With the venom you have spewed my guess is you are either for Paul or Mittens (seemingly one in the same)
Does telling your followers, "God called me to run," qualify as Messianic to you? It does to me. But, more importantly, Santorum has said that his character is of the quality that Americans want in the White House, as opposed to Newt's and his personal baggage.
If you would have taken 2 minutes, instead of guessing, you would know I am an ardent Newt supporter, who, btw, Santorum has described as erratic, dangerous, "the same as Obama", "not to be trusted", running around taking credit for things that the congress did, like a "CEO taking credit for his company that makes cars" - and that's for starters.
I don't know if you are a Christian or not, but I wrote this a few weeks ago to someone who wasn't, and it made him understand the objections of many Christians when it comes to Santorum:
"On Santorum: No, Ive never met him. Ive read about him, some of the corruption he is associated with, Ive watched him, Ive listened when he was disrespectful to his mentor for political expediencys sake. I study his voting record. I know a charity of his gathered millions of dollars, and only spent 32% of their funds on the poor, for whose benefit the charity was formed; and that the normative ethical ratio is for most charities to spend 82% of their funds on their targeted constituency - while most of Santorums donations went to give his political friends cushy charity jobs. Good Neighbor, I think it was called.
I listened as this so-called good Christian man stood on a stage and said his character was the quality of character that Americans needed in the White House, unlike the character of others who had personal baggage in their past, without once mentioning the forgiving saving transforming power of Jesus Christ, who is the center of the faith Sanctimonium so piously professes to live by... and sets his principles upon...
If you are not a Christian, you cant really appreciate what is so appalling and galling about the man, in light of true christians, who dont abrogate the work of Christ with attempts at self righteousness attained by heir outside of the cup persona and behaviors.. What you are doing, and why so many sincere Christians have great problems with Santorum, is he, as well as you, overlook how the transformative power an encounter with the True Christ impacts a mans entire soul and being; he becomes a new creature in Christ Jesus, old things pass away, all things are made new.
Newt has confessed his sins, said he did things he is ashamed of, has sought to make reconciliation with the members of his family, and others he has hurt. He has blamed no one else but himself. He has come to a new and apparently cleansing faith in Christ Jesus and, most importantly, there is no evidence of any of the same behavioral sins in his life since this long journey of his repentance, rebirth, and renewal began.
And, yet, people cannot let the man leave his past behind. After 20 years - think of it - 20 years - there are still a majority of people in the press, politics - Santorum, and a lot of his supporters - who consider Newt the same man he was 20 years ago, and dare he try to take one step away from his past, to step into the new, as his faith promises him he can, they are there loudly, hypocritically, self-righteously to pull him right back. They wont let him step away from his sinful past, though no apparent evidence of that sinful past exists any longer, or any evidence that he is the same man he was 20 years ago. He is being judged as the man he was - while that man no longer exists. He is, I repeat, a new creature in Christ Jesus.
But no one, not Santorum or his minions, will allow for that, or accept that might ever be true.
So, the final finally: it says more about the people who cant let Newt be this new creature many believing Christians trust he is, if only because they are likewise sinners, great sinners, saved and transformed by the same power that Newt claims has saved and transformed him.
It is religious bigotry, hard hearts, and people like Santorum, who behaviorally have hit many of the right notes in their outward lives, though it is hard to believe that is extensively true - I am sure we will find out - whose self-righteousness - whose pride in their outward manifestations of sinlessness, and acceptable conduct, that causes believing Christians to distance themselves from him, to see him as a hypocrite, saved more by his self-perceived good works than the miraculous, healing work of a Perfect Savior, by his love and tender mercy, towards those who are fully unworthy.
Santorum is about none of that, he is about a gospel of works and self denial, of earned salvation. Newt is simply a sinner being saved by by the gift of grace, he could never earn or be worthy of... through no goodness of his own... the same as most of those Christians who cant support Santorums apostasy."
Bravo!
No it is NOT Messianic to say that God has called you to do something..... In my own Life I have used that phrase. And yes I am a Christian. This is one of the dumbest things you have ever said. When a person is called to do something, who are you to say it cannot be true or must be delusional.
Newt is erratic. I remember well his time in Congress ( not just as speaker).
Your venom speaks volumes and tells me much more about you than about the one you support. Nice try. Have an angst filled day