tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056412433803927100.post2986713354963411512..comments2009-02-26T22:34:54.689-07:00Comments on ARTICLE VI: Faith. Politics. America: Obama Plays Huckabee’s Hand?The ARTICLE VI Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12876802189255810530noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056412433803927100.post-44891911010674007212008-02-23T10:19:00.000-07:002008-02-23T10:19:00.000-07:00First, let me say, thank you all for your continui...First, let me say, thank you all for your continuing comments. This dialog is precisely the goal of ARTICLE VI.<BR/><BR/>ProvoJoe - I have to agree with you on many fronts. I think the LDS community is much better than the voting-bloc politics it has demonstrated in Utah (although I'm painting with a very broad brush, so apologies for the generalization). And, sadly, I believe Romney is better John Carosellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18093496153565390998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056412433803927100.post-17159556613912052582008-02-22T20:10:00.000-07:002008-02-22T20:10:00.000-07:00Disclaimer: I must begin by saying that I have not...Disclaimer: I must begin by saying that I have not watched Article VI - only its trailer. In fairness, I must also state that I am a Christian law student.<BR/><BR/>The relevant text of Article VI states that "no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public trust under the United States." Thus, from a purely textual examination, I fail to see the problem. AtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056412433803927100.post-74017703477567068592008-02-20T10:44:00.000-07:002008-02-20T10:44:00.000-07:00This appeal for respect for diversity from the rig...This appeal for respect for diversity from the right is intriguing to say the least. As a uniter, Obama is modeling Christianity, not just looking for votes. He is also taking it back from the right who have consistently used Christianity to divide. He is succeeding. He is winning among all religions. His campaign is another response to the situation in this country described in the book "God's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056412433803927100.post-39736036487706303242008-02-19T14:16:00.000-07:002008-02-19T14:16:00.000-07:00I find it HILARIOUS that a blog dedicated to a mov...I find it HILARIOUS that a blog dedicated to a movie produced by a Mormon is decrying "identity politics" when a Mormon presidential candidate won over 90% of the vote in Utah's primary. Talk about identity politics!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056412433803927100.post-14232646692742116812008-01-30T22:53:00.000-07:002008-01-30T22:53:00.000-07:00Why is Romney's and Huckabee's faith condemned and...Why is Romney's and Huckabee's faith condemned and ridiculed for being outside the mainstream and Obama gets a free pass? Is it because black churches are mainstream? I doubt it.<BR/><BR/>This is a double-standard that the media and the talking heads impose blatantly. Obama campaigns in as many churches as any GOP candidate but isn't held to the same religious scrutiny as the Republicans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056412433803927100.post-11813104341850884602008-01-28T15:30:00.000-07:002008-01-28T15:30:00.000-07:00Thanks for the comments, anonymous, and oz, and th...Thanks for the comments, anonymous, and oz, and thanks for stopping by. <BR/><BR/>Oz, perhaps the survey question is loaded...I didn't think about it that way. I constructed the first answer as "explanatory", but I guess it could be viewed otherwise, because as a practical matter, if Obama were indeed a Muslim, that would probably diminish his electability, fairly or not.<BR/><BR/>Anonymous, I John Carosellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18093496153565390998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056412433803927100.post-41843002254758044272008-01-27T23:33:00.000-07:002008-01-27T23:33:00.000-07:00Regarding the poll - both your options are pretty ...Regarding the poll - both your options are pretty loaded - might I propose a third?<BR/><BR/>Is it so unlikely that Obama made the statement because he was asked a direct question about his faith by a Christian Magazine?<BR/><BR/>Why is that a Mormon can be sincere in testifying of his faith in Christ, but apparently, judging by your loaded poll question, a non-Mormon must have something up his Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056412433803927100.post-72895269386904489602008-01-27T22:18:00.000-07:002008-01-27T22:18:00.000-07:00John,Obame is also the one who says (in other word...John,<BR/><BR/>Obame is also the one who says (in other words) that the radical Religious Reich thinks they hold the key...to everything - life, happiness, money, power, and God. <BR/><BR/>IMO, he is a man, who holds religious ideals, with no intent of trying to make them mine - by any means feasible. That's where he differs from the Dobsons, Robertsons, Falwells,etc...of the movement. They are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056412433803927100.post-45076139923984462792008-01-27T13:47:00.000-07:002008-01-27T13:47:00.000-07:00Hi Alan,Yes, it does seem odd that the Democrats a...Hi Alan,<BR/>Yes, it does seem odd that the Democrats are making this appeal. In Obama's Call To Renewal speech, there are a couple of things that might explain it:<BR/><BR/>1) He's annoyed that the Republicans have assumed the mantle of "the people of faith", when most Democrats try to live their faith, too, and<BR/><BR/>2) He's appealing to a constituency, playing both for a slice of the John Carosellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18093496153565390998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056412433803927100.post-28151718636906142822008-01-26T16:03:00.000-07:002008-01-26T16:03:00.000-07:00I'm with Brittnay Davis. I, too, want to know some...I'm with Brittnay Davis. I, too, want to know something more substantial about a politician other than that s/he belives in God. What politician doesn't?<BR/><BR/>Note that this clear headed woman is trying to decide between Obama and Clinton, not Huckabee and Romney. I despise the appeals mad to religious sentiment by all of the candidates, but it is especially rediculous for Obama and Clinton, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com