Posted on 02/21/2012 2:41:46 PM PST by RobinMasters
Top story on Drudge as I write this. And to think, some people accuse him of being pro-Romney.
“Satan has his sights on the United States of America!” Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum has declared.
“Satan is attacking the great institutions of America, using those great vices of pride, vanity, and sensuality as the root to attack all of the strong plants that has so deeply rooted in the American tradition.”…
“This is a spiritual war. And the Father of Lies has his sights on what you would think the Father of Lies would have his sights on: a good, decent, powerful, influential country – the United States of America. If you were Satan, who would you attack in this day and age?”
“He attacks all of us and he attacks all of our institutions.”
Rush Limbaugh defended him half-heartedly on his show today, noting that the media thought it was cutesy-poo when evil clown Hugo Chavez compared Bush to the devil a few years ago but conceding that Santorum will “have to deal with it. He’ll have to answer it. I don’t know. It’s just not the kind of stuff you hear a presidential candidate talk about.” At the Post, John Podhoretz wonders if the best replacement for a president who sometimes seems to look down on Americans is … a president who sometimes seems to look down on Americans:
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9/11
child pornography
the Holocaust
Just a few reasons one should believe in Satan. Any day of watching the news will confirm his existence.
What exactly is wrong with this from Santorum? First, it's correct in any case and in any venue.
Second, it was delivered as an address at a religious gathering.
Can someone please tell me what's wrong with this? I'm totally baffled UNLESS the opposition is sending the message that they are ATHEIST.
DON’T you make demands on me. Got it?
How many times are you going to demonstrate you don’t know anything about him but you’re going to vote for him anyway. CLUELESS is written all over you - RETREAD!!! Hiding from someone with your name change? Apparently, honesty is not a big deal to you like the snake in the grass. hisssssssss!
GO NEWT! GO SARAH!
Perhaps mormons don’t believe in satan and they think this is absurd?
I do think that most attacks against Santorum and Gingrich are by the Romney Slime Machine. That does not mean, however, that they won’t share with the Obama Sludge Crew to tagteam on either of our two conservative candidates.
Romney, the Mormon Bishop, should be suspect in his attacks on either of our two conservatives, given that both Rick and Newt are Roman Catholic, and given that OFFICIAL Mormon doctrine teaches that the Roman Catholic Church is the Church of Satan.
There is no way that Roman Catholic Newt Gingrich does not also believe in this very same depiction of Satan’s attacks as portrayed by Santorum at this Catholic gathering.
There is no way that Roman Catholic Newt Gingrich does not also believe in this very same depiction of Satan’s attacks as portrayed by Santorum at this Catholic gathering.
Except Gingrich has the political sense not to same them aloud.
For the third time, I’m asking you-—how did Santorum lie about Newt? Specifics please?
Two Things:
1. Why not name his beliefs aloud? Are they evil? Is Christianity not the majority religion in this country?
2. Why would Gingrich go to a CATHOLIC SETTING (and I think this was a few years ago) and be coy and superficial about his beliefs?
Explain those two above to me and then explain why silence isn’t fear or cowardice?
Hisssssssss!
1. Because, believe it or not even in this Christian nation, saying the America is under attack by Satan is considered by many a bit odd, and honestly, fringe.
2. Santorum went to a Catholic setting and gave his thoughts. I don’t recall Gingrich ever doing that, nor speaking of “Satan.” He may be in fact, one of those many Catholics who is more “Jesus is Love” and unconcerned about “The Devil is Bad”
Listen, I don’t care one way or the other in a theological sense since I’m not Christian and don’t believe in “Satan”. Politically, however, the last thing we need is a Huckabee type talking about Satan and the evils of birth control. We need someone talking about jobs and smaller government.
I didn't know that. Now this makes more sense. Wondered what the big deal was about the speech that it deserved such attention from sludge - he's being the obedient servant.
Every Christian knows about satan and his tactics. Any attempt to mock it will fall flat. It's a dumb, desperate and embarrassing move on their part, IMO. Satan is the master of lies/deception and control through manipulation is a form of witchcraft. Like those who are hell bent on telling us what we MUST believe because they say it - in spite of what the truth is.
Remember when drudge was on TV and since they wouldn't let him show the picture of the unborn baby on TV - he left? He sure took a nose dive right into the pit. "What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?" Unfortunately, he's not the first and won't be the last.
It is said hundreds (thousands?) of times every single day, and it is a decidedly Christian population in the USA. So, it is not fringe.
Except in the LameStream Media that is an opponent of Christianity.
The words of the Apostle Paul: "the devil as a roaring lion roams about seeking whom he may devour."
Also Paul's words: "whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."
Change the word Satan to forces of evil and would you really disagree? Do you think America has been "moving in the right direction" the past several years?
Politically, however, the last thing we need is a Huckabee type talking about Satan and the evils of birth control. We need someone talking about jobs and smaller government.
Guess what? They are ALL part of the same problem.
Because of the contraception/abortion culture of America over the last fifty years, our population is missing somewhere between 60 and 100 million people.
Just what would these tens of millions of Americans be doing?:
1. They would be PAYING TAXES and helping to lower the tax burden on the rest of us (things like defense really don't cost any more with 400 million people than they do with 300 million). They would also be paying PAYROLL TAXES and this would lessen (probably eliminate) the strain on Social Security and Medicare.
2. They would have JOBS. Everyone likes to complain about illegal aliens, but nobody wants to address the fact that in vibrant economic times there simply aren't enough American workers. One reason for this is because they were never born.
3. They would be SPENDING MONEY. That's how an economy grows, by people spending money, more people equals more demand, it's really that simple.
The decline of every great civilization in history has ALWAYS been preceded by a decline in population growth.
The left and libertarians can spout all they want about how contraception and abortion are "personal choices," but the FACT remains that these choices have economic consequences that affect all of us.
I wonder how much of Bishop Romney is covert in a lot of the attacks that have taken place.
Bishop Romney and the Santorum Meadows Massacre
Change the word Satan to forces of evil and would you really disagree?
I’m not a “forces of evil” guy either. I know Democrats that think conservatives are “forces of evil” as well. Let’s just say “conflicting ideologies”...use of the word “evil” is way overdone and has little meaning beyond being inflammatory.
And there’s the rub. You conflate contraception and abortion as the same thing, two sides of the same coin. Most people would disagree. The very mention of the “evil” of contraception is political suicide.
Just what would these tens of millions of Americans be doing?:
I’m part of a generation that could only afford 2-3 kids...if not birth control was available most likely I would be using more government services to pay for the extras.
Maybe it's not fringe to devout RC's and Evangelical Christians, but to the country as a whole is it?
I've been wondering if Santorum's faith would keep him from being elected. It seems to me he is devout and tries to keep his church's teachings. I see this as a positive, but the question I keep asking myself is, "has the country become so secular that any sign of religiosity will scare off a majority of voters"? I don't believe this is an issue for Gingrich because he does not appear to be devout.
This is one of the things Santorum has been so great at. He connects the dots between social issues and the economy. They are interconnected. If our country had 50 million more citizens so may issues are resolved. If our country did not abandon traditional family values what would our crime and incarceration rates look like?
I believe Gingrich is relatively new to his Catholicism, but his video series God in America does suggest a level of devotion that is more than noticeable.
I applaud his statement! It takes great courage to speak the truth when it is politically inconvenient.
Haven’t been a fan of Drudge’s for quite some time for articles like this.
Just turn on the radio any day and a talk show host is reading it to you in effect.
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