I have had my eye on Brownback, Thompson, Huckabee and Romley for awhile now and I have narrowed it down to Huckabee at this point.?? Many conservatives are looking at Guilinni from a strategy point of view – lesser of two evils.?? I can’t do it.?? I have went over this in my head 100 times.?? What is most important??? Make sure Hilary doesn’t get in and protect our Supreme Court Judges who ultimately make the decisions OR vote my conscience??? I don’t see us much better off with G. anyway.
Dr. Dobson and other evangelical leaders have been standing up lately and publicly stating that they will vote their conscience come what may and they will not support Guilliani.?? I am assuming this position as well (and yes I understand the consequence to voting for the under dogs).
But BEFORE I have to launch a full scale defense for my choice in this matter:), we need to concentrate on the next step.?? The Primary!?? We still have a chance here to avoid the above issue if we can get Huckabee in.?? If bloggers and churches rally on this point, we still can turn this around.
When looking for a candidate, there are many qualities that I care about but often times the narrow down process begins with questions that will keep me from letting a candidate out of the gate.?? Am I a one issuer voter??? Depends on the issue.?? This one issue voting business isn’t so much about who I WILL vote for but who I WILL NOT.?? I have said all this stuff a million times.?? I’ll quote from someone else this time:
“Some would say that I???m a one-issue voter. I???m not. There are several issues that are extremely important to me. The abortion issue is not one of those issues. It???s the foundation on which any candidate I consider must stand. You must understand, if a man or woman believes that it???s okay to kill babies, that tells me that their judgment is severely impaired. They are not fit to run our country.” – Terri Blackstock – Christian Writer.?? Find her posting on Huckabee HERE.?? I would highly recommend reading it.??
There are so many important issues to weed through and sometimes it is tough to know what is “right”.?? When it comes to many social issues though, where life and lifestyle are concerned – God gives??specific instruction.?? This is no longer my opinion but what HE says.?? Being an Old Testament lover, I have marveled at the hill and valley affect of the legendary Kings of Israel and Judah.?? Unbelievable how defiant they were especially considering their nations history with God.?? They had every reason to believe and still unbelief reigned a good majority of the time in both Kingdoms.?? I am reading in Isaiah now and watching this timeless story play out yet again.?? God warns His beloved.?? Advises them against their wicked ways.?? Spells out the consequences….then promises His unfailing love.?? His mercy is new every morning.?? Still though, they suffered a heap!!!!!?? The King had so much influence over the way the nation submitted to God’s authority.?? Obedient Kings were rewarded with many many blessings.?? Disobedient Kings were dragged off with their people with Assyrian and Babylonian hooks (ultimately).??
Those who do not learn from history are condemned to repeat it.?? I really would prefer the blessings of a Hezekiah reign.????In evaluating all the candidates, I think Huckabee looks most like a Hezekiah right now.
Please take the time to review his website HERE and pass this information on.???? We lost our voice last year when we failed to stand up.?? Let’s not make that mistake twice.
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If you have the time, read what Athol Dickenson wrote on his blog:?? “Should We Give Up?”.
Here is the HUCKABEE site.
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2 responses to “Huckabee”
Lynn Yeakel. She was the only PRO LIFE candidate in PA at the time, and they did a great job of canvassing our Bible Colleges on that basis. So I voted for her, even though she was a democrat. She changed her position within 2 weeks of us voting her in. She has since become a mirror image of Hillary. My conscious to vote an issue- gave someone else the banner to wave against everything else I believed in. I’ll not make that mistake again. I don’t believe its the lesser of two evils to vote against a movement that is mostly WRONG.
This is a toughy Pamela. My uncle and I engaged in this debate just at lunch today. Believe me, several people are trying to talk me out of my position on this one. 🙂 From a strategic standpoint, I get what you are saying (as well as other family members)…but in this case, I just could not bring myself to vote for a candidate who is anti-life. Just can’t do it. And yes, there will be consequences. That’s going to have to rest in God’s court and I am quite certain He will work it out to His satisfaction. 🙂 Should someone change my mind on this topic before the election, I’ll let you know. In the meantime though, I would say the same to you that I said to my Uncle. I am not saying that I think there is a right or wrong here. I think we are each going to have to do what God leads us to do as individuals. At this moment, I don’t have a peace about voting Guilliani. If Huckabee doesn’t make it to the general (and I still think we need to give it our all for that one)…than I plan on writing him in at the Primary. And as a side note, I would be hard pressed to vote a democrat in any situation LOL but you never know:).