If you have heard it, and believed it, you have been essentially neutralized. Yes, these are volatile issues, especially when mixed together, and wisdom and tact is certainly needed in such discussions. But the reason they are volatile is because they are powerful, especially when mixed together!

The very freedom that we have in the United States of America is because of the religious beliefs of our founding fathers (and it should be known that the word "religion" was, in their minds equivalent with Christianity, not just any religion). The mixing of religion and politics is what produced the most powerful, prospersous and blessed nation on the face of the earth.

Our constitution was made for a religious and moral people and is wholly inadequate for the government of any other.  - John Adams

"The Highest glory of the constitution was that it connected in one indissoluable bond the principles of civil government and Christianity"
                                                                            - John Quincy Adams

"The bible offers government its surest support."
                                                                            - George Washington

Buy the way, I provide Christian History presentations for those who are interested. If you are interested in hosting such an event for your church or club, contact me, Kingdomkid@leadbucket.com. 

I am supporting Mike Huckabee for President, 2008. Below is a letter I have sent out.

    As Christians, we understand the huge importance of having righteous leaders in our government. Particularly when it comes to the Presidency of the United States. But few things can derail that goal more than the “divide and conquer” strategy.  This is just my humble opinion, but here is how I see the conservative political field:

Don’t Compromise Primary Christian Values
    As Christians we must not compromise principle by supporting a partially acceptable candidate just because we think he can win (electability). To do that is to let the pollsters and the media shape the future of our nation by telling us who to support.
    The most important criteria is human life. Anyone who is weak on the abortion issue is automatically out of the picture. Other issues are family, marriage and homosexual issues. How can god bless our nation if we keep murdering babies and pervert the most basic and natural institutions of God? After these come economy, national security etc. And, of course, the candidate should be a Christian, not a member of a cult that tries to sell itself as Christian.

Who Are The Candidates?
    As far as I can tell, these are the candidates that deserve consideration as men who meet Christian criteria: Mike Huckabee, Sam Brownback, Tom Tancreedo, and Duncan Hunter. If you believe some of the other candidates are qualified, then contact me and I would be happy to share why I don’t believe any of the other "front-runners" qualify.

Secondary Factors (including Electability)
    After (and only after) we identify a list of candidates who’s beliefs do not compromise Christian values, then we can look at some other issues which include whether or not they can win. Three key issues at this point are: a) experience, b) communication skills, and c) electability. 

Momentum
    Now, lets talk about momentum. The raw truth is that the best candidates don’t have the kind of money available to them to buy momentum with advertising. But due to the media coverage at the  upcoming Iowa Straw Poll in Ames on August 11th, a win there can provide a huge boost in momentum, not to mention the open doors and financial support that could be generated by that boost. This event may be our best shot at putting a genuine conservative Christian in the race for the white house.  If one of the men from the list above doesn’t win, or do very very well there, a huge opportunity for momentum will be lost - not to mention the chance for a man of God in the White House and the national and international ramifications that go with it.

A Plea for Consolidation
    Now for my plea. Frankly, I believe Mike Huckabee is the right choice for Iowa Christians to support at the Straw Poll. He already seems to have risen to top of the group mentioned above. But lets consider our secondary qualifying factors:
    Experience. As the governor of a state, Huckabee has experience in an executive role, and he was very successful in that role where he had to deal with a legislature that was “on the other side of the aisle.” No offense, but senators and congressmen do not have that experience and we have no way of judging how well they will function in such a role. 
    Communication skills.  Huckabee has excellent communication skills. If you have listened to him you know that. That is what also made him a successful pastor before he entered the political arena, and this is what gave him the ability to accomplish so much as a governor. He took the issues to the people and then the people convinced the legislature to support the issues. We need a president who can and will do the same with the people of our nation and actually teach us the basic principles upon which our nation was founded, and explain why we should go a certain direction. This is a skill that is essential for national unity. 
    Electability. Now, electability becomes a valid issue. If we can hand Mike Huckabee a win at the Iowa Straw Poll and a win in the Iowa Caucuses, he is not only electable as the party nominee, but he can win over the liberals. If his opponent should be Hillary, no one knows her better than he. He uniquely qualified to match up against her, being from the same state. He knows her tactics first hand. Add this to the experience column - and add his communication skills, and we have a candidate who can relate to the people and who can win in 2008. 
    Having said these things, I make a sincere plea: Let’s consolidate behind Mike Huckabee and support him in the Iowa Straw Poll on August 11. Let’s not defeat ourselves with a divide and conquer strategy. We are on the same side.
 

Sincerely,

Pastor Brad Sherman
Coralville, Iowa
 
 

Action
If you are willing to get on board and help us get people to the Straw Poll for Mike Huckabee, please reply and I will contact you with a simple plan you can use. Even if you feel you can only do a little we would really appreciate your help. Remember...