A headline seen on the Drudge Report today states “Huckabee Delivers at NH Church: ‘We have signed up to be part of God’s Army, to be soldiers for Christ’…” and links to a Washington Post article by Perry Bacon, Jr. entitled “Huckabee Steps Back Into the Pulpit at Evangelical Church in N.H.” While many will try to paint Huckabee as a religious extremist, I think a few things need to be put into perspective before jumping on these headlines and running wild with them.
First, as clearly stated in the article, Mike Huckabee, who is a former Baptist minister, stated the above quote in a 20+ minute sermon he delivered on January 6 in a church. His sermon was on how to be part of “God’s Army” and was for the church members and not for the campaign. Bacon’s article clearly states that the Huckabee campaign “did not allow cameras into the church, and the candidate did not make an appeal for votes as part of his sermon.”
I have a problem with those who attempt to take obvious spiritual quotes out of context and apply them within a political context. He was delivering a sermon, not a campaign speech! Mike Huckabee is a Read More…
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This post was written by PonderstormMike on January 7, 2008
