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Originally Posted by blankall
So I take it you've canvassed both Churches? Which ones do they belong to btw?
I think the Palin/Bush camp used their religious beliefs to justify their actions. To characterize their evangelical beliefs as promoting war, but to characterize Obama's as being against it is totally ridiculous.
The great thing about religious beliefs, is they can be used to justify just about any action.
For the record. Sarah Palin is a non-denominational Christian. She doesn't adhere strictly to any one set of Christian beliefs, and she most certainly doesn't believe in these armaggedon prophecies you attribute to her.
George W Bush is a member of the Methodist Church. The Methodist Church explicitly rejects all forms of war and states that war is incompatible with Christianity.
http://karchives.umc.org/interior.asp?mid=1834
Obama is a full blown evangelical. Of the three political figures in this debate, his religions views are by far the strongest and by far the most in line with those you attribute to the Republicans. |
Wow, you don't remember Obama's minister saying "God damn America".
I go by what comes out of Palin's mouth, as to her beliefs and she doesn't seem to be too shy about mixing her religion with patriotism. I've spent sometime with this brand and each church has their own way of doing things and seem to go by the self name of 'Christian' while inviting roving preachers, who have some real way out there ideas but because they are speaking for the Lord, their ideas are accepted with little question. I don't know how you come to believe Palin doesn't believe in Armageddon.
As for Bush, so he's a member of the Methodist Church and it looks good on his resume, he doesn't follow their teachings, so I'd guess he gets his religious influence from some where else.