Young Evangelical Backs Out of Convention Prayer

JVelez »

Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:12 pm Agree: 2   Disagree: 0

to jirehdesign,

I think I fall under that category. Im not ashamed to say Im conservative, but I am an independent voter. But I have to say just because I am conservative does not or should not make me a republican. Republicans abused their power while in control of congress with their spending, so I didnt vote for them to stay in power. Im not going to vote for Obama, and Im not really interested in McCain as of now.

Obama Dismisses Dobson Criticism about Bible

JVelez »

Wed Jun 25, 2008 10:49 am Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

theTruth,

You are abs right. If you believe what you believe, then you have to stand up for it. If you do not, then you are compromising your principle for special interests, something he stated he as a new type of politician would never do.

Obama Dismisses Dobson Criticism about Bible

JVelez »

Wed Jun 25, 2008 10:44 am Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

In terms of Dobson, I am a fan in terms of FOTF. I think politically he is particulary one sided in terms of republicans. So I wouldnt agree with him politically. JHS to your point, the way things are going in this country culturally, I really dont think conservatives ever had control to begin with. As much as I dont like McCain, Obama is pretty much saying "we can all be united, as long as you agree to such and such". Such thinking is dangerous in our democracy. That being said, there is no one out there worthy of my vote in November.

McCain Rejects Pastor's Endorsement

JVelez »

Fri May 23, 2008 10:19 am Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

@Gmac,
I was trying to give you as many thumbs up as possible LOL. That my brothers and sisters is the problem! We are a community of believers of Jesus Christ! We are not and shouldnt be a PAC. McCain sought the endorsement out of fear of losing evangelical votes to Huckabee. And like GMAC said, no research was done. I saw Hagee as a problem the min he endorsed John. I think Parsley whether or not you agree with his overall views was not justified.

Why I Believe Mike Huckabee Should Be President

JVelez »

Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:18 am Agree: 2   Disagree: 2

Although I respect him as a man of God, Alot of his policies, his pandering towards christians, and his inmature, personal jabs at the other candidates are a turn off. He is in the category "will never vote" with Guliani.

Huckabee Defends 'Merry Christmas' Campaign Ad

JVelez »

Thu Dec 20, 2007 8:19 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 1

dshoup, I know Im in the minority here, but Huck took the For Sale in Washington and placed it smacked dab in the front lawn of the church. As much as I would love to hear Huck preach the word, he is pandering the faith to the faithful and the faithful are gorging on the food without checking to see if the food is tainted or not. By food I mean issues. Huck in my opinion is soft on several issues and has had the luxury not to explain them. Luxury because the God Hating media elite concentrate more on his religion. I think that it is depressing.how we charge to defend Huck yet we are the needlebearers in terms of poking Romney, no matter how much we disagree on Mormonism. Christianity does not all the time make a person capable with a position. Just ask Jimmy Carter.

Huckabee Defends 'Merry Christmas' Campaign Ad

JVelez »

Thu Dec 20, 2007 8:31 am Agree: 2   Disagree: 0

I think that we are starting to go off the deep end here. I think the role of the church is to be the conscience of the morality of this country. Not to be a PAC for any political party.

Huckabee Defends 'Merry Christmas' Campaign Ad

JVelez »

Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:06 am Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

I am personally getting annoyed with the "evangelical pandering" that Huckabee is doing. 1st thing about the ad, NOTHING IN POLITICS IS A COINCIDENCE!! The "bookshelf" (Cross) showing is just as evident as "Christian Leader". And the thing is that Huck knows this. He goes on Today and rather than the questioner asking him questions regarding the issues, he gets the majority of the time defending the ad. And for other christians claiming that this is somehow a persecution of his faith, give me a break. Huck enjoys this, just keep on the religion talk and not enough of his ideas on where to lead this country. I think that the fellow "evangelicals" need to look in the mirror in terms of persecution when it comes to this topic. I believe that Mormonism is a cult and I do not agree with it at all, however we are being hypocrites when we scream persecution for Huck and yet we basically do the same with Mitt.

