Blogs have no influence.

Allahpundit on December 21, 2007 at 11:38 AM

I don’t agree with that at all.
Blogs aren’t the river but they are tributaries.
The river might not change direction for one contribution but for enough input there is course correction.
Blogs are part of a bottom up source of inspiration from grassroots to leaders.
They’re listening.

Seems to me these poli[c]y positions are in line with what most mainstream Christian denominations teach.

Agreeing with FrozenTex: Most mainline churches are both shrinking and losing doctrinal strength, probably as a result of liberalizing theology.

Most of them teach what Christ taught as far are social work is concerned. Christ was not exactly a big business fiscal conservative.

Christ was not a businessman. He did not spend his 33 years on this earth to be a businessman. He, er, had something to teach that only God could teach. Fiscal conservatism is something it takes a bit of common sense and wisdom to figure out.

I’ve been thinking of this lately: What makes an authentic conservative? Would Christ be considered an authentic conservative today?

That’s an utterly nonsense question. It’s actually a rationalization for voting for or supporting Huckabee because he’s Christian over his actual policy positions and their potential effect on the nation.

I think you’ll find that most main stream Christian Churches teach that it takes both.

Government intervention? Usually as soon as churches begin to advocate collectivist solutions the drive to do anything individual is reduced to pressuring the government. We’re just wired that way.

Its not that Huck is an Evangelical, its that he is using his Evangelicism to HIDE the Liberal Nonentity beneath.

Always Right on December 21, 2007 at 11:39 AM

You, Sir, have nailed it.

Snort of $100,000.00 dollar Hennessey raised and quaffed.

Blogs have no influence.

Allahpundit on December 21, 2007 at 11:38 AM

Dan Rather

“Blogs are hotter than the Devil’s anvil.”

“One’s reminded of that old saying, ‘Don’t taunt the alligator blogs until after you’ve crossed the creek.’”

I think you’ll find that most main stream Christian Churches teach that it takes both.
bnelson44 on December 21, 2007 at 1:21 PM

I guess I have no idea what they’re preaching in “mainstream churches” or what gods they’re worshipping.

The God I worship is all about the freedom. The individual is free to believe, serve, and obey Him or not. The individual is free to follow the Lord’s commandment to “love his neighbor as himself” or not.

I kinda thought this country was the same way. I respect my neighbor’s freedom to smoke 2 packs of cigarettes a day and die of lung cancer. I respect my neighbor’s freedom to eat McDonald’s everyday and die of heart failure. I may disagree with their choices, and try to counsel them otherwise, but they were free to make them. Mike Huckabee is just another pisspot wanna-be-dictator who would prop himself up on BS “compassion” instead of the usual class envy politics used in the past. I will never support a man-made “theocracy”, they tried it in Rome for 1100 years. The only theocracy I’m interested in seeing is when Christ comes again.

Sarcasm missed; see the difference Danish?
BKennedy speaks from his mirror.

I have no idea where Huck is getting his foreign affairs advice.

bnelson44 on December 21, 2007 at 1:34 PM

Neither does Huckaschmuck.

gabriel sutherland on December 21, 2007 at 1:26 PM

I am pretty sure he only visited with Haass once. I have no idea where Huck is getting his foreign affairs advice.

I think you’ll find that most main stream Christian Churches teach that it takes both.

bnelson44 on December 21, 2007 at 1:21 PM

and then we’re right back where we started when I said:

That’s the problem. All too often these days, “Mainline” translates as “Liberal”.

Frozen Tex on December 21, 2007 at 11:46 AM

Its not that Huck is an Evangelical, its that he is using his Evangelicism to HIDE the Liberal Nonentity beneath.

Always Right on December 21, 2007 at 11:39 AM

Stevie Wonder could see this.

Now the WH is taking on Huck, through Rice.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8TLURIG1&show_article=1

Good. Rice is not a member of the Jim Baker/Brent Scowcroft axis in Republican views on foreign affairs. Who is a member? Senator Chuck Hagel.

Huckabee is consulting with Richard Haass, John Kerry’s foreign affairs adviser in 2004. Remember Kerry’s foreign affairs idea?

And in making the issue one of government instead of individual you remove free choice from the equation.

I used to have a difficult time explaining this sentiment to my fellow Catholics. It has become easier to explain over time as the evidence mounts that government is awful at addressing social injustices with income redistribution.

The best argument: wouldn’t you rather give your income to the Catholic Church to help those in need than send it to Washington DC or the state capitol where 70 cents on every dollar is burned up in overhead and regulation?

burnitup on December 21, 2007 at 1:15 PM

I think you’ll find that most main stream Christian Churches teach that it takes both.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8TLURIG1&show_article=1

Show me where Huck said that?

bnelson44 on December 21, 2007 at 12:58 PM

He doesn’t need to. Just try not paying your taxes for awhile, and see how long it takes for some folks with guns to turn up to show you the error of your ways.

bnelson44: The only reliable authority for the social views of the US Catholic Church is the US Conference of Catholic Bishops.

gabriel sutherland on December 21, 2007 at 12:53 PM

Here you go: The US Bishops on Social Issues

This isn’t good news for the anyone but Huckabee coalition.

bnelson,
you just put me some scripture here telling me where Jesus said “hold a gun to your neighbor’s head to fund social change / injustice” or that scripture where Jesus said “hold a gun to your neighbor’s head to discourage them from smoking / adultery / gluttony / on and on”.

burnitup on December 21, 2007 at 12:56 PM

Show me where Huck said that?

Most of them teach what Christ taught as far are social work is concerned. Christ was not exactly a big business fiscal conservative.
bnelson44 on December 21, 2007 at 11:50 AM

bnelson,
you just put me some scripture here telling me where Jesus said “hold a gun to your neighbor’s head to fund social change / injustice” or that scripture where Jesus said “hold a gun to your neighbor’s head to discourage them from smoking / adultery / gluttony / on and on”.

Carter and Gore have officially left the Southern Baptists because we’re too conservative now. Bubba hasn’t that I know of, but he never met a group he didn’t want to join, you know!

The individual parishes themselves may have unique interpretations of the social teachings of the Church relative to their parishioners.

There are liberal and conservative Catholics wherein liberals look to change much of church doctrine and the conservatives see the value and benefit of the church doctrine as it is now./end

On Huckabee, his campaign manager in Iowa, Bob Vander Plaats, told Tucker Carlson that the fact that Huckabee is “a pastor” is unique experience that defines Huckabee’s strengths in foreign policy. This is the official campaign manager in Iowa for Huckabee saying that being a pastor equates to foreign policy experience. This is utter nonsense. Left of center politicos must be drooling over a race against Huckabee.

Furthermore, Huckabee is consulting with CFR President Richard Haass to advise him on foreign affairs. The CFR is the institution created by Wall Street banking interests to track events in the world and create analyses for world leaders to implement in order to protect the financial interests of CFR membership. How can Huckabee speak out of one side of his mouth and quip about the NYC to DC chattering classes AND speak to the NYC chattering class for guidance on foreign affairs?

They also put themselves in spiritual danger if they elect an uncompassionate government.

Don’t tell me, let me guess. Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Barack Obama, or Mike Huckabee. Difficult choice.

I have it! You were going with Edwards then switched to Huckabee.