After Bachmann and Perry dropped out of this year’s presidential race, followed by Huntsman, I felt there was no one that I, as a Christian conservative, could support. Looking at what I felt was a sorry crop of remaining candidates, I came to the conclusion that although I couldn’t see it yet, there was surely one candidate who fit God’s criteria (whether or not he fit mine) . . . that one of them must be qualified to serve God’s purpose, whether I could understand God’s rationale for choosing that candidate, or not. So I began praying for God to either send us a better candidate, or to show us which of the remaining candidates was His choice, and that either way, “Thy will be done.” Since I have begun praying thusly, I have been a lot less panicky about the outcome of this year’s election.
Many are worried that a particular candidate lacks either the temperament or the experience or the __________ (fill in the quality that is your #1 priority in a candidate) to be elected president. But I keep thinking about the leaders God chose in the Bible: He voted for Joseph, even though Joseph was hated so much by his fellow Republicans that they sold him into slavery; He voted for Moses, even though Moses was a poor speaker and did poorly in debates; He voted for Deborah, even though the country had never had a female president; He voted for Gideon, even though Gideon’s father practiced the wrong religion; He voted for Samson, even though Samson flip-flopped on the true source of his incredible strength; He voted for David, even though David committed not only adultery but murder as well; He voted for Solomon, even though Solomon became so wealthy he could not relate to the masses; He voted for Josiah, even though Josiah was quite young and had no executive experience; He voted for Peter, even though Peter was a racial/religious bigot; He voted for Paul, even though Paul was too extreme in his religious convictions; and He voted for John the Baptist, even though due to John’s diet, wardrobe and residential eccentricities, many people must have thought him to be nothing but a crazy lunatic. God chose each of these “candidates” because they fit His purpose at a time when His people were in desperate need of a good leader.
I just think we all need to put away our preconceived notions about what makes a good candidate and turn it over to God to decide. Because truly, He’s going to make that decision anyway, and it will bode so much better for our country if the majority of us make that acknowledgement to Him in our prayers each day and stop acting as if the choice were ours to make.
I plan not to make my final assessment as to who gets my vote until the day of my state’s primary, in order to give me more time to discern God’s will for me. However, this comment from RPM during the live discussion on RedState last Tuesday night struck a chord with me: “[C]onservatism is fundamentally about character. Newt’s is questionable. Mitt’s debatable. Rick’s very defendable.” I’m guessing the first thing God looks at when choosing leaders is character, but that’s just me. And if you did not catch Rush Limbaugh on Wednesday morning, he spent at least the first hour and a half of his program talking about how Santorum is the true conservative left in the race. If Rush Limbaugh cannot recognize a true conservative, then we are truly sunk.
I know many Republicans are depressed about our primary choices this year; I had the same depressed feelings myself until just the last few days. Now I’m getting rather excited to see whom God might choose to lead our country back to sanity. I was especially enthused about rsklaroff’s A Modest “Proposal” diary that he posted on Thursday (http://www.redstate.com/rsklaroff/2012/02/09/a-modest-proposal/). What better way to unite our party than to have several of the past and present candidates as members of Team R 2012, whether as presidential candidate, vice-presidential candidate or cabinet member? In my opinion, Gingrich and Santorum should go ahead and pick as many cabinet members from this year’s crop of candidates as is practical and feasible . . . can you imagine the fear that would grip Obama’s heart should he see that we had stopped fighting each other and were united in fighting him?
I ask my fellow RedStaters not to discount God’s ability to “throw” the election to an “unelectable” candidate, should He so desire. Perhaps He’s waiting to see if we’re willing to trust Him to do just that . . .
OmaLinda
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Leon H. Wolf (Diary) Saturday, February 11th at 5:54PM EDT (link)I shall answer this with a biblical passage:
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We can’t stop here. This is bat country.
Israel was a theocracy until they insisted on having a king.
cheetah2 (Diary) Saturday, February 11th at 6:06PM EDT (link)so we are in a different situation although many things God said here apply to any government and their tendency to keep grabbing more and more power.
I’m a Christian, a conservative, and a Republican, in that order, just like Mike Pence.
