Friday, December 28, 2007
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Pastors Won't Be "Left Behind" in Iowa
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Posted by:
Matt Lewis at
10:03 AM
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Marc Ambinder reports that some top Evangelical leaders are encouraging Iowa pastors to get out the caucus vote:
Pastor Rick Scarborough is hosting a conference call with Iowa pastors to discuss the caucus... joining him are Dr. Tim "Left Behind" LaHaye and Dr. Michael "Home School" Farris. All three are committed supporters of Mike Huckabee. An e-mail sent to Iowa pastors advertising the call doesn't mention Huckabee -- that wouldn't be legal -- but does say that pastors "have a duty" to keep their congregants "informed" and to lead them to "participate" in the caucuses.
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I'm certain most people would consider me an "evangelical" Christian, but I won't be voting for Mike Huckabee. Just because he is an evangelical Christian is not enough to earn my vote.
Anyone who votes for or against someone because of race, gender, religious affiliation or any other non-issue reason is wasting their vote.
Vote the issues! |
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All of this "vote for Pastor Huckabee because he is an evangelical" talk is kind of scary.
While a person's personal theology certainly informs their morality and worldview, it affects different outcomes in different people.
Therefore, on Election Day, rather than obsessing about a person's theology, we examine their voting record and political philosophy.
For example;
Teddy Kennedy & Rick Santorum are both Catholics.
They share the same theological beliefs, however, they don't share the same political beliefs.
Chuck Schumer & Dennis Prager are both Jews.
They share similar theological beliefs, however, they don't share the same political beliefs.
John Edwards & George W. Bush are both Protestant Christians.
They share pretty similar theological beliefs, however, they don't share the same political beliefs.
Harry Reid & Orrin Hatch are both Mormons.
They share the same theological beliefs, however, they don't share the same political beliefs.
As you can see from my examples, people of the same theology can arrive at different political beliefs.
And equally important is that people of DIFFERING THEOLOGY can arrive at SIMILAR political beliefs.
Thus, a premise which holds that because Mitt Romney believes in the Book of Mormon, he therefore cannot be trusted to make sound decisions in the political arena----well, such a thesis simply does not hold water.
By the way, the state of Utah---the state with the most Mormons---happens to vote more consistently Republican than other red states, such as the Bible Belt.
In the pluralist arena of American politics, the bottom line is how a politician governs or votes---not which theology he subscribes to. |
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6. Governor Mike Huckabee (R-AR): Governor Huckabee enjoyed a meteoric rise in the polls in December 2007, which prompted a more thorough review of his ethics record. According to The Associated Press: “[Huckabee’s] career has also been colored by 14 ethics complaints and a volley of questions about his integrity, ranging from his management of campaign cash to his use of a nonprofit organization to subsidize his income to his destruction of state computer files on his way out of the governor’s office.” And what was Governor Huckabee’s response to these ethics allegations? Rather than cooperating with investigators, Huckabee sued the state ethics commission twice and attempted
to shut the ethics process down.
http://www.judicialwatch.org/judicial-watch-announces-list- washington-s-ten-most-wanted-corrupt-politicians-2007 |
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John Shaull, who belongs to Huckabee’s pastors coalition, said he is sending out e-mails and distributing voter guides from the Iowa Christian Alliance at his church.
‘‘I don’t wear my Huckabee sticker on my coat at church; we’re just kind of under the radar,’’ said Shaull, who is director of missions for the Baptist Convention of Iowa. ‘‘I don’t like the terminology, because I know it’s a negative connotation, but it’s just kind of the pyramid mentality — somebody here shares 10 references with somebody here, who then shares 10 references.’’
http://www.timesrepublican.com/page/content.detail/id/50076 2.html
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Will NOT be voting for Mike Huckabee. I may agree with him more than any of the others on points of Faith, but I wouldn't vote for my Pastor either.
The man is not fit to lead this country. That doesn't mean he isn't a good man, just not the right man for the job. |
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