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” Do you think it is appropriate to use the crucifixion of our Lord in such a manner just to prop up a political candidate. It is really unseemly. “

The reason I posted that is because although Senator is a revered, genuinely good man who under normal circumstances would be treated with the dignity and respect he deserves, I was of the opinion that the crowd is going to vilify this good man as they did Huckabee.

Some here have confirmed my curiosity.

It makes me reflect upon how in the Bible, Jesus drew multitudes of people who by all accounts except for the Pharisees loved him.

He entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday triumphantly. However, all of the sudden, a few days later when Jesus was held up before the multitudes, mocked and falsely accused of wanting to overthrow the earthly government, this crowd who had loved him are suddenly screaming for His crucification Everyone knows the elite Pharisees were trying to trap Jesus so they could falsely accuse him because he was a threat to their power and prestige - but - I always wondered - WHERE did this crowd come from who suddenly turned against Him? Of course this was all part of God’s plan and the REASON why Christ came - but it’s not as though the people calling for Christ’s execution knew they were part of God’s divine plan. I think it shows how easily people are manipulated by those in power who want to use them for their own objectives.

I originally had this thought during Christmas after the world, led by Fox News of all people - attacked him maliciously and scandalously for allegedly having the audacity to have a CROSS in his commercial!

The irony seemed to be lost on the fact that Christmas is the celebration of how the Son of God was born into this world for a destiny of being falsely accused, mocked and crucified by elite people who felt their power was threatened by Him. And it WASN’T the government who felt threatened - but rather the supposed good guys. That is how I feel about my Republican Party when I see the clear agenda, the character assassination by people whom I respected. As I type this I am listening to Britt Hume, Bill Crystal, Juan Williams and the arrogantly smirking Chris Wallace distort Huckabee’s qualifications and record.

I am so turned off by the actions of these people that I feel the damage to my perception of them is irreparable. There is ONE person whom I heard be kind to Mike Huckabee on the entire Fox News Network in the past month and that was Michael Reagan. I haven’t seen him on Fox since that day.

I can hear the hostile mob villifying me for daring to make a comparison of what they are doing to what was done to Jesus Christ. I am not comparing Mike Huckabee for the purpose of saying he’s a type of Messiah. My purpose is to point to the fact that Jesus and his Apostles promised that if we stood up for Him and obeyed His command that we WOULD be persecuted. That is what we are seeing occur. I hope Governor Huckabee keeps his head up and fights the good fight all the way knowing that the treatment they are giving him is an indicator that he is being a true servant.

If these people were giving him adulation, than that to me would mean that he is just another luke warm politician who wants to tickle our ears and appease as many as it takes so to earn their favor. We have enough of those already and yet everyone complains that NOTHING gets done - even when we had a Republican majority!

I wonder why?