Comments on: Huck’s Unholy Dance http://davidjeffers.thevanguard.org/148/huck%e2%80%99s-unholy-dance/ Bringing political and moral clarity into the fog of political correctness! Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:52:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Harry Riley http://davidjeffers.thevanguard.org/148/huck%e2%80%99s-unholy-dance/#comment-2480 Harry Riley Sat, 08 Dec 2007 23:59:56 +0000 http://davidjeffers.thevanguard.org/148/huck%e2%80%99s-unholy-dance/#comment-2480 This business of the left liberals attacking spiritual positions of presidential candidates is simply absurd....it's a despicable slant to try and shadow their politically correct ambitions in favor of the abortion, gay, same sex marriage crowd. There are plenty of preachers, Morons, atheist, and others serving in government from Congress on down.........no one seems to worry about them using their religion to incite America to their knees with hands uplifted... This business of the left liberals attacking spiritual positions of presidential candidates is simply absurd….it’s a despicable slant to try and shadow their politically correct ambitions in favor of the abortion, gay, same sex marriage crowd.

There are plenty of preachers, Morons, atheist, and others serving in government from Congress on down………no one seems to worry about them using their religion to incite America to their knees with hands uplifted…

]]> By: Jack Ott http://davidjeffers.thevanguard.org/148/huck%e2%80%99s-unholy-dance/#comment-2479 Jack Ott Sat, 08 Dec 2007 16:53:58 +0000 http://davidjeffers.thevanguard.org/148/huck%e2%80%99s-unholy-dance/#comment-2479 It is one thing to vote AGAINST someone solely because of their religion, race, or gender, and a totally different matter to vote FOR someone for the same reason. In my opinion, the former is a form of bigotry, while the latter is voting for what you determine to be in your best interest. The obvious example would be if you truly believed that a person's religious affiliation would make him or her a better office holder. To some, the religious issue is paramount, to others, it is not. Those of us who fall into the latter category should not question the motives of the former, although we have the right to question their judgement. That is the American system, and that is one of the primary reasons that we have primaries and caucuses -- to determine, in the opinion of the majority, which of the candidates of our chosen party affiliation would best serve the state or the nation. Once that decision is made, it is hoped that voters would get out and vote for whichever of the two candidates would best serve their interests, however wide or narrow the gap between the two is. To abstain from voting in a general election because neither candidate totally satisfies our own perceptions accomplishes abslolutely nothing. It can, in fact, result in more harm than good if enough voters do it. We saw this happen in 2006 over non-religious issues. <a href="http://home.comcast.net/~jackott2/Redstate.htm" rel="nofollow">The Drum and Cannon</a> It is one thing to vote AGAINST someone solely because of their religion, race, or gender, and a totally different matter to vote FOR someone for the same reason. In my opinion, the former is a form of bigotry, while the latter is voting for what you determine to be in your best interest. The obvious example would be if you truly believed that a person’s religious affiliation would make him or her a better office holder. To some, the religious issue is paramount, to others, it is not. Those of us who fall into the latter category should not question the motives of the former, although we have the right to question their judgement. That is the American system, and that is one of the primary reasons that we have primaries and caucuses — to determine, in the opinion of the majority, which of the candidates of our chosen party affiliation would best serve the state or the nation.

Once that decision is made, it is hoped that voters would get out and vote for whichever of the two candidates would best serve their interests, however wide or narrow the gap between the two is.

To abstain from voting in a general election because neither candidate totally satisfies our own perceptions accomplishes abslolutely nothing. It can, in fact, result in more harm than good if enough voters do it. We saw this happen in 2006 over non-religious issues.

The Drum and Cannon

]]> By: Carolyn Elkins http://davidjeffers.thevanguard.org/148/huck%e2%80%99s-unholy-dance/#comment-2478 Carolyn Elkins Sat, 08 Dec 2007 13:52:33 +0000 http://davidjeffers.thevanguard.org/148/huck%e2%80%99s-unholy-dance/#comment-2478 Hi Dave- you know, Diane Sawyer also had a hard time with that ad. When she was interviewing Newt Gingrich about his latest book, She couldn't get past this ad, and couldn't get past the the fact that Huckabee was so blatantly Christian. She kept asking Gingrich things like, "but isn't it harmful for his campaign, what do you think about him saying right there in his ad that he's a Christian?" Things like that, she, and I imagine the rest of the elite have no problem mentioning spirituality- and maybe even God if He's made out to be a generic one- but they sure have a hard time swallowing such an inclusive Christ! It's almost funny- if it weren't so sad. God Bless you Dave- glad you're back safe! Carolyn Hi Dave- you know, Diane Sawyer also had a hard time with that ad. When she was interviewing Newt Gingrich about his latest book, She couldn’t get past this ad, and couldn’t get past the the fact that Huckabee was so blatantly Christian. She kept asking Gingrich things like, “but isn’t it harmful for his campaign, what do you think about him saying right there in his ad that he’s a Christian?” Things like that, she, and I imagine the rest of the elite have no problem mentioning spirituality- and maybe even God if He’s made out to be a generic one- but they sure have a hard time swallowing such an inclusive Christ! It’s almost funny- if it weren’t so sad. God Bless you Dave- glad you’re back safe! Carolyn

]]> By: ajacksonian http://davidjeffers.thevanguard.org/148/huck%e2%80%99s-unholy-dance/#comment-2476 ajacksonian Sat, 08 Dec 2007 10:07:53 +0000 http://davidjeffers.thevanguard.org/148/huck%e2%80%99s-unholy-dance/#comment-2476 Welcome back! On the entire set of worries about religion that are being raised I find it interesting that <a href="http://ajacksonian.blogspot.com/2007/12/brainwashing-by-media_03.html" rel="nofollow">Republicans have forgotten their past</a>... conservatives too, come to that. Not only has the US elected non-Protestants but those who are not Orthodox to high office. Strange that those wanting to retain tradition and the ways of the past seem to have forgotten that very past... Welcome back!

On the entire set of worries about religion that are being raised I find it interesting that Republicans have forgotten their past… conservatives too, come to that. Not only has the US elected non-Protestants but those who are not Orthodox to high office. Strange that those wanting to retain tradition and the ways of the past seem to have forgotten that very past…

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