Santorum will win Louisiana primary, CBS News projects

cBS News ^ | 02-24-12 | Corbett B. Daly

[Lazlo in PA]

Rick Santorum will win the Louisiana primary Saturday, CBS News projects. The victory is fresh evidence of the weakness of front-runner Mitt Romney, who is nonetheless increasingly likely to be the Republican who takes on President Obama in November.

According to exit polls, Santorum, a former Pennsylvania senator and social conservative, did well among evangelicals, Catholics and those who identify themselves as "very conservative."

With 16 of 4,267 precincts reporting, Santorum had about 40 percent of the vote, while second place Romney had 31 percent. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was a distant third with 21 percent and Texas Rep. Ron Paul had just 5 percent of the counted vote.

Santorum also did well among those who consider the economy the most important issue of the election. Among those voters, Santorum had 44 percent support, compared to 33 percent support for Romney, according to CBS News exit polls. The economy was considered the top factor among Republican voters in Louisiana Saturday.

[deport]

Adding final results as shown on the LA SOS Website:

Presidential Nominee -- Republican Party All 4267 precincts reporting
Michele Bachmann (R)	0.33%	622
Randy Crow (R)	0.10%	186
Newt Gingrich (R)	15.91%	29655
Jon Huntsman (R)	0.13%	242
Ron Paul (R)	6.15%	11460
Rick Perry (R)	0.51%	955
Charles "Buddy" Roemer (R)	1.18%	2203
Mitt Romney (R)	26.69%	49749
Rick Santorum (R)	48.99%	91305

[Gene Eric]

Well said. The moral vanity is strong with Team Santorum.

[jacknhoo]

"God does not punish one sin more than another. "

If all sin were the same, there would be no unforgivable sin.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

[georgiagirl_pam]

Speaking against the Holy Spirit is equivalent to rejecting Christ with such finality that no future repentance is possible. So, the one unforgivable sin is rejection of the Lord Jesus Christ. This cannot be committed by a true Christian.

One and only. Everything else is covered is by grace, it is not “graded” on a “sliding scale”.

[jacknhoo]

"Everything else is covered is by grace, it is not “graded” on a “sliding scale”."

So, in your scenario, God just as easily relinquishes one of the sins of rape and murder of a five year old child as he does one not attending church on the Sabbath?

[georgiagirl_pam]

If that person has truly believed in Christ, asked for forgiveness and truly repented of his sin, then yes he is forgiven. That doesn’t mean that the man no longer receives his earthly punishment. But he will be in heaven when he leaves this earth. Sorry if that is a hard pill for you to swallow but the Word of God is clear. SINS will be forgiven if they are covered by the Blood of Christ. David committed adultery and then sent his lover’s husband to die in battle and yet he was forgiven and is forever known as a “man after God’s own heart”.

Obviously, I am not dealing with a believer or you are a ‘god’ unto yourself that allows you to pick and choose what you want to believe from the Word of God and judge who is “moral” and who is not, so I guess I will stop here.

[jacknhoo]

"If that person has truly believed in Christ, asked for forgiveness and truly repented of his sin, then yes he is forgiven."

Since you have stated that all sins are equal and there is no "sliding scale," as you put it, then repenting for missing church is the same as repenting for Murder and rape.

And, on the flip side, if a man has not sought forgiveness for missing church or perhaps being uncharitable to a brother or sister, he will cast them into eternal fire and punish them for eternity. Since, obviously, we wouldn't want to assume God could discern the differecne between a murder/rape or a bad day one may have passed away on.

So, how do you think God treats people who bear false witness and are uncharitable to their brethren by being hateful or sarcastic and who continue in their error even until death? Do you think he forgives them without them repenting?

Do you think it is possible to pray for people who havecommitted the sin of missing church and get them forgiveness after they have passed on, or is it too late to have an affect on their souls?

[georgiagirl_pam]

You’re not making any sense. WHERE in the BIBLE does it say that missing church is a sin? That is a man-made rule because Jesus never said anything like that.

Are you saying that there is a limit to forgiveness? That you believe that there are just some things that cannot be forgiven? When I read 1 John 1:9 I do not see a list of things that can’t be forgiven.

As for “praying” for a dead person, uh no. Jesus said “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that WHOSOEVER believes in Him shall not perish but everlasting life” That makes it clear that it takes PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, personal belief, not prayers from your loved ones.

It is clear that you have some pretty different views of Christianity than I do. Mine come from the Bible, where do your’s come from? I am not trying to be ugly to you, just trying to understand where you are coming from.

[jacknhoo]

Keep Holy the Lord's Day.

Okay, you don't pray for people. You believe it is all up to an individual and you don't believe in praying for anyone who has passed on nor having ones loved ones pray on their behalf.

Now, I know Satan believes in Jesus...they spent quite a while together, but I do not believe Satan will have eternal life. Must be something slightly different, in the message of the scriptures, than simply what you quoted there...a little more to the story.

There is, like you mentioned earlier, only one unforgivable sin.

You say your views come from the Bible, but really that is not entirely so. Only some of your views do. Others have come and are coming from the Deceiver...of course that goes for all religions and all people, really. He's got his minions in them all.

We should pray for our loved ones and we should have them pray for us. We should pray for our religious leaders, God's chosen, and we should ask them to pray for us. We should pray for all of mankind, both alive and dead and pray for God to have mercy on us all. Many graces can be granted and many souls can be saved and much suffering can be aleviated - and yes, it is ALL in the Bible, since you feel it must only originate there. But, we must remember, all of the Bible was one oral tradition.

Jesus instructed us how to pray - other people are the we and us and our in the Lord's Prayer.

We should seek forgiveness for your sins and repent and ask a priest to absolve us of our sins...God breathed on man only two times in history. Once, when He breathed life into Adam and once when He breathed His Holy Spirit into the Apostles at Pentecost.

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“‘As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.’ And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained’” (John 20:21–23).

Christ told the apostles to follow his example: “As the Father has sent me, even so I send you” (John 20:21). Just as the apostles were to carry Christ’s message to the whole world, so they were to carry his forgiveness: “Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven” (Matt. 18:18).

This power was understood as coming from God: “All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation” (2 Cor. 5:18). Indeed, confirms Paul, “So we are ambassadors for Christ” (2 Cor. 5:20).

Some say that any power given to the apostles died with them. Not so. Some powers must have, such as the ability to write Scripture. But the powers necessary to maintain the Church as a living, spiritual society had to be passed down from generation to generation. If they ceased, the Church would cease, except as a quaint abstraction. Christ ordered the apostles to, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations.” It would take much time. And he promised them assistance: “Lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age” (Matt. 28:19–20).

http://www.catholic.com/tracts/the-forgiveness-of-sins xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I am interested to see where in the Bible you say it says not to pray for the dead, or others. I am interested also to see where in the Bible you say it says all sins are equal to one another. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx God's intent is that we believe in Jesus and have everlasting life, but it takes more than simply believing in Him to ensure we do have it. Like I mentioned, even Satan believes in Jesus. Do you believe God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit or the Spouse of the Holy Spirit, the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, Queen of heaven speak to us today? Or, did God just let us alone in the world after Jesus' ascension into heaven? xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Revelation 5 [7] And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat on the throne. [8] And when he had opened the book, the four living creatures, and the four and twenty ancients fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints:

[georgiagirl_pam]

You are Catholic. That answers a lot of questions for me. Thanks.
Have a great day!