Huck Dissed by Evangelical ex-Bushie
Wednesday December 26, 2007
Categories: Mike Huckabee
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I hope we answer the alarm clock and take this nation back for Christ."
Huck needs to stay at the pulpit and out of politics. The rise of Huck is but temporary. Once the left gets a hold of the wealth of ammo he's provided them with he'll be toast. I go to church every sunday and I am VERY uncomfortable with him playing the christian card at every turn. I am also More uncomfortable with these churches "endorsing" candidates. It's nothing short of dictating from the pulpit who a congregation should vote for. Dangerous territory!!!
I hope we answer the alarm clock and take this nation back for Christ."
Is this part of your thought?
If it is, it's incongruent with the remainder of your post; if it isn't - no harm, no foul.
I am SICK of people harping bout "taking this nation back for Christ", looking forward to "living in a nation under God." THAT is a theocracy, and if those who think it's so grand need to take a tour of our 'allies' theocratic lands and see how it is done. Let's start with Saudi Arabi, Egypt, Afghanistan ......and go towards those with whom our gov't isn't so friendly (although history says otherwise), say Iran.
re's something wrong with Jesus being the influence for a country?
Donny: "The same individual that is mentioned as "The government shall be upon His shoulders?" Seems to me that Huckabee is just being an honest Christian. I know, I know, hardly the norm in America, but he's doing what he should and saying what he should say. Um, how many non-Christians in Arkansas did Huckabee force to become Christians?????"
Donny, would you support Huckabee if he decided to implement policy that, in his opinion, sought to obey the teaching of Jesus in Matthew 25:31-46? For example, let's say that President Huckabee decided that taxes should be increased dramatically on those making more than $250,000 a year in order to vastly expand services to those making less than $30,000 a year. These services would include an expansion of Medicaid to cover an array of health services for folks in this income bracket, expand Food Stamps and WIC, and create new, affordable or free housing.
If President Huckabee came to the nation with this huge tax increase/spending plan and explained that he saw it as an implementation of this passage in Matthew 25, would you support it, Donny?
The inner peace God provides to all who seek it, is not to be used as a weapon. Use it as a tool for personal advantage and the dimmer that inner light burns. That is the fear many believers hold with the likes of a Mike Huckabee who creates ungodly tensions between himself and those who have a different take on religion. Contention drives the Holy Spirit away . Apparently Mike forgot that part. Maybe that had something to do with the founding fathers concern about mixing politics and particular religion practice.
Some folks remember the cross being carried by men, many Southern Baptists, in hooded white robes and carrying a rope. It was that same fiery cross they planted in front of some people's homes as a message of hate. And now, again, we see that same cross being used as a weapon against Mormons and non-believers in general by another Southern Baptist. If the fear of fascism and bigotry doesn't resonate in the hearts of men it should at least resonate in their minds.
JLFuller:
Thank you for bringing this up. As a LDS Member and feeling the hatred and bigotry being pushed our way during this election because a Mormon is running against an Evangelical I can, in a very small way, understand what people facing KKK members (mostly Southern Baptist members) felt like.
I feel that I am pretty tolerent towards people of other beliefs than me (I am a convert as well) and I believe that all people that look towards Jesus Christ to save them are Christians.
What I have a hard time understanding is how people can call themselves Christian because they believe in Christ but then turn around and show such hatred, bigotry, and in some cases violence towards another group of people that believe in Jesus Christ.
This is such an un-Christian response and I have to ask What Would Jesus Do if he met them with all that hatred in them? Do they believe He would say "Good job!" or would He say "Love Thy Neighbor"??
I have to really wonder why all the hatred towards us? Do Evangelical "Christians" really believe they have the RIGHT to determine who is Christian and who is not? Or does that RIGHT belong to Christ Himself? I can say I would not want to be standing infront of Christ Himself and have to answer that question for them.
Or is the issue more monitary than religious? Our religious leaders are not paid. We give service. 100% service. I know the Evangelical leaders are paid and they make their money by how many people are sitting in their Churches every week. The more bodies, the more money. If people leave their Church for another, they loose money.
One more question.. How can a Pastor truly serve a congregation of 10,000+ people? Is it just a money making company? Or is he really there for his "flock"? Our Bishops (equiv to your Pastor) are directly responsible for all members and non-members in his area. When a ward reaches close to 700 members, the Church starts the processes of splitting the ward into two wards. We went through that last year where we are. This allows the Bishop to maintain a close 1-to-1 relationship with the members of his ward. Our Bishop knows EVERYONE in the ward by NAME. I would be very surprised if the Pastor of a 10,000 or 19,000 member congregation really knows each and every person. Maybe some of the top $ givers, but that would be about it.
Oh well.. Enough from me. I would guess most of this will fall on eyes that will not care since I am "one of those Mormons" and I am writing this on a web site that is targeted towards the Evangelical..
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