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Hmmm...
omalinda (Diary) Saturday, February 11th at 6:15PM EDT (link)Without any comment, I’m not sure exactly what you’re thinking . . . that Republicans are looking for a king; that Obama’s already made himself a king; that America has rejected God, so resistance against Obama is futile; that God won’t answer our prayer? Help me out, here, and expound just a little
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OmaLinda
My point is
Leon H. Wolf (Diary) Saturday, February 11th at 6:33PM EDT (link)That sometimes men reject God’s plan, and God lets them. So supposing even that he does have someone in mind to win, he might well allow that person to lose.
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We can’t stop here. This is bat country.
Absolutely,
omalinda (Diary) Saturday, February 11th at 6:50PM EDT (link)but my point was that we conservatives (and all Americans, really), need to humble ourselves and let God know that we know He is the One making the choice, and that we are on board with that, no matter the outcome. Of course, this involves not just with regard to the election, but with regard to how we live our lives and interact with our fellow man. I believe the Bible shows that God is less likely to destroy a righteous nation than an unrighteous one, and I’m afraid to say that from my viewpoint, America doesn’t always look very righteous. Possibly God will see our acknowledgement that we are not in control of the election as a sign that we are trying to be more righteous.
OmaLinda
We are in control of the election
aesthete (Diary) Saturday, February 11th at 6:59PM EDT (link)That’s why the results of democratic politics suck.
Rather than piously imputing divine motivation behind whatever the result is, we should be praying that God lets us know what he wants regarding politics, act accordingly, and own up to our mistakes. IMO, it’s a huge cop-out to simply assume that the result of a given election was divine destiny: in many cases, it was the result of a deviation from God’s plan, not His divine purpose, which led to the result in question. Let’s not absolve responsibility for what God has entrusted to us by simply pegging the results on him.
“It is a popular delusion that the government wastes vast amounts of money through inefficiency and sloth. Enormous effort and elaborate planning are required to waste this much money.”
-P.J. O’Rourke
amen 'thete as we have been about the business of destroying ourselves via natural law
Mike gamecock DeVine (Diary) Saturday, February 11th at 7:43PM EDT (link)for over 70 years by surrendering freedom to an all powerful state.
Mike DeVine’s Examiner.com and Charlotte Observer columns
“One man with courage makes a majority.” – Andrew Jackson
I think perhaps you misunderstood
omalinda (Diary) Saturday, February 11th at 8:50PM EDT (link)what I was saying. I agree totally that we humans deviate from God’s plan frequently, which is what has gotten America into the mess it is in. And what you said about owning up to our mistakes is right in line with my thoughts about acknowledging by way of our prayers that we can’t do it alone, that we need His help. You have probably heard the phrase: “Pray as if everything depends on God, but act as if everything depends on you”; I just think we need a little more of that.
But the main focus of my diary was to point out the fact that just because none of the candidates is perfect does not mean that we are necessarily doomed as a nation, as long as we do not leave God out of the equation.
Thank you for your comments,
OmaLinda
At this point in time, I have an even more cynical outlook, omalinda,
westcoastpatriette (Diary) Saturday, February 11th at 7:06PM EDT (link)on the role the Lord is playing in all of this and that is that He is showing us how thoroughly inept and disgusting all of us are in the hopes that we will turn to Him wholly in repentance. I say this as I, personally, am worn out from “vetting” candidates as if we are going to find a savior among them and the harder we vet, the more warts appear. No man will be able to repair our nation and maybe when we tire of relying on the arm of the flesh, we will stop taking credit for the greatness of this nation and give the glory back to Him. He chastens those whom He loves to get their attention and to teach them lessons much like a father teaches a son. The question remains, are we going to heed the corrections or continue to ignore Him?
Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints. Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. Let them praise His name in the dance: let them sing praises unto Him with the timbrel and harp. Psalm 149:1-3
One of the main purposes of my diary
omalinda (Diary) Saturday, February 11th at 9:00PM EDT (link)was to perhaps to give us all a little hope to replace our despair and cynicism. While you may be correct in thinking that it is too late for America, do not forget that after vowing to destroy the city of Nineveh because of their sins, God did change his mind because of their repentance. (Just another instance of how God used an imperfect (cowardly) human (Jonah) to serve His purpose.) Try to remember that it’s not too late as long as the fat lady has not sung.
OmaLinda
I didn't mean to convey that it is too late for America
westcoastpatriette (Diary) Saturday, February 11th at 9:05PM EDT (link)but that the Lord is using this process of humiliation and pain to bring us to repentance as a nation…which would be a wonderful thing.
Sorry if that was not clear.
Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints. Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. Let them praise His name in the dance: let them sing praises unto Him with the timbrel and harp. Psalm 149:1-3
Thanks for the clarification,
omalinda (Diary) Saturday, February 11th at 9:43PM EDT (link)and I agree wholeheartedly.
Glad to have you back, BTW; I was grieving our loss as well. My desire is that Perry will have a lot of input in DC in the coming term, and if not, that he will be able to hold the line against federal encroachment in our state.
OmaLinda
I too feel that God is letting natural consequences
mikefrey (Diary) Tuesday, February 14th at 12:11AM EDT (link)point out our inability to manage creation without him. I know the pendulum is swinging back toward conservatism/responsiblity; but don’t know if we will dial the thermostat to just the bare avoidance of pain, or to God’s intended level of comfort.
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“All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent” – Thomas Jefferson
Speaking of thermostats
Agelaius Tuesday, February 14th at 1:28PM EDT (link)I find it crazy that liberals are so enamored of global warming. God will provide for us and He gave us dominion over the earth. The conservationist project runs counter to God’s natural law. Why would He put hydrocarbons in the earth’s crust if not to provide a resouce for His people?
That's because many liberals are also Gaia-worshippers, Agelaius.
acat (Diary) Tuesday, February 14th at 2:09PM EDT (link)It’s amusing, to me, to watch people who claim to not believe in god tying themselves in rhetorical knots defending their, for lack of a better term, reformed druidism.
Mew
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Caveat Suffragator
Sometimes God Punishes People By Letting Them Have What They Want
kipling (Diary) Saturday, February 11th at 10:45PM EDT (link)I like and admire your optimism but I am with Leon here.
Sometimes God punishes people by letting them have exactly what they want.
In Romans 1:18-32, God gives them over to what they want and the people continue to spiral downward until their society is a cesspool.
In the tale of the prodigal son, the son is given everything he wants until he ends up envying the pigs. Then he returns to the father.
I hope we are like the prodigal son and that we as a people finally wake up and see the mess we have created by following our own desires and not honoring Him. Then, hopefully, we will return.
With that being said, God can certainly use any of the candidates. God is sovereign over all.
The Good Guys Do Not Always Win
Ausonius (Diary) Sunday, February 12th at 7:38AM EDT (link)History shows us this quite clearly: the better idea or belief is not always obvious to “the people” or to their leaders, whoever they may be at any given time, and as “Aesthete” said above, that is why “democratic politics suck.”
Many moons ago, William F. Buckley wrote an essay which wondered at the beginning whether one could consciously realize that one was living in a declining age, and if you could realize such, whether therefore you could do anything about it.
The answer from assorted eras is mixed:
As a classicist, I can point to the rise of various types democracies in ancient Greece, and show that the spread of such governments was limited, and that eventually they failed for assorted reasons. Sparta, the slave state, defeats Athens the democracy (the “good guys”) and eventually Philip and Alexander of Macedonia conquer them all.
Were there some who saw clouds on the horizon? Oh yes! Demosthenes famously spoke out against appeasement of Philip.
The Athenians and other states were conquered anyway.
I can show you that the Roman Republic, a state which limited voting and participation by the people, did nicely for hundreds of years, but then devolved into chronic civil war, dictatorships, assassinations, and then into imperial autocracy and bureaucracy, while seeming to be quite successful from the outside.
And yet the termites were gnawing away: were any Romans nervous about the condition of the state and of society? Yes, again! Tacitus, Juvenal, Ammianus Marcellinus , and Ausonius were all “crying in the wilderness” or attempting to tape Humpty Dumpty back together again. But we know that barbarism won the day.
In more recent times, of course, the British saw their Pax Britannica, such as it was (how peaceful were the 18th and 19th centuries really? The Crimean and Franco-Prussian Wars may have been short, but were large and brutal.), deteriorate into World Wars I and II, aided by socialist pacifism at home and Communism and Fascism abroad.
What we may be seeing in America now is that split-second before a fatal rear-end collision slowed down immensely: everything you should have done to avoid the collision becomes obvious, and regret and disbelief a cry for help from God all come screaming from your mouth, but nothing can be done about the inevitable laws of physics.
Previous choices must have their results: choices for ever larger debt without consequences, choices for eternal victimhood, choices for the primacy of ego, selfishness, envy, class hatred, cowardice, and sloth.
I am an optimistic pessimist: I do not know whether we can still apply the brakes hard enough, whether we have enough time to turn the steering wheel and avoid the collision.
