HiTech,
I supported and voted for Newt in the primaries, and for the very reason you spoke about..... he may have his faults which I detested, but he is a dynamic person who I felt God could use for the nation’s benefit.
But the hard fact is that we will never get enough conservatives to think that way. Better we have a “Billy Graham” person..... unabashedly God-fearing, clean enough past that the libs can’t find a skeleton in the closet that irritates too many people, family person, dynamic personality that is likeable no matter what political persuasion you are (of course the hard core libs will hate him/her, but the regular Joes will have no reason to hate, and most importantly someone with real faith and the Holy Spirit for real guidance.
That’s near ideal, I agree.
Cruz could be it. So could Sarah Palin if the good Lord nudges her back into the ring.
America wants some semblance of spirituality. It is not ready for dull dreary seculardom yet. It would rather elect a hater (Obama) than a mush (McCain, Romney).
But I don’t despair as easily as you might about selling God. We have a plethora of new media, how about using it. Email everyone and their uncle and aunt with links to Youtube videos if nothing more. It’s waiting to be used for gospel. If the checkered with God nonetheless a meaningful factor to them are the only ones to step up, then promote them based on just that. Enough repetitions and the sense will sink in.
[But I don’t despair as easily as you might about selling God.]
In a nutshell it’s due to God’s own promise. Seek sincerely for what glorifies Him (including favorable notice in society) and He will gladly grant you the resources for it.
“Bootstrap” off of the promises of God. That will get you heavenward quicker than you might think. “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.”