country. Thanks.

I am a Messianic-Jew who believes in the Bible and Jesus Christ.

John McCain will continue the failed Bush Policies.

Sarah Palin is an extremist.
Sarah Palin is wrong for America.
Sarah Palin is out there.
Sarah Palin is ANTI-WOMEN

Barack Obama will be our next President.

Get the word out to friends, family, co-workers to vote for Barack Obama.

Sara Palin gives a "BAD NAME" to the Christian religion and the truth, another puppet for the New World Order. Oh and by the way Hollie you need to wake up, your reading the Bible the wrong way.

I love Sarah Palin. She embodies authentic Christian feminism--she embraces life and is both strong and gentle. Her qualifications are excellent as she has governed a large state. In fact, I would say her qualifications are much stronger than the Democratic PRESIDENTIAL candidate.

Our country was founded by individuals of deep Christian faith. They didn't bicker over nuances, but rather respected one another's beliefs as being a natural part of democracy and the flavor of freedom. I respect Governor Palin's beliefs, and believe America needs someone of her moral and ethical character to be second-in-command of our nation.

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Jesus is coming soon for HIS church (Christians)

In Christ
Steven

Jesus believed in social justice, compassion, and generosity! Sarah Palin presents none of these qualities: young women raped and impregnated by a predatory male whether adult or adolescent SHOULD NOT be forced to carry that child. Put yourself in those shoes. That is an injustice. Moreover, Palin cut funding so that teen moms could seek affordable housing. So not only does she want to force these young girls to have children even in times of rape and incest, she tears away what little hope they have of realizing their own potential both as women and as human beings by having a safe and nurturing environment to reside in. Every human has the right to a sense of personal security. She is absolutely, in no shape or form, a Christian. She is absolutely in every shape and form, a hypocrite. Wake up! And see it for what it is!

Sarah Palin claims she is pro-life. Yet she will “not blink” to sacrifice millions of American lives in a nuclear war with Russia. She is not a Christian, she is a simple-minded religion obscurantist – opposed to science, to environment and animal protection, to women’s rights, and so on. McCain and Palin are more dangerous than Bush. McCain wants more wars because he has no idea how to be a peace time president. And Palin is a perfect companion for him. WAR IS NOT PRO-LIFE.

To the person talking about this woman wants these girls and women to have babies who've been raped and so on... Although, none of us want to or agree with rape or would want a baby through that matter. Jesus would NOT want us to throw away that child nor kill it or forget about it. See, the child is still a child whether you've been raped or not. It's not the child who raped you, why destroy this child for something that happened from another person? Why, does this child deserve to be treated like this? It's inhumane. Yes, there will always be that thought of how to which that baby was conceived and the pain from what happened might haunt you. Life goes on and we all have to go through trials and learn from things as we go. For those who dare to throw away a child from rape or from just being too young and had one or didnt have the money or dont wanna take care of it. For the latter, who's fault really was it to have gone out and got pregnant? Not the baby's. SHould have thought on it before before you decided to do that kind of thing. For the victims, I Am truly sorry for what had happened. No, I havent been raped and had a baby but I have been forcefully touched in bad ways as a young kid and ya it still effects me and I hope nobody has to go through anythign liek that...but YOU rly need to open your eyes for the top poster...Don't destroy a child, for somethign its not at fault for. That's murder and we ALL know that. We have placed in ourselves right and wrong..We KNOW when we do something wrong..it eats at us...even the ones who try to fight against it

If you call your self a christian..... regardless of how you feel about Sarah Palin... you have NO BUSINESS voting for Barrak Obama! You need to check your morals! How could you vote for a ticket that is in the business for legalizing infanticide, abortion... that is murder. Needless to say all the other things Obama stands for. You think John McCain and Palin are false prophets.... WHAT ABOUT BARRAK OBAMA. God save us and have mercy on us. In this case you MUST vote for the less of two evils. I am not "hookwinked". We all have our faults... that is what makes us human. In this case please don't get caught up on issues like she killed a moose, oh no... but how about Barrak Obama.... voting for legalizing abortion and letting babies die once born at 40 weeks (or early) by not giving them medical treatment! THAT is MURDER! There is a difference between a moose and baby. God said, you make eat meat.... moose is meat. God said do not kill. Abortion is murder. On this issue you alone, as a christian, you CANNOT in good conscience (I would pray) vote for Barrak Obama and Joe Biden (not voting is just as bad!)

