Posted on 11/30/2011 8:31:57 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Yeah, shameful isn’t it that the many made money. BTW, what did he do with that money? I’ve heard much has been donated to charities, but that doesn’t matter, he’s a slime bag according to you.
This seems like sound advice to me. I see no reason for folks to get snarky about it.
I believe Newt has already acknowledged wrong, but it would be wise to do so again as Land suggests. I don’t think this is a “make or break” thing, but I do believe it would make him more palatible to conservative evangelicals that have problems with his past infidelities.
GEEZ people he isn’t running to be your husband.Granted he isn’t my first choice but I’d vote for him in a heartbeat over having who is in office serve a second term.
That only applies to Catholics and marriages preformed in the Church or approved by the Church.Marriages outside of it and before conversion are not recognized by the Church.
That's something that has to be considered.
That's something that has to be considered.
Well, not exactly. I had to look into this issue because I too was divorced before I became a Catholic. The Church does recognize the validity of marriages that weren’t performed by a Catholic priest. If you become a Catholic and want to get married in the Catholic Church, you need to take care of those loose ends from your previous marriages.
Do not put words in my mouth, I never said he was a slime bag.
I said what he does is slimy: cashing in immediately after being elected Speaker, and continuing to cash in after leaving his wives and his offices.
You evidently believe this behavior is acceptable.
It’s not up to evangelical women to forgive him. Newt converted to Catholicism, and assuming he made a good confession about his adultry, was forgiven.
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Um, perhaps you missed the context of this discussion. This is about an election, not his eternal soul. The word forgiveness has other uses besides one’s relationship with God.
Oh ok I was told something different by the church.I was born Catholic but married the first time out of church and was told that it was not viewed as valid and would not need to be annulled of course it did not last long and no kids.
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Theodore H. White, who wrote the “Making of the President” books, said the ONLY presidential candidates who never fooled around were Harry Truman, George Romney and Jimmy Carter. That, to me, says a lot about the Romney family’s character.
Newt got around that little problem by marrying Callista first in a nondenominational ceremony, THEN converting to Catholicism 2 years later.
Since the United States is over 70% Christian, if everyone in America votes like the women you know, Newt will win in a landslide. Of course Perry supporters also tell me that everyone supports Perry because he is a "Christian" and those who do not "hate Christians".
I'm at the anybody but Romney point, but I won't be enthusiastic for Newt, or frankly any of them. At least Newt helped sort of balanced a budget.
We are in agreement over Richard Lamb. I don’t trust him.
maybe I made a mistake
is this Richard Land a different feller?
you’re right ..SBC man is Lamb
nearly all my Christian kin in Mississippi and here...women too
have gone same as I
Sarah, Michelle, Perry briefly and now Newt
some peeked as Cain too
Newt is far more popular amongst folks I know than he is with freepers, Levin and Savage
Don't really know what to say about that, just is funny.
Perry is a good man, and I do like him, would have NO problem voting for him.
The response I get from these women, is Newt's ability to speak well on any issue, his ideas, etc. We are not looking for a spiritual leader, we already have one, and we are more than aware of that wonderful "Amazing Grace".
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