But I do know that we must attempt to push the brake to the floor and with all our strength turn that wheel to the right and yes, we must certainly cry out for divine intervention, knowing that the belief behind the cry itself is what gives us extra strength.
All of that should be obvious. Throwing up our hands in horror and letting go of the wheel and screaming in panic and despair will doom us absolutely.
Ausonius: 310-395 A.D. Teacher, Poet, Consul, General, Farmer.
Personal Tutor to the future St. Paulinus of Nola and to young Gratian, heir to the throne during the turbulent final years of the Western Roman Empire. When his former student Gratian was assassinated, Ausonius threw up his hands and retired to his farm in Gaul. Rome was captured by barbarians 14 years after his death.
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AND…Know Your Czars…Before They Hit BIG BRObama’s Unemployment Line in November: http://www.czarcards.us/
I like the visual I get from the word "termites."
omalinda (Diary) Monday, February 13th at 9:14AM EDT (link)It so fits the progressives/socialists/marxists that are intent on destroying our wonderful country today.
Thanks so much for commenting on my first diary.
OmaLinda
omalinda, excellent writing and expression;
paladin1 (Diary) Tuesday, February 14th at 6:03PM EDT (link)I agree with your post.
Ausonius, your commentary is also dead on. God will give us our own way if we continually choose against His will. God only spared Lot and his family from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah and even his wife, while making it out of the city, was not obedient and looked back, ultimately reaping the destruction upon herself that was sewn on the cities of sin.
Prayer and discernment with God’s help, will be our only route of possible escape from this morass we have allowed ourselves to become entangled in. If it ultimately collapses, I hope that there is a remnant who can escape to carry on a renewed and revitalized conservatism in a new land. If we are empowered to save the nation from destruction, I pray we are strong enough, smart enough, and faithful enough to hold the course we must follow steadily and with resolve.
“I will work every day to make Washington, DC as inconsequential in your life as I can.”
Governor Rick Perry, Texas
And now he brings the fight back home to Texas. What a man of class! 01/19/12
Thank God he uses sinful men for His good purpose.
NightTwister (Diary) Saturday, February 11th at 7:48PM EDT (link)Otherwise, I’d certainly be left out.
“Baseball fits America well because it expresses our longing for the rule of law while licensing our resentment of law givers.” ― Major League Commissioner of Baseball A. Bartlett Giamatti
Amen and amen! nt
omalinda (Diary) Saturday, February 11th at 9:51PM EDT (link)nt
OmaLinda
Well God voted for Obama in 2008
10ab Saturday, February 11th at 8:07PM EDT (link)If your logic holds. I love this site and I appreciate the thoughtful views, but I seriously believe that God has greater glories to fulfill than partake in what has become a man made witch hunt to “out” those individuals we believe to be the “lesser” Christian in the GOP race. We have basically asked our candidates to be Pastors in Chief acting out as televangelists to convince us they are worthy. Now we are witness to some of the most shameless pandering in recent memory. I personally believe God is more concerned about our individual actions against our fellow man than who wins POTUS.
10ab- I'm with you on that
Scope (Diary) Saturday, February 11th at 8:19PM EDT (link)especially-
“I personally believe God is more concerned about our individual actions against our fellow man than who wins POTUS.”
I know I will get slammed for this but, I actually find offense in the diary title. This is not the way to burn the pathway for conservatives, even though I do realize that the liberals and Obama have a war going on against the Christians, and religious freedom. It would behove our Christian leaders to focus on the destruction of the Christians worldwide, rather than focusing their attention on who is the next president. I’m sure I am ill informed.
I would agree that He did,
omalinda (Diary) Saturday, February 11th at 9:10PM EDT (link)and my best guess as to WHY He did was because He was using that election as a wake-up call to us conservatives that we needed to get in high gear or this slow death that our country has been going through would be moved to the fast track. And would you not agree that without Obama we would not have had the various tea parties to spring up across our country, with thousands and thousands of average Americans marching on Washing to cry “Enough!” ? So I look at Obama’s first election as a blessing in disguise; a second election, not so much.
Thank you for taking the time to comment.
