“I don’t think Iowa has a good record of selecting the nominee
I think Iowa has selected Huckabee and Pat Robertson
Iowa may be a swing state but
Iowa Republicans seen to place a premium on Christianity
So maybe it does make sense”
Yeah but Carson is a 7th Day Adventist. Most major Protestant denominations consider them to be a borderline cult.
I am not casting any stones, I just don’t think that is it.
“Most major Protestant denominations consider them (SDAs) to be a borderline cult.”
I think you could delete “borderline” and be more accurate.
Thanks for posting the list of prior Iowa winners; I was about to ask what the track record was for the IA Caucus. I was thinking they went for Santorum at one point in time, but guess that’s not correct. Santorum is RC, and most Protestant denominations also consider that a cult as well. Whatever happens in Iowa, it’ll be interesting.
You two are dead wrong about Seventh-Day Adventists.
They are not cultish in any sense of the word. You two have merely fallen for the media interpretation of a protestant religion. Dumb.
Sevent-Day Adventits Believe in:
The Trinity, God the Father, His Son, and the Holy Spirit
The Biblical Seventh-Day Sabbath, the same as the Jewish religion does
They believe that Jesus will come a Second Time to rescue Christians who have chosen Him as their personal savior
They believe that death is defeated if you die a person trying to live up to God’s will
They believe in Sanctification through faith in Jesus Christ and acceptance of his sacrifice for them
They believe in creation
They believe we should try to follow the ten commandments
They advocate for a healthy life-style and have for over a hundred years
(it may be of interest to know that the SDAs have been the subject of several studies because they live longer than the general populace due to healthy living)
They advocate against the use of tobacco, alcohol, and drugs
They advocate for chastity before marriage, marriage between a man and a woman, and being faithful to you mate
They advocate for being decent to your children
They do not advocate for harming anyone, and feel that harming yourself is wrong too
(They don’t believe in taking other people’s life even in war. They do advocate serving as a medic or in some way other than as a gun toting combatant)
They believe that the body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, and as such it should be respected and pure
Believing all this, they don’t condemn others. They do have values judgments, but then who wouldn’t if they have standards they strive to meet as well.
They believe God is the ultimate judge.