Comments on: Scary South Carolina http://blog.elizabethhoward.net/2008/01/18/scary-south-carolina/ Life in America, life in the details. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:49:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: cc http://blog.elizabethhoward.net/2008/01/18/scary-south-carolina/#comment-353 cc Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:15:51 +0000 http://blog.elizabethhoward.net/2008/01/18/scary-south-carolina/#comment-353 Very similar to the discussion I had with my wife, but slightly different. "How could almost all evangelical Christians be so wrong about W?" was my question to her. We attend a mega-church in an Atlanta suburb, and I always felt extremely uncomfortable with all the W bumper stickers and ultra-conservative points of view on most topics where I was the lone wolf. If you dig a bit deeper, this also has to do with a belief in a hiearchy of Christians. Huckabee, an ordained evangelical pastor, is somehow superior to McCain et al. The ultimate problem with the view you described from the NPR story is that they somehow believe there are "Super-Christians" who then receive some direct wisdom and direction. Huckabee is correct that being a Christian should define someone rather than being an aspect of one's life. Where he and his following get it wrong is that this has nothing to do with leading our nation at a very, very difficult time. Very similar to the discussion I had with my wife, but slightly different. “How could almost all evangelical Christians be so wrong about W?” was my question to her. We attend a mega-church in an Atlanta suburb, and I always felt extremely uncomfortable with all the W bumper stickers and ultra-conservative points of view on most topics where I was the lone wolf. If you dig a bit deeper, this also has to do with a belief in a hiearchy of Christians. Huckabee, an ordained evangelical pastor, is somehow superior to McCain et al. The ultimate problem with the view you described from the NPR story is that they somehow believe there are “Super-Christians” who then receive some direct wisdom and direction. Huckabee is correct that being a Christian should define someone rather than being an aspect of one’s life. Where he and his following get it wrong is that this has nothing to do with leading our nation at a very, very difficult time.

]]> By: Heather http://blog.elizabethhoward.net/2008/01/18/scary-south-carolina/#comment-351 Heather Sun, 20 Jan 2008 05:16:56 +0000 http://blog.elizabethhoward.net/2008/01/18/scary-south-carolina/#comment-351 I listened the same report while driving home, and I pulled into my driveway thinking, "Man, do we have a LONG way to go." I wonder if Jesus minds having his name thrown around in the political arena, then again, he'd probably be used to it since things weren't all THAT different back then. I listened the same report while driving home, and I pulled into my driveway thinking, “Man, do we have a LONG way to go.”

I wonder if Jesus minds having his name thrown around in the political arena, then again, he’d probably be used to it since things weren’t all THAT different back then.

]]> By: JeanGenie http://blog.elizabethhoward.net/2008/01/18/scary-south-carolina/#comment-348 JeanGenie Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:05:39 +0000 http://blog.elizabethhoward.net/2008/01/18/scary-south-carolina/#comment-348 Amen sister! Wait, did I say that? I'm with you on the A-word issue. I would most likely never get one, and think it's unfortunate that others get them. But by God, that is an individual/couple/family issue--not a government one. Amen sister! Wait, did I say that?

I’m with you on the A-word issue. I would most likely never get one, and think it’s unfortunate that others get them. But by God, that is an individual/couple/family issue–not a government one.

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