Are you a Christian? What Christian leader in the Bible was a good leader on paper? Was Peter, who denied Christ three times? Was Paul, who stood and watched the cloaks as the first martyr was killed? Was Aaron, Moses, David? The question is not whether the politician is a good leader but where will the leader lead? Moving the election to the "right"? Does that mean voting probusiness or proindividual? It clearly does not mean profamily or prolife. Does it? It absolutely matters, especially when all of those men were specifically chosen by the LORD to BE the leader, and were gifted in many ways beyond what any of us can ask or think.
The main reason your analogy is wrong is that all of these men had special Spirit Led guidance to keep them through.
It is from their examples of OBEDIENCE in the final years of their life and in the written record of their obedience that we can call them faithful men!!
Arnold falls NOWHERE in this category!! Arnold is more of a Balaam or Esau, not a Peter or Moses!
And for someone who is supposed to be knowlegable about their Bible, you should see that as obvious.
My point RB is that the antilife candidate should not be chosen despite iqbah's view that he is a good leader. But that we are responsible not to pick someone based purely on their leadership ability. I hesitate to use the example because of it inflammatory potential. But I would not vote fot Hitler despite what some might consider his 'leadership' capabilities. In contrast I raised the issue of guys who did not appear to be good leaders but nonetheless God chose to be such.
The disjointed mature of these posts sometimes has them making less sense than a unified essay would.
And for someone who is supposed to be knowlegable about their Bible, you should see that as obvious. You really need to begin to notice something here. These people who fight for the party, right or wrong, are actually doing the kind of things Orwell said Party member MUST do. "It it really isn't sufficient to appear stupid." Party members must make a life of stupidity. All the while not letting on what they really know, but ready to drop the act as it suits Party purposes. You need to start laughing at him and his type rather than offering logic, which they merely ignore and deflect when your points are "inconvenient" for them, or which they turn to use against you should you foul up.
Really, if you haven't read 1984, or haven't read it in a very long time, it's worth reading again. I just reread it for the first time in 40 years. Wow, did he anticipate this moronic crew of arniebots.