Theopolis--Equality at its best

Yesturday, Governor Mike Huckaby preached in Spartanburg, SC. Some in the news media are all over this story. Here is a link: http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/01/13/at-south-carolina-church-huckabee-preaches-about-path-to-heaven/ The article is an AP contribution and thus not specific to Fox News.

Now what's interesting about this article is not necessarily what was actually reported by the AP journalist. What's actually more interesting are the comments posted in response to this article. Many comments spew forth a fiery rhetoric about his breaking the campaign code of mixing religion and politics. How can a preacher, who is running for "the leader of the free world" position actually dare commit such a dastardly, immoral sin? Just ask Bill Clinton, Jesse, Jackson, Al Sharpton, Elizabeth Edwards, and Bill's lovely bride Hillary. These saints of the Democratic Party have all done and continue to do the same types of things. Perhaps calling Huckabee wrong for speaking in that church yesterday atones for the sin of one of the debate moderators last Thursday. During the Republican debate held at Myrtle Beach, SC, Carl Cameron asked Huckabee a potentially ensnaring, religious question ... does believing in the Christian concept of wifely submission to husbandly authority add to or take away from one's electability for the US Presidency. By the way, no other candidates were asked religious questions.

I don't know about you but I feel a bit of a double standard at work here ... ironically in a politically correct time when double standards have been staunchly condemned to roast in the Marxist fires of Hell. Hey, I'm the last one to say that 501c3s (non-profits) should be off limits for political rhetoric. My Marxist professors at my 501c3 academic institutions of "higher learning" indoctrinated me just right. However, in their tride and true "dissent is the highest form of patriotism" and "question authority" mantras, I disagree that 501c3s should be available to only the leftward-leaning in our country. In all seriousness, I think anyone in this country ought to be able to "share their hearts" with any churches or other types of 501c3s, who are willing to receive them. Let's just be fair.

So ... even if we make a monumental step of repentence and actually attempt to be fair and consistant in our culture ... what about mixing faith and politics? Is this something Christians can do? Is this something Christians should do?