The Highway Forums General Discussion Open Forum rethinking the Election

Just curious about something. When Pat Robertson was allegedly running for President of the USA, he had a strong contingency among many Evan-jelly-cals. They would have voted for him on the singular basis that he was a professing Christian. Personally, I have no doubt that Robertson was probably the least qualified individual to ever run for the office and would have brought the country into ruin, humanly speaking, of course. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Now, there are all these reports about Bush's dissimulation, idol worship, etc., which probably have some truth to them. As to Bush actually being a truly regenerate man, well. . . I wouldn't bet on it myself. BUT... the question is, should Christians vote for an individual on the basis on his (I didn't include "her" because I don't believe a woman should be the head of a country) alleged profession of Christianity? Or, should Christians vote for an individual who is qualified to occupy the office and also has a commitment to those morals and ideals which are most closely aligned to the law of God and the Christian worldview?

I will say right up front, that I would vote for a "good pagan" who has the qualifications for the Presidency before I would vote for any Christian who had no clue how to run a country. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> All that to say that I couldn't care less about whether Bush is a true Christian or not. What would matter to me is whether any of the other candidates and their platforms are feasible. Anyone can claim that they would overhaul the system. But how likely is it that any of their radical ideas could be accomplished? <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/Ponder.gif" alt="" />

In His Grace,