As a conservative Christian, what angers me about Sara Palin and the conservative christians who are supporting her is that noone is challenging her regarding why she isn't focusing more on devoting time toraising her young children rather than running for Vice-president. If we believe, as I have been taught thru the years as an evangelical conservative christian woman that a woman's place should be in the home if she has young children, shoud we not be encouraging Mrs. Palin tofocus more on raising her children, particularly since she has one withpsecial needs, rather than running for an office that will take a lot of her time away from her children. As Christians, I beleive we need to step up more to the plate during these last two months of the election process and challenge Sarah Palin to really think about what will happen to her children if she becomes Vice-President of these Unites States?

That's my opinion,

Jeaninne Stokes

You all are worried about this candidate or that candidate. It doesn't matter which candidate is elected, God's will is going to be completed either way. Why are you surprised at the greed, lies, and abominations? All these things were predicted by the prophets long ago. Just pray without ceasing for yourselves and your family, this world is destined for destruction, however, the Lord is delaying his coming so that man has time to repent. Just be glad that you live in the Nation that you do, because 96 percent of the world's population doesn't have that liberty.

as a mother i need to have you show me an example of sarah pallin caring for her children
(because it still seems to me like brittany is trig's mother-watch the gop convention tapes-brittany monitors that baby the way any first time mother would)
as a nurse i need to have you show me an exaple of sarah pallin caring for others
(she appears horrifically self absorbed, cannot find one exampl eof self-sacrifice)
as a christian i need you to show me an example of sarah pallin showing comapssion or forgivness-for anything-why is she so angry-we forgive her for her blunders-why not demonstrate caring for others as a christian whatever demonation will accept her

I believe that it is very dangerous to advertise any of the candidates as prophets, especially if they have done nothing to show that they are true ambassadors of Christ. The Bible tells us to test all spirits. How do we do that?? One way we can do that is by looking at their fruits. On one end, John McCain is a man who is very uncomfortable even saying the name Jesus Christ(The very name any true prophet would easily be able to proclaim)1 Corinthians 12:3 "Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit". Sarah Palin has offended God by slandering her brother, who has confessed with his mouth that Jesus is his Lord and Savior. The same savior that they, you and I share. In that we should honor eachother because the Lord says "what you do unto others you do unto me". Their campaign has been one of hate, fear, slander and lies. All things the Lord hates. It is one thing to inform people of the issues, but it is another to call your opponent a murderer, terrorist, and an unbeliever of God. On the other end, Obama has managed to stay focused on the issues at hand. Any negative campaigning he has done has been based only on policy and not at all of his opponent's personal life, even though he knows that it would help him. He has run a different kind of campaign based on bringing people together, not dividing. Not only that, he easily acknowledges Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior,(again 1 Cor 12:3) and does nothing to dance around those questions. I have based my vote based not only on that, but how they represent Christ. The McCain ticket has done nothing to represent Christ other than anti-abortion. To any of us who read the Bible, we know it is a lot thicker than that. The Lord says, "My People are destroyed for a lack of knowledge".

If this article is about Sarah Palin's beliefs, I suggest you just ask her. This innuendo and the other comments I'm reading here don't sound very Christ-like to me. John, as for your quotes from the Bible: most real Christians are familiar with all of the words of Jesus. So look into your own bank account and pockets and ask yourself, what do YOU give to the poor? Do you give at least 10% or more? Do you give of your time? Really? Do the politicians you support give time and money like many, many Americans of the Judeo-Christian ethic do? I daresay most of you people blogging here have a self-righteous agenda. Look into your heart and ask yourself, "am I making these comments because it makes me feel like a better person?" If you came face to face with Jesus, what would you have to say about your ownself?

Politicans can't be followers of Jesus as God made that point very clear in Luke 16:13, "You cannot serve both God and Money." Politicians serve money because money is more imporatant to them than God and they lie, cheat, and steal to obtain it.

I wonder if Sarah Palin would consider Jesus a Socialist as well?

All through the new testament it says to give to the poor and less fortunate. Here, for instance, Jesus says you will be cast into "everlasting fire" for not taking care of the poor. Seems pretty straight forward to me. You can't have it both ways.

"For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. (40) And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.(41) Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: (42) For I was an hungred, and ya gave me no meat: i was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:(43) I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not." -Matthew 25 34-4

You need to rightly divide the word. Jesus said this as a Jew, to Jews. This was prior to the New Covenant, so Jesus spoke according to the law, and in the spirit of the law. Under the New Covenant, believers are under GRACE now. No one who does not feed the poor is going to hell. Again, Jesus was talking to the unregenerate under the Old Covenant. Your theology is skewed, to say the least.