tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2882908810289419378.post1353737080347041925..comments2023-10-29T08:39:38.306-07:00Comments on Purple People Vote: McCain Endorsed: The Awkward Dance of Religion and Politicskmorrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03347537654817446050noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2882908810289419378.post-80826505231584339752008-07-13T20:00:00.000-07:002008-07-13T20:00:00.000-07:00Isn't it called a PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP with God f...Isn't it called a PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP with God for a reason? Then it is between the individual and God. I have no doubts that Mr. McCain has a very strong personal relationship with God given the years as a prisoner of war. Ipersonally think he may have been closer to God than most under the circumstances.He'll make an excellent President because he knows the costs of war.<BR/><BR/><BR/> Vote McCain 08Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2882908810289419378.post-88791875679553917182008-07-13T19:53:00.000-07:002008-07-13T19:53:00.000-07:00Don't the religions of the middle east combine chu...Don't the religions of the middle east combine church and state?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2882908810289419378.post-89388317871592266602008-07-06T06:30:00.000-07:002008-07-06T06:30:00.000-07:00I agree with the article.Any open speech on moral ...I agree with the article.<BR/><BR/>Any open speech on moral values and religion will invite public scrutiny of the speaker.<BR/><BR/>If you are found wanting, you will be accused of "hypocrisy".<BR/><BR/>A politician blatantly admonishing the public about faith and values may not be a good idea at all. We have religious institutions with leaders who can handle this and we know where we can go to when need help.<BR/><BR/>But trusting your faith to a politician even in the slightest degree is too dangerous.<BR/><BR/>Enough is enough. Hope that McCain will not follow the wrong footsteps of Obama.<BR/><BR/>Let McCain keep his faith issues with himself. Everyone of us understands that we are all sinners and are all fighting our own demons on our own terms.<BR/><BR/>Speaking like a righteous man makes a person hypocrite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2882908810289419378.post-25568014125192820072008-07-05T06:49:00.000-07:002008-07-05T06:49:00.000-07:00Your right, I should have thought out my phrasing ...Your right, I should have thought out my phrasing more. It really should have been stated more in terms of freedom of religion. I absolutely agree that the founding fathers were not trying to create a secular society, and that their motives are frequently misinterpreted particularly in regards to religion. However, I do think there is something positive about keeping ones faith relatively private. <BR/><BR/>Absolutely people of any faith should question their leaders about what is important to them, but there are benefits to having a leader who is not perceived as promoting a specific brand of religion.kmorrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347537654817446050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2882908810289419378.post-92110238167108118252008-07-04T21:47:00.000-07:002008-07-04T21:47:00.000-07:00I totally get "separation of church and state" and...I totally get "separation of church and state" and the reasoning behind it. I just get very annoyed when I hear it is in the constitution, it is not. This phrase was taken from a letter thomas jefferson had written to a friend. And im afraid it has been used by secular progressives to throw any sort of religous belief out of the public sector. Do you think the founding fathers would approve of having no moral basis in our society?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com