Choices for president - A man of faith vs. a man of ideas

The presidential choice this year is between a believer and a thinker. Sen. John F. Kerry is clever and knows many things. George W. Bush knows one big thing. The debates were between two boxers, a jabber and a hooker Ali and Frazier, perhaps — one who floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee and a bull that bores in till he bangs a hard one to the chin.

But there were no knockouts. Mr. Kerry won on points. He was confident, smooth and articulate. He danced circles around President Bush, who awkwardly absorbed punishment untill he could finally land his big left fist. "Global test." Bang. Mr. Kerry almost went to the mat. It resounds today, and as the president's bruises and bumps heal Mr. Kerry's head still aches from the blow that came when he dropped his guard.

Question: Does America really want a commander-in-chief who subordinates security to a "global test?" What, pray, is that? Is it the United Nations, whose impotence and incompetence is exceeded only by its hypocrisy and corruption? Is that Mr. Kerry's sentry of our safety? What of George Bush? What does he propose? Everyone can see that he is truly a believer, a man of faith. He does not know as many wonderful things as the senator, but he believes a man with faith has enough, and a man without it does not. Faith is his strength, and it takes a faith to defeat a faith — an idea to defeat an idea.

In Vietnam we wondered why our enemy was so resolute and our ally was not. The answer was simple. The enemy believed, with the fervor of faith, and won.

No offense, but that's nonsense Marx and Lennin were thinkers.. Intellectuals with no moral foundation

No. They started out with a belief in the perfectibility of man, then built a philosophy on it. They sifted through ideas, taking what suited their purpose and ignoring what did not. Then they sprinkled their ideas on top of their belief and voila, a philosophy. That's not thinking, that's making a pizza.

This is off the Presidental Prayer Team site (look on the White House site)

A PRAYER FOR DISCERNING LEADERS

Almighty God,

Leading a nation is a sobering responsibility because the needs of the many exist at the mercy of the few. The siren call of power can easily seduce leaders into making disastrous decisions that disintegrate families, tear societies apart, and, in the end, set nations in opposition to You.

Lord, You are the giver of all wisdom, and from Your mouth comes knowledge and understanding. Please give us decisive leaders who have the wisdom that comes from heaven. Wisdom that is pure, peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.

Your Word tells us, “Without wise leadership, a nation falls; with many counselors, there is safety.” Endow our new leaders with humility so they will acknowledge their own shortcomings and their need for wise counsel. Surround them with men and women of wisdom and discernment, and give them the foresight to rely on godly spiritual leaders as well.

On November 2, 2004, lead the American voters to candidates with discerning hearts who not only know how to distinguish right from wrong, but are committed to upholding and enforcing what is good and what is right. We ask that You would give us discerning leaders who intuitively know when they are standing at the threshold of deception and are unafraid to back away.

For this reason, Lord, we need leaders with wisdom and discernment. Leaders able to discern the real needs of the American people and wise enough to know how to bring us with them through uncertain waters.

May the foremost concern of our incoming leaders not be political success or the wealth of this country or victory over our enemies, but may it be the governing of the American people with wisdom and discernment.
Amen.

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