[My2Cents]

You make a good point. For absolutes, I go to God's Word. Political ideologies tends to shift over time, to address the times in which they're applied. For this time, conservatism is the most prudent and practical and sane perspective. The alternative is fatalistic and nihilistic. But I don't look to politics for pure absolute truth. This is the problem with many conservatives....Ann Coulter's book, GODLESS, was aimed at the "religion" of liberalism, for it is the religion of the radical secularists. However, politics in general is the religion of many, and conservatism is, for some, simply another denomination in the religion of politics. People need to be wary of the temptation to think that ultimate truth, right, and goodness can be embodied in a political ideology. Those that think this way are always going to be disappointed.

[wouldntbprudent]

Well said.

I was working with a Christian organization once and election time rolled around. To my dismay, the organization began to receive phone call after phone call from irate supporters, upset that a particular political candidate had failed to "thank God" in his acceptance speech (as a nominee).

I'm thinking, Whaaa? First, the checklists for who is and is not thanked in acceptance speeches should be applied only to the Grammies, etc.

Secondly, the man is a good conservative, but he has never put out there that he is even a Christian. Why would we expect someone who is not a believer to "thank God"?

Finally, don't we ever get sick of the Sinkmeisters of the world, who "thank God" constantly and carry a big thick Bible out of Sunday service, all the while they are dorking an intern and, further, really have no or little desire to please God rather than themselves? So why would we demand the outward sign of piety and not be concerned with the piety of the heart?

/soapbox

Thanks for your comments, my2cents.