Preachin' Politics
Taking a quick break from my 'Candidate Quickies', where Rudy Giuliani is next in line, I thought I'd bring you a quick hit on presidential politics in general - and this with a noted 'Christian' perspective for us to discuss.
Focus On The Family's James Dobson offers insight regarding some of the Republican candidates. Give the article a read here.
I'm a little uncomfortable as I read this piece. It seems to me that Mr. Dobson is implying that when we vote for President, we ought to vote for the candidate who most clearly displays that they are a Christian, even above where they stand on issues. For instance, note the last few lines about Mitt Romney - and Dobson's assertion that Evangelicals will have trouble supporting him because he is a Mormon.
By the way, while I won't be able to officially endorse a candidate as 'Pastor Darin', know that as 'Citizen Darin', I am watching very closely this actor/Senator from Tennessee. Reminds me a bit of an actor/Governor hero of mine from California.
How do you feel about this? Should Christians only vote for Christians? Should a candidate's faith be the most important criteria? Should how vocal or outward appearing they are about their faith be a litmus?
And, just in case you happen to be keeping track, at this early juncture of the Presidential campaign process, the two candidates speaking most in churches and of their faith... Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama! Back next time with Rudi.
Focus On The Family's James Dobson offers insight regarding some of the Republican candidates. Give the article a read here.
I'm a little uncomfortable as I read this piece. It seems to me that Mr. Dobson is implying that when we vote for President, we ought to vote for the candidate who most clearly displays that they are a Christian, even above where they stand on issues. For instance, note the last few lines about Mitt Romney - and Dobson's assertion that Evangelicals will have trouble supporting him because he is a Mormon.
By the way, while I won't be able to officially endorse a candidate as 'Pastor Darin', know that as 'Citizen Darin', I am watching very closely this actor/Senator from Tennessee. Reminds me a bit of an actor/Governor hero of mine from California.
How do you feel about this? Should Christians only vote for Christians? Should a candidate's faith be the most important criteria? Should how vocal or outward appearing they are about their faith be a litmus?
And, just in case you happen to be keeping track, at this early juncture of the Presidential campaign process, the two candidates speaking most in churches and of their faith... Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama! Back next time with Rudi.
Technorati Tags: Election 2008, Fred Thompson, James Dobson, Evangelical
3 Comments:
Separation of church and state. At least that to me seems to be the underlying theme here. But first I would have to say that Dr. Dobson should get his head out of the sand and second that Jesus isn't a member of the Republican nor Democrat parties.
By Anonymous, at 3/28/2007 10:13 PM
Oooh. Seems like unstable ground to me, saying "I don't think he's a Christian" because the speaker hasn't known the subject to talk "openly about his faith."
Maybe it's semantics but a better statement might be "I don't know."
Still, I don't fault Dr. D for endorsing someone - or not - based on whether the person is a believer. He's free to endorse, and I'm free to accept or reject that endorsement on election day.
By Radioactive Jam, at 3/29/2007 10:35 AM
i read something in a NYTimes or BostonGlobe headline the other day about a group of "conservatives" that had yet to weigh in... it was mostly "theo-cons" like Dobson.
that made me VERY uneasy... Jesus is bigger than our politics...
i, like you, Citizen Darin, am waiting on a certain actor from Tennessee. he can actually string words together that make sense, and that touch of Southern charm doesn't hurt a bit.
'sides, i LOVE Law and Order...
shameless plug for my too-much unwritten to blog where i looked into a some thinking of what should make up our politics...
by the way, if you go on declared christian commitment, methinks you'd have to look hard at obama.
d--
By Higher Up, Further In, at 3/30/2007 2:05 PM
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