July 12, 2007

Praying or Posturing?

Democratic Piety for Presidency


Illustration for TIME by Tim O'Brien
TIME Article: "Leveling the Praying Field"

Now, I don't want to judge, but do the candidates above associate more with God or the ACLU? I don't expect any rush by them to become pro-life, oppose gay marriage, allow Bibles and prayers in schools, or put the Ten Commandments in government buildings. Could it be, just maybe, pandering for votes from people who value religion?

To many, not necessarily saying them, religion is being good and moral--but, however they want to define it and practice it at the time. It's situational ethics versus unchanging standards.

Jerry Falwell is probably choking from laughter from above (as I did when I saw that illustration.) If Falwell were here, it might be interesting to watch those candidates fighting for a photo-op with him.

Will the American people believe the newly professed and publicized association with religion by the Democrats?

Posted by Woody M. at July 12, 2007 08:40 AM | TrackBack
Comments

Pandering at it's VERY best...

In MY opinion, there is NO WAY you can support abortion or homosexual ANYTHING and be a Christian, but, as I say, that's just MY opinion...

And if they DID suddenly reform, I'd have to wonder if it wasn't pandering as opposed to divine intervention, but we wouldn't really know until after the election...

Posted by TexasFred at July 12, 2007 08:12 AM

The history of the Democrat nominee or other elected big wig (wasn't Algore once a big wig?) speaking at southern churches, especially black southern churches (didn't Algore once tell a congregation that the GOP didn't want to count blacks in the census?) is a shameful pander to the religious, especially the black religious.

Of course, if a Republican did the same using a faked southern black accent (didn't Hillary recently do that?) the MSM would be in an uproar.

I'm delighted, but a little surprised to see Time doing this story, and I've not read it, but I wouldn't be surprised to see Time say "It's a good thing."

Posted by GM Roper at July 12, 2007 08:12 AM

posturing, definitely.

ever since they found out stupid christians such as myself would vote for someone who invoked the name of "God" - they've been working on a plan - little did they know, we'll no longer vote that way.

Posted by nanc at July 12, 2007 08:26 PM

More power to them, I say. People of faith should be able to discern whether their professions matches their actions.

However, when you start acting pious over a period time, that piety has a funny way of sticking to you, and that's a good thing.

In other words, the joke may be on them. When you start messing with God, He manages to have the last laugh!

Posted by civil truth at July 13, 2007 01:16 AM

//Praying or Posturing?//

Neither, it's called posing (for a drawing). 8)

Seriously, I remember the 80 campaign where all three candidates (Reagan, Carter, and Anderson) claimed to be a "born again" Christian. The Christian vote has always been coveted, nothing has really changed since then.

The Democratic candidates are trying to suck in the more liberal denominations with this posturing. I say this because I cannot believe that most conservative churches will support someone that supports abortion, and I doubt the candidates can fathom it either.

Make no mistake though, they'd love nothing more than to split the Christian vote.

Posted by LASunsett at July 13, 2007 07:35 PM

Funny how Christians are so political these days when Christ was probably as apolitical as one could get.

Posted by e. nonee moose at July 14, 2007 10:32 AM

Hmm How'd I miss this one! ah ha ha ha!

Posted by chrys at July 14, 2007 10:16 PM





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