OmaLinda
God is not voting in 2012
Scope (Diary) Saturday, February 11th at 8:08PM EDT (link)the people who follow God’s teachings are voting in 2012. There is no human that has not been a sinner, and fallen off God’s wagon so to speak. If God was in charge of elections, why do we have a Marxist currently residing in the WH? I will bet that many of those that voted for Obama also thought they were following God’s word. God gave choices to humans, some follow one path, some follow another, but, I would bet that every Christian, who has chosen one candidate or another thinks they are doing the right thing, including those that support Obama.
If some find solace in looking for a message from God in order to make their choice for the next president, all power to them. I prefer to believe that God made things a whole lot more complex than that. I don’t think God would want to be involved in presidential elections. He didn’t strike Judas down for a reason, even though he could have.
God makes the ultimate choice.
whitfox3 Saturday, February 11th at 9:21PM EDT (link)The Psalms speak of God turning the king’s heart in whatever direction he chooses. I don’t see why voters aren’t likewise influenced.
It should not be shocking this resulted in President Obama. As Leon’s post above shows, the government we would choose, and the government God ultimately gives us, can be quite different. What have we done before God to deserve great government?
Where I agree with you, is that this doesn’t excuse us from making the best choices we can this election. We have been granted to be free voters rather than a tyrant’s slaves. We should give thanks and use our gifts to help others. But where I agree with the original post, is that despair is inappropriate when God rules from heaven.
Maybe it depends on how you look at it.
omalinda (Diary) Saturday, February 11th at 9:34PM EDT (link)I choose to believe that whether God takes an active role and answers our petitions by using one of our imperfect candidates to defeat Obama, or whether He stands aside and lets us take our just desserts for turning our backs on Him, the Creator of the universe is still in charge. Sometimes he just lets us THINK we are.
If our Father sees even a lowly sparrow fall and has numbered the very hairs on our heads (which probably didn’t take so long in my case), why would He not care what happens to us in our daily lives? And with our government’s having taken so much control of our daily lives, through the presidents we have elected in recent years, I can see no better venue for God to show His concern for us.
And aren’t we glad that God allowed Judas to do what he did? I could never understand people who hated the Jews because “they” killed our Lord . . . where would we all be if our Lord (also a Jew, which some seem to forget) had not been allowed to be the sacrificial Lamb in our stead. As far as why we have Obama around our necks today, please see my comment to 10ab above.
Thank you for responding, Scope . . . I have enjoyed many a discussion on RS of which you were a participant.
OmaLinda
in a roundabout way...
lastgopinillinois (Diary) Saturday, February 11th at 11:15PM EDT (link)Jesus taught us that the heavenly Father doesn’t give a hoot about any worldly establishment such as who or what is the leader of government.
Jesus never asked the Roman empire to feed the poor ! He called for his fellow man and his disciples to be charitable, for it is the soul of man that God is interested in, not the govt. The govt has no soul.
Jesus further showed his dis-interest in govt by replying that his Kingdom is not of this world when Pontius Pilate asked of him; “doest thou claim to be the King of the Jews”?
I am distressed over the situation our great country is in, but I do not pray for God to send us a conservative candidate.
Our Founding Fathers gained victory over the British empire because they were men of good conscience, noble cause and fervently carried Jesus in their hearts. Our independence from the British is nothing short of a miracle due to this, I believe.
All of us out here are doing everything we can to fight the evil around us. That is what God wants us to do. If I pray for anything, I pray for people to seek the truth in the ways of the Lord, and that He might find His way into their hearts. If more people would walk in the ways of the Lord, many good things will happen for us.
In the beginning, God created earth to be an extension of his vast Kingdom and his LOVE was so great that he wanted to share it with man, whom he created in his own image and likeness and gave him free will.
To this very principal, the Founding Fathers of our nation decreed that freedom is a God-given in-alienable right of all the people.
Jesus has the answer in the book of Matthew
jamesm (Diary) Sunday, February 12th at 1:20AM EDT (link)Although God does not vote i believe this may be what you are looking for along with guidance from the holy spirit. God does use imperfect men to do his will.
Matthew
(7:15} Beware of false prophets, which come to you in
sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
{7:16} Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather
grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? {7:17} Even so every
good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree
bringeth forth evil fruit. {7:18} A good tree cannot bring
forth evil fruit, neither [can] a corrupt tree bring forth good
fruit. {7:19} Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is
hewn down, and cast into the fire. {7:20} Wherefore by
their fruits ye shall know them.
“Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.” A. Einstein
I am not sure how God works in the affairs of men
jimmyneutron Sunday, February 12th at 9:19AM EDT (link)I know that He does as I have seen his work many times. I have seen lives absolutely changed. for the better And I have seen lives changed for the worse when God was rejected – divorce, prison, etc.
Be that as it is, I also firmly believe that God can work though any person. He worked through the hardness of Pharoah’s heart, etc.
In this instance we are speaking of the current crop of presidential candidates. As a Bible believing Christian I can say with certainty that I will NOT be voting for any of them just because he claims to be a great Christian or that he is the most pro-life. I want a pro-life Christian, but I also want more. What I do not want is another Republican president who is more of a statist than a conservative and who will lay the groundwork for the next Obama.
I have made my choice, although it is not supremely enthusiastic. I choose Newt. As detailed in another reply I made to a different threat I choose him because he has the most detailed, conservative plan to deal with our current crisis. His ideas are conservative, etc.
As for whom God will vote, I think He is voting for us – in that He is telling us that we need to accept responsibility for ourselves and step up to the plate. We need to stay engaged after the election and hold the new President and Congress accountable and fight them tooth and nail when required to get conservative solutions enacted. We need to be Moral enough to be able to understand and say that ‘it is not right for me to take the bread earned by another from his mouth so that we can have free cell phones, internet, corporate welfare, faith based intiatives, free health care, lavish retirements, etc’. Perhaps instead of taking those food stamps I should buckle down, work two jobs, go to school and use my hardship as an encouragement to improve my lot in life so that I am no longer a burden to my fellow citizens. Instead of using my position as a powerful business owner to encourage my reps to pass laws that help me and crush my competition I should form a group that encourages free competition at all levels knowing that fair competition can only help my business and that the gov’t really does bite the hand that feeds it!
If We do not continue for fight for conservative ideas and solutions then we will lose. It is that simple. And we are going to have to continue to fight, make no mistake about that. For no matter which imperfect person we elect, the powers that be (those who currently know how to profit from the money currently being spent in DC and in your state capitals) will fight those we elect with all that they have to keep the status quo or some version thereof. If we don’t have the will to fight even harder then we really do not deserve to have a Republic.
Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!
A tenth?
Brad Smith (Diary) Sunday, February 12th at 10:30AM EDT (link)“And he will take a tenth of your seed and of your vineyards, and give to his officers and to his servants.”
A tenth! We should be so lucky.
Brad Smith
Josiah H. Blackmore II/Shirley M. Nault Designated Professor of Law
Capital University Law School
Capital University website
Center for Competitive Politics website
Santorum
Agelaius Tuesday, February 14th at 1:38PM EDT (link)Who would God vote for? I believe Santorum. He wouild appoint Supreme Court nominess who would overturn Roe v. Wade, expand the rights of the majority to allow expressions of religion in public as long as they did not favor one version of Christianity over another (i.e 10 Commandments). Honestly, I’m more than sympathetic with his interest in making sure that no business, pharmacist or insurance company need cover contraception if it is against their faith. People give him a lot of hate about his position on gays, but truly, where does it stop? Decriminalizing homosexuality led to calls for marriage, and where will it end? Polygamy’s next, and then polyandry?
This country has moved so far in the direction of individual rights, that we forget the family is the fundamental unit. Santorum would restore a little balance by strengthening the traditional family even at the expense of individual selfishness.
Here is God's real response.
kukeeamerican (Diary) Tuesday, February 14th at 5:08PM EDT (link)Isaiah 40:17 Before him all the nations are as nothing; they are regarded by him as worthless and less than nothing.
Job 37 17-19 Can someone who hates justice govern? Will you condemn the just and mighty One? Is he not the One who says to kings, ‘You are worthless,’ and to nobles, ‘You are wicked,’ who shows no partiality to princes and does not favor the rich over the poor, for they are all the work of his hands?
America is nothing before God, worthless. God can speak and kings are disposed. People are the most important thing to God; not country; not elections; not Presidents. Do not mock God and say whom He would chose.
God ordains the leaders of nations, therefore, whether you like it or not He ordained Obama to be the President. But don’t fret over that either. He also appointed King Saul, King Mannasas, Hitler, Stalin, Nero, and King George.
Maybe BHO is ment to wake up the Christians in America to become vigilant and know what the real anti-christ will be like.
God did not ordain Obama
jamesm (Diary) Tuesday, February 14th at 8:06PM EDT (link)There is no Biblical justification for this assertion
“Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.” A. Einstein