I must confess upfront,
that I am anything but passionate about politics. This does not mean that I
have not seriously considered the nature/role Christians are to play in the
world that we live; but rather, that my explorations into this topic have left
me at this time somewhat 'neutral' (my studies into this issue have ranged
between libertarianism and theonomy).
With that said, I found the following post to be a bit more than
interesting (I am providing the opening portion of the post here—go to the link
for the entire thread):
The
Worldview of Romney and Ryan and the 2012 Presidential Election
Romney and Ryan are the
first non-Protestant combination Presidential and Vice-Presidential ticket in
the history of American elections. America has been characteristically a
Baptist/Protestant country, much of which stems from what was left in Europe.
This flies in the face of a national history-long trend. I actually don't think
that President Obama and Vice President Biden are Protestant and Catholic, but
some kind of quasi-humanism/religious liberalism, but the President claims to
be Protestant.
Both Romney and Ryan come from a top-down hierarchical religious structure that belies their states rights, power to the people, economic freedom paradigm. In modern colloquial terms, what's up with that? Why are we so sure now that the Mormon president or the Pope won't be telling our candidates what to do, say in the vein of that for what John F. Kennedy had to answer for in the 1960 presidential election? I've been thinking about this recently and let me give you my take. I think I'm right, but I'm open to your thoughts. (LINK)
Both Romney and Ryan come from a top-down hierarchical religious structure that belies their states rights, power to the people, economic freedom paradigm. In modern colloquial terms, what's up with that? Why are we so sure now that the Mormon president or the Pope won't be telling our candidates what to do, say in the vein of that for what John F. Kennedy had to answer for in the 1960 presidential election? I've been thinking about this recently and let me give you my take. I think I'm right, but I'm open to your thoughts. (LINK)
Grace and peace,
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