“You may believe anything you like.”
Actually I can only believe what I really believe, regardless of whether I like it.
“The first sentence of the commercial is something about his being a believing Christian guiding his decisions.”
You claimed the commercial definitely said, “Vote for me I’m a Christian”...
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1966874/posts?page=139#139
“How about that Obama being ready to save our souls?”
Michelle was wrong. We can’t fix our own souls.
“If Huckabee loses will you support ‘religious’ Obamma because he is emphasizing his Christianity?”
I’m not sure Obama’s “Christianity” is genuine.
“The music of ‘identity politics’ was composed by Mussolini and further orchestrated by Hitler.”
John Jay called for Christians to prefer Christian rulers long before Mussolini or Hitler were even born. Do you consider that “identity politics”?
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1966874/posts?page=150#150
“Does your quote mean we cannot have a Jewish President - LDS President?”
Of course not.
“Isn’t that what Huckabee implied by his bigoted LDS remark?”
The question wasn’t bigoted.
“I have friends that are Mormons. How do I maintain a relationship with them as Americans if this attitude becomes more popular?”
What attitude do you mean?
“Does wanting Christian leadership mean we ignore Huckabee’s ignorant foreign policy?”
Governor Huckabee’s foreign policy isn’t ignorant.
You claimed the commercial definitely said, “Vote for me I’m a Christian”...
-—Ok, I’ll give you that. Rather than “said” I should have written “implied” or “flavored” or “embodied the theme” or perhaps “Shouted from the Clouds with an Angelic Christian Fanfare”
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John Jay called for Christians to prefer Christian rulers long before Mussolini or Hitler were even born. Do you consider that “identity politics”?
-—Historically speaking, no.
Something happened in the 200 intervening years called Fascism. You might recall something about one hundred fifty million dead in the 1940s and the leader of a mass movement’s encitement to exterminate all the members of one religion. If history meant more to you than finding a quote from a founding father, you would see that identity politics are one key leg of mass movements and oppression.
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“Isn’t that what Huckabee implied by his bigoted LDS remark?”
The question wasn’t bigoted.
——Apparently you are tone-deaf to bigotry. This is not an attractive quality in a Christian. It can happen when one is deeply engaged in identity politics. I am occasionally offended by anti-Christian remarks, I can imagine how much pain this remark caused to Mormons. Kind of like ‘Is it true that you Christians eat your Savior?’
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Governor Huckabee’s foreign policy isn’t ignorant.
-— As I posted, he didn’t know what the NIE’s assessment of Iran’s nuclear program was — THE WEEK THAT IT WAS AN ISSUE!!!
Good G@#, he was running to be Commander-in-Chief.
Israel faces incineration by Iran!!!! As a Christian I
find the potential extinction of the Holy Land pretty unsettling, not to mention the value of having a real democratic ally there.
You are a pathetic apologist, Huckabee himself admitted he was ignorant...
In an interview with the Quad-City Times, Mike Huckabee tried to make excuses for his lack of foreign policy knowledge. He compared the NIE to gossip about Britney Spears, saying he just can’t “keep up with every single thing, from what happened to Britney last night to who won ‘Dancing with the Stars.’”
http://www.digg.com/2008_us_elections/Huckabee_Compares_Iran_Foreign_Policy_To_Britney_Gossip