No room for conservative Christians in this White House?

[JohnnyRingo]

I Am A Conservative Christian,
And The Religious Right Scares Me, Too

By Chuck Baldwin

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For one reason, on the whole, the Religious Right has obviously and patently become little more than a propaganda machine for the Republican Party in general and for President G.W. Bush in particular. This is in spite of the fact that both Bush and the Republican Party in Washington, D.C., have routinely ignored and even trampled the very principles which the Religious Right claims to represent.

Therefore, no longer does the Religious Right represent conservative, Christian values. Instead, they represent their own self-serving interests at the expense of those values.

It also appears painfully obvious to me that in order to sit at the king's table, the Religious Right is willing to compromise any principle, no matter how sacred. As such, it has become a hollow movement. Sadly, the Religious Right is now a movement without a cause, except the cause of advancing the Republican Party.

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When people are told that they are voting "Christian" by voting for Republican Party candidates, it is being intimated that they are voting non-Christian by voting for any other candidate. This is not only silly on its face, it is downright dangerous!

I don't remember anyone saying people voted "Christian" when they elected the outspoken Christian candidate, Jimmy Carter, President. Yet, Carter, in his personal life, demonstrated as much, if not more, Christianity than does George W. Bush. If you recall, Carter even taught Sunday School in a Southern Baptist Church while President.



More here (and worth the read):
http://www.covenantnews.com/baldwin041215.htm

[pleiku52cab]

1. * is not even really religious

and has no real Christian beliefs. He uses his 'conversion' as a political tool only. That sorry little egomaniac has only one moral value - just win baby. I actually feel sorry for him because of his pathetic attempts to prove his manliness to himself and to daddy

[GreatAuntK]

2. I have some

* loyalists in my family, and they make a special effort not to follow the news or talk about politics on any level.

I learned in school in the 60's that it was important to be a good citizen and pay attention to what our country is doing, but that is no longer considered a good thing.

I have a feeling that at this point it's because they're afraid to find out what they've overlooked in the neo-con death cult, for what it implies in their vision of morality. I don't know what they're hearing in church, I suspect it has something to do with the abortion issue, but it's powerful. Even on that issue, they've failed to notice that Bush hasn't addressed their concerns, with a Repub house, senate, judges.

Social security? They laugh, believing no one would take that away from them.

Remember, some people in small town read a local newsletter, watch lots of sports and fishing shows on Tv, and just see Repubs vs. Dems like a football game.

I agree, * is not a Christian, or he would care about the poor, and the dying.

[T Roosevelt]

3. More like no room for REAL Christians in the WH

Can't think of one there now...