Correction: "What he SAID..." in 1998 to a "Baptist Convention" of Pastors, in the capacity of the former president of the Arkansas Baptist Convention... He wasn't speaking as the Governor of Arkansas or as the candidate for POTUS... It was correct and specific for that audience in 1998... He was motivating a group of Pastors to go and lead their congregations... Mitt Romney just told us this week that his religion is important and he would not change his belief... Mitt also said he wasn't running for head pastor... Mitt was roundly praised by everyone from Rush, Sean, and many in the MSM... Why would any of you be alarmed about a 1998 speech which reflects Huckabee's beliefs and faith... This is not germane to the issues of the Presidency in 2008... If you want to beat up Huckabee, beat him up on the issues... There are plenty to choose from... BUT NOT THIS....
What I see is a very persuasive, heartfelt article correctly determining the lack of superego controls in the general populance is a spiritual not a temporal matter. That he was speaking to pastors meant he relied on the tried and true rhetoric of faith.
Why anyone would dismiss his candidacy as a religious nut spewing nonsense escapes me.
That said, I am not a Huckabee booster but I surely can see why many are.