The title misrepresents what Huckabee said. He said "God's standards", not "the Bible". It appears to me that this could mean general spiritual values that are common to most religions. Things like "Thou shalt not kill" and the other last six of the 10 Commandments. The principles behind these commandments are common to essentially all world religions. If that is what Huckabee meant, then I would tend to agree. There should be separation of Church and State, but not separation between spiritual values and State. There is a middle ground between theocracy and secularism.

Posted by: Skywalker | January 16, 2008 4:59 AM

Let me give you a clue, Mike.....Speaking as an evangelical Christian (and I may be in the minority here; we'll have to see how the primaries eventually turn out), your faith and practice have absolutely no importance to me in this presidential election. You are using your faith, not as an example of character or of inspiration, but as a political weapon against the rest of the GOP field. You have no foreign policy experience, which is necessary in a dangerous world. You have no military experience, at a time of war. You raised taxes whenever the whim hit you. You left the GOP in shambles after your term as governor in AR.

You show too much "faith" in government to solve problems when the message of conservatism should be that there are limits to what government can do. Like many religious conservatives, you have elevated politics to a religion, and the state to an idol, giving both a position that they shouldn't have in the convictions of believers. You seem to think that government can do what only the gospel can do (change hearts, change society, change the culture). No wonder you got out of the ministry. You are taking the Republican Party down a path which will reduce its appeal among the general electorate. Your candidacy violates both what I believe the Republican Party should stand for, and what Christianity in America stands for.

Posted by: Greg A | January 18, 2008 1:34 PM

I'm relieved you gave Huckabee a "10." In actuality, this guy is way off the chart when it comes to imposing what's clearly his own lust for power while insisting it's actually God's will. Apparently God tells Huckabee to do all sorts of nasty little things (starting with lying about a theology degree, covering up his son's torture and killing of a dog, just to name a couple).

In fact, there's been so many allegations against Huckabee that he's felt it necessary to address them one by one on his website under the heading "Truth Squad" -- at this count, up to 17 allegations -- and some not even mentioned.

However, I don't know if Huckabee would recognize the truth if it came straight from God in the form of a lightning bolt to his aw-shucks grinning head. I'd rate him a "10" as most potentially dangerous in the White House, also. In the Afterlife, Huckabee may very well find himself in the 8th Circle of Hell.

Be afraid. Be very afraid if this guy gets anywhere near the White House.

Posted by: blakmira | January 20, 2008 6:54 PM