How Long?

How long must we endure this inane election?

Republicans, Democrats, its the same ole garbage. Politics as usual. Milque toast politics at that.

Huckabee fighting the "establishment" yet hiring the "establishment" to run his campaign.

And tell me again why Oprah or Chuck Norris will set me on fire for their candidate? Will Oprah give me a car if I vote for Obama? Will Chuck give me some free excercise equipment?

Obama, running as the outsider, promises to bring change, yet brags about having more Clinton advisors than Hillary.

Hillary is promising everything but the kitchen sink.

Goofballs like Alan Keyes running with no hope of ever being elected. I would include Biden in this category as well.

I honor John Mccain's heroic service and surviving horrendous conditions in a Vietnamese prison camp but does it qualify him to be President?

Same thing with Hillary, she is going to fight for change yet is running on her experience of eight years of making all of Bill's decisions.

And what is the deal anyway with Huckabee and Romney trying to out religion every one?

I have not seen enough of Guliani and Thompson to offer an opinion because all I hear about is Huckabee's floating cross.

This has to be the most annoying Presidential election since I began voting in 1988.

Why would any decent human being ever subject themselves to this process? Oops, of all things politicians are accused of I don't think that is one of them.

We are going to have to hold our nose and vote this year no matter what party we belong to.

Larry

Christians and Politics

What place do Christians have in politics?

Is it something we should even mess with? As I grow closer in my walk with God, and learning more about Jesus I am inclined to view the world differently. I am forced to take a second look to ideals I have held for years. I have viewed the world with a conservitive lens for as long as I can remember.

In high school we had representatives of the Republican and Democratic parties visit our economics class. I grilled the heck out of the Democrat. How can you be for abortion? How can you be against SDI, the strategic defense initiative, otherwise know as star wars? My parents affected me sure, but most of my values are common sense to me.

How do Christian values play out in all of this?

I believe homosexuality is a sin, it's wrong. Why however, are certain groups wasting all this time and money to battle the "gay" agenda? Who is witnessing and showing them God's love? When I came back to Christ I had a major past to get over. When I honestly repented the holy spirit began the sanctification process. God won't work that way with gays? Why send missions to Africa, how about San Francisco? Is sodomy worse than the preacher having an affair with the church secretary?

Jesus preached to the poor and the despised. What about illegal aliens swarming over the border? Who is witnessing to them?

What about athiests and the left? Why are we debating and fighting? Who is praying and witnessing to them? A lot of athiests and agnostics went to churches where the pastor was sleeping with the church secretary. Who is showing them the real love of Christ?

Where are todays Peter's and Paul's?

What ever happened to hate the sin love the sinner? Pray for our enemies? The great commandment?

Just some stuff rattling around in my head.

Blessings!

Larry