Naaa... Lookie here!!! Politics and religion?

Naaa.. Lookie here! Politics and religion?

Religion and politics hand-in-hand in 2008 race
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Lately it seems all the leading presidential candidates are discussing their religious and moral beliefs -- even when they'd rather not.

Indeed, seven years after George W. Bush won the presidency in part with a direct appeal to conservative religious voters -- even saying during a debate that Jesus Christ was his favorite philosopher -- the personal faith of candidates has become a very public part of the presidential campaign.

You would think that after George W. Bush, the very mention of God by a politician, should be enough to disqualify a candidate without so much as a, howdy-do. You want to talk about the politics of fear? Most religious people are taught to fear God, and the consequences of Hell. If you were to ask George Bush straight up, "Do you believe Jews or Muslims are going to heaven?" To be true to his faith, he must answer no.
How can a man conduct diplomacy, with people he considers doomed to Hell?

We are living in the Age, religious folks have been waiting 2,000 years for. Welcome to Revelations, and the end of the world! Ahmadinejad is anticipating the arrival of the secret Mhadi, and spent 10 million dollars building a swanky new palace for him. Bush, he's looking forward to the Second Coming of Christ, and just spent 200 billion bombing Iraq of pesky "Evil Doers" in preparation for the God of Love.

It's going to take a miracle just to get through the next year without one of those jokers starting WWIII in the name of God. So why are we tolerating this God talk from the new batch of religious underachievers?

Do we really want Hillary, Obama and John Edwards preaching about faith, and family values. Or Rudy, a thrice-married Catholic who would have been excommunicated back in the day? Do we need a guy in the White House who believes in an angel who goes by the name Moroney? Get rid of the ‘ey’ and what do you have?

Brownback, a former Methodist who converted to Catholicism in 2002, told the same forum that faith "doesn't make all your decisions, but you can't segregate it out -- it's part of the values basis you bring."

Can't segregate it out? Hello, separation of church and state?

Hell, you can't even be a politician without breaking at least half of the 10 Commandments. The least of which being, Thou Shalt Not Lie. They break that one just telling people they give a damn. Add stealing, coveting, adultery and the worship of false idols - the military industrial complex, and you have get a president evangelizing with troupes, guns, bombs and body bags.

"Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and to God what belongs to God." A pretty famous religious guy said that, and he obviously didn't have much use for politics. No, Jesus was all about the love. Not much room for love in politics. In fact, it was officially the State that murdered the man of truth, Jesus.

If politicians actually thought about, bringing religion into the debate does more harm then it does good - to religion. If the man O' God fails to keep his campaign promises, isn't it implied that God failed as well. If the man O' God puts his beliefs out there and doesn't live up to his own God like ideals, he shakes the foundation of the belief of his supporters. And if you're just plain silly, like John "the Breck girl" Edwards, surely you can't take his God serious.

You would think this country needs a businessman, diplomat, tough as nails statesman, who respects the Constitution of The United States, and just does his job.

Think about it. A man/woman, who really loved and respected God, wouldn't go into politics in the first place. Moses didn't, Jesus didn't, and neither did Buda.

Take it from Satan, the points you gain in the polls by dragging your God down into the muck, you loose in the Light. Give to God what belongs to God - in private, and to Caesar what belongs to Caesar - in the muck.

You bring up some extremely interesting points. I've frequently said that the mere notion that someone actually has a desire to be President ought to immediately disqualify them from the job. What kind of a megalomaniacal psychopath would even ponder the idea of being President? We ought to have to draft someone and drag them kicking and screaming into the Oval Office.

Preferably a "businessman, diplomat, tough as nails statesman, who respects the Constitution of The United States, and just does his job".


But that ain't the way it works. In the words of H.L. Mencken, " Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard."

Same as it ever was.

Originally posted by yeahright
But that ain't the way it works. In the words of H.L. Mencken, " Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard."

Same as it ever was.

I love it!!!

Yeah, I should run fo the presidency of the U.S. of A. What, with the devils who've been in charge the last 40 years, immatating me.

Favorite has to be Clinton though. Coming out of Ron Brown's funeral smiling - sees the cameras, and pours on the tears... just like that! Plus all that action in the Oval office?

Think about it. If I was the president, Iran would have a fit. They'd call us the great Satan, and I'd say, "Thanks for the compliment."

But you know what? All it would take is a look... and they'd be a-running like the little punky-boys they are.