Huckabee: Faith Not Only Influences, But Defines Me

JVelez »

Thu Nov 29, 2007 8:59 am Agree: 1   Disagree: 0

I think you can look at all candidates that are running and see obvious stregnths and weakneses. I urge christians today to pray for wisdom when choosing a candidate and not choose based on media perceptions (example: voting for Huckabee just for the fact of his faith and not voting for Romney for the same reason) We just need to ask God for his divine wisdom when we select our leaders, repub or dem. With Huckabe, I see him as a likable man and Im drawn to him as a candidate the more he speaks. But he has the same issue with Obama. They are both well liked and articulate, but have not been pressed with tough questions. Obama could stumble in terms of experience and Huckabee has to be direct on his stances on illegal immigration and taxes.

Huckabee Rise Triggers Strong Response

JVelez »

Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:43 am Agree: 0   Disagree: 1

I think that Huckabee will be a good pick for VP. Romney being conservative is a front, but I do believe he has what it takes to improve the economy and for domestic issues. Terrorism is a big ? with him. If that is the team, I think it will be sucessful. For the GOP to get the WH you need a slightly right moderate pres and a conservative VP.

Megachurch Co-Pastors Announce Divorce

JVelez »

Tue Aug 28, 2007 1:57 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 0

RBB--
In terms of pastoral duty, If Randy was the head pastor of the church, while Paula (being the wife) was co-pastor, I wouldnt have a problem with that. I think the issue with Mr. White (Im just guessing here) is two fold.

1st- I might be guessing here but I believe that he saw the anointing that Paula has in preaching the word (lets just assume this for arguments sake) and stood out of the way.That might be noble but he did not apply the structure that God gave us in terms of marriage roles and responsibilities. If he stood back and allowed his wife to be the "head pastor" right there leads to trouble. Couple that with the order of priorities that they both had INDIVIDUALLY and not as a SINGLE UNIT, and it's sad to say that it wouldnt last.

In terms of "Prosperity Preaching" RBB, I see that as a thing that Christians can debate, but shouldnt divide over. Now if the message is just outright "get rich quick" and not talking enough about the true kingdom, it lies in sand and people will see that. For me, to see that this news "didnt weaken the church in anyway" is a little troubling..

Megachurch Co-Pastors Announce Divorce

JVelez »

Tue Aug 28, 2007 7:26 am Agree: 1   Disagree: 0

RBB- I think that anyone that are truly called to lead people to Jesus should be respected. I am not a fan of "prospeirty gospel" although I do believe God commanded us to be good stewards of what He gives us. But to be real with you RBB, I dont see the "money gospel" part relevant to their divorce. I think that God gave us a structure of what the marriage should be and they did not follow it. Another aspect is the fact that people have their priorities mixed up. Some people think that their relationship to God and their ministry should be in the same category. I believe that this is one of the main problems in christian marriages. No doubt that their relationship with God should be tops, but coupling that with a ministry or calling is dangerous. Me personally I put God first, my family second and the ministry third. When the article says that both were headed in different directions, that is because of their priorities. Mr. White needed to take the role as the head of the household and I dont think that he did that.

Megachurch Co-Pastors Announce Divorce

JVelez »

Tue Aug 28, 2007 7:00 am Agree: 3   Disagree: 2

As much as I respect the White's, this was bound to happened and I am not surprised at all. One of the important aspects in a christian marriage is the importance of roles in the relationship. The man is the head of the household, that is the role that the bible ordained. This has nothing to do with sexism or opression of women, because womens roles are just as important. However in this situation, based on the article, I guess that Paula thinks that her ministry is more important than her role in a marriage. For the life of me, I do not know how she can be a "senior pastor" of a church while her husband is in the background. I think it goes against Gods idea of a marriage.