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I am an old-style Independent Baptist fundamentalist, a dying breed. Lester Roloff and John Rice are two of my heroes. But I never, never fell for Santorum, Huckabee, or any of their ilk. It seems to me that the evanjelly-cals are more prone to falling for these "social justice" type "conservatives". Since there's less chance of my type of fundamentalist ever having a snowball's chance in hell of coming close to high political office (actually, my type would never run), I use my discernment (thank you Holy Spirit for that very important gift) to avoid being fooled by "conservatives" who sound like a garden-variety redistributionist leftist on social issues, or show their "compassionate conservatism" by lettng loose convicted murderers so they can go right out and murder again.

It's not easy to find a conservative who's not afraid to sound tough on law and order, national security, and stealing other people's money to give to freeloaders, who also has compassion for the right people-the unborn, and innocent law-abiding people who have the right and obligation to defend themselves and their families with the use of firearms. That's one thing which made Reagan so special. That stinking McCain is a "maverick" alright, he bucks the conservatives in his own party while kissing the rears of his "friends across the aisle". If that's a "maverick" , it's the easiest job going-the MSM will adore you.

I think that perhaps our long-gone fundamentalist leaders had it right-vote, but don't put faith in/get caught up in political movements. Jerry Falwell proved them right. His "Moral Majority" had a short-lived, limited impact, while being in that milieu moved him and Liberty University slightly leftwards, towards the evanjelly-cal camp. He learned that more you feed compromise, the bigger its appetite grows.

I must say, I think your post is just fantastic...ALL OF IT. I am not an Indy Baptists fundamentalist - I was saved in a non denominational mens Bible study in 1992 and spent my early years in a small charismatic church......and I would say that I agree with every single word of your post and share every single frustration you have.

Well, almost every word. RE THIS: I think that perhaps our long-gone fundamentalist leaders had it right-vote, but don't put faith in/get caught up in political movements.

I think it's fine to be involved in political movements...but don't confuse doing that with the call to elect a preacher to high office - or even a candidate who claims to be the most Bible believing.

I prefer to figure out which candidate will allow me the most chance to live out my faith...I do not get caught up in who speaks about their own faith the most. I don't need a national spriritual leader. I need a Pres to get govt the HECK OUTTA my way.