Posted on 12/04/2011 6:57:15 PM PST by geraldmcg
With Herman Cain out of the race, is Michele Bachmann poised for a second surge? And is there a biblical precedent for electing a woman president?
Many people forget that Michele Bachman had a first surge that briefly made her the GOP presidential primary frontrunner.
She appealed to secular conservatives due to positions espousing smaller government and low taxes. Evangelical Christians loved her unashamed positions on issues of faith.
But somewhere along the way. Evangelicals questioned the biblical teachings on submission for women, wondering if it would be a 'sin' to vote for a woman President.
So, is there a biblical precedent for a woman president?
Yes. In a word: Deborah.
In Judges, Chapters 4 and 5, there was an eerily similar pattern to today's political and economic state of America. Ancient Israel had fallen on tough times. They had rejected Yahweh God and embraced the ways of the world.
Enter Deborah, a prophetess, a righteous judge and a "Mother in Israel" (read: Rep. Bachmann with five biological children and 23 foster kids).
A man named Barak really, we're not making this stuff up was supposed to lead the Israelites to fight evil Sisera. But Barak wimped out, refusing to go unless Deborah went with him. So Deborah led the charge but prophesied that the glory of the battle would go to a woman.
Ultimately Deborah's ally, Jael (another woman), killed cruel commander Sisera by hammering a tent peg through his temple, ushering in 40 years of peace for Israel.
Conclusion: There is a biblical precedent set for God sending a woman to do a man's job when a man isn't willing to boldly step up to the plate to get the job done.
Watch the Bachmann Second Surge video at WND:
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=374225
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
Neck yeah Michelle
Long distance runner and controlled breathing .
Blah,blah,blah. I’m so sick of “I won’t vote for Newt, Romney, etc..” what a bunch of babies. Go ahead, stay home and let this piece of garbage we have as POTUS win another term. I prefer Bachmann or Santorum, but I will not sit home and not vote against this POS, whomever the nominee.
Flame away.
Me thinks that Michelle is bat $h!? Crazy. There is absolutely no way for her to win the primary unless Newt and Romney have some sort of Sandusky-like past. The paultards have a better chance than the moonbat. Me also thinks that Cain will campaign hard with Newt after he endorses him tomorrow and this will really help Newt. I expect Newt to have huge leads in the polls over the next few weeks even if some freepers hold out for an ideal candidate who doesn’t exist.
I agree. If some of the winey freepers don’t vote for Newt in the general, they will have the fall of the US on their conscience. They will have to live with that and wake up every day for another 4 years with a totalitarian dictator running our once great country off of the cliff.
She is a major nut case.
And why should I vote for someone I don’t agree on most issues because he has a R by his name? That doesn’t mean that I might not change my mind on election day. But I feel that if we get the wrong nominee many will agree that it might be better to just end the COP because they will just be Obama lite or Obama 2.0.
Meant GOP.
No flaming here my FRiend. The stakes are too high, especially with filling future vacancies on the SCOTUS.
If people don't see that, well...
The country is in an angry, fearful mood.
The fear is palpable, and the anger is directed at Obama and the media, who sold us this bill of goods.
In times like these we always look for an old-fashioned gun-slinger, someone who will tell us who they’ll shoot first.
Newt has correctly judged the mood.
He has fired shots at the media, and correctly aimed at Obama, while not wasting any bullets on other candidates.
Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum are in the same predicament, we could imagine neither bursting through the saloon doors, guns drawn. They’re at the bar drinking sasparilla.
Newt’s the one that questions the premises of left-wing “gotcha” questions. Newt’s the one that says Dodd and Frank should go to jail.
That’s why he’ll win the nomination, and probably the election.
Excellent posting, Shery! You nailed it!
...and we hadnt elected a black man until obama. There is always time for a first.
Yael killed General Sisera.
Esther saved all the Jews from Haman.
exactly
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