Not standing on the same platform?

November 6, 2007 at 10:30 am | Posted in Christianity | Leave a comment
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Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson has just given us all another example of a politician having absolutely no conviction about what he/she believes.

The newest example of “a form of godliness” that denies “the power thereof” came on “Meet the Press” this past Sunday (November 4th). Mr. Thompson stated that he is personally pro-life, that he could not run on a platform that desires to place a ban on all abortions.

I just wanted to ask a couple questions before I continue. Does this make Thompson a Republican? If he won’t run on their platform, then can he call himself a Republican? Second, does this seem really shaky as far as conviction goes?

Thompson’s view of the abortion issue is that the states should be allowed to make the decision state by state as to whether abortion should be legal. He also said that we should not “criminalize the taking of human life through abortion”.

So what exactly is his stance on the issue then? He says that he’s pro-life, but then says that we should make those who take the life of an unborn child into the murderers that they are. They shouldn’t be criminals like the other people that take the life of a human being. I wonder if Mr. Thompson really knows what he’s talking about or what he believes….

He continued his dancing by bringing up the tired canard of “extreme situations”. What percentage of all the abortions currently performed in America are due to “extreme situations” and how do they justify murder?

Thompson also told Tim Russert that he didn’t think that having an amendment going back to a time before Roe v. Wade would be “the way to go”.  You mean that going back to a time before people senselessly slaughtered unborn children like sheep (without so much as a second thought in many cases) isn’t the direction that our nation needs to go?

Thompson states that he is consistent in his voting and that if he were president, he would remain consistent. That he would be “100 percent pro-life”. Is he really 100% pro-life though? If he’s willing to compromise the beliefs he espouses in a matter of an hour, then how can we be sure that he will “hold to” those same beliefs over the course of four years where he will face much more pressure than he is now?

It seems that today’s politicians don’t understand something that seems fundamental to me. Maybe that means that I wouldn’t make a good politician, I don’t know. The American people want somone who represents them. In Congress, In the state governments, in the judicial system. We want someone who truly stands for us and doesn’t just give us a line of garbage so that they can get more money, power, and prestige. Sadly, the group of people that have had the hardest time finding someone who truly represents them is the Christian one. Christians have had a hard time finding someone who stands consistently on the Word of God and not on the popular opinion. When someone will run on “Christian” beliefs, and then deny those same beliefs in press releases and televisions shows (Like “Meet the Press” and Bill O’Reilly’s show), why would I vote for you? You don’t truly represent me, you are just pretending to stand where I do so that you can get my vote.

I, for one, would love to see politicians who are at least honest. For once, I would love to hear the truth from political candidates.

“Nope. I won’t ban abortions if I get into office. I think that teens who are promiscuous and having sex outside of marriage should be allowed to kill the baby that comes from their sin.”

“If I become president of the United States, then I’m going to push my own agenda and completely erase the Christian foundation that so many men and women died for. And, I’m going to erase the evidence that they even believed in God so that those who are convicted when confronted with the absolute truth of God won’t have to worry about being uncomfortable anymore.”

“My first act as president will be to completely remove all support for Israel and what they are facing. I’m going to be a selfish, backstabbing, creep who doesn’t care about what the Bible says about dividing Israel. I think that groups of people who only recently became an actual group of people should try to be crammed into the smallest country in that area and I don’t care what Christians or anyone else thinks. Vote for me!”

“I’m going to completely cave to the pressure of special interest groups and do everything that I can to appease them.”

It would be a little horrifying, but in a way it would be refreshing to be able to know exactly what someone truly believes. Of course, for that to happen, they have to know what they believe first.

If this country is ever going to step back into the place that we should be in, then it will be on the backs of a leadership and a people who will be stand for what they believe. Honestly, unless this nation is rebuilt upon the Christian values and beliefs, it doesn’t stand a chance….