I wanted to write this post last Sunday, but I just did not have the time.
The worship team at my church has recently started playing the song, "Only True God" by Paul Baloche, frequently and it has quickly become one of my favorites. I was struck last Sunday by the chorus:
Father, Spirit, Son
Only true God
Exalted three in one
Only true God
Only true God
It's absolute. It's exclusive. No room for any other deity or interpretation. The perfect triune God is it. He is the only true God. Where else do you experience such clarity?
The world is afraid of absolutes. Although it's ironic since I think the only way you can feel truly at peace is when you know something is certain. But nonetheless, our society is afraid of saying right and wrong. There are many examples, including the war on terror and the federal marriage amendment. It's refreshing on a Sunday to rejoice in absolute truth.
I've decided that that is what I am looking for in a presidential candidate. I want a president who is not afraid to say that something is right or wrong. I want someone who believes in absolute truth and holds society and government to a standard other than his own feelings or the whims of the people. I think Mike Huckabee fills that bill the best, but I am afraid that tomorrow he may not last much longer. Mitt Romney is next on my list for someone who I think holds to a truth higher than himself. He has changed his mind on some issues and I don't agree with him on everything, but I think his Mormon faith is strong and that the moral standard of absolute truth will come through on his policies. I don't think John McCain holds to any absolute truth other than what he thinks is right (which is highly questionable...). And don't get me started on the Democrats!
Do you think it's important for a president who holds to a higher standard than himself? What are some criteria that you look for in a candidate?
Monday, February 4, 2008
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McCain, Huckabee Worst Picks for Evangelicals
MEDIA ADVISORY, Feb. 4 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Reverend Rob Schenck (pronounced SHANK), in his capacity as a private citizen, today released this statement regarding tomorrow's primary votes:
"I have spent the last 33 years as an active evangelical Christian. I am an ordained evangelical minister. I graduated from an evangelical Bible college and an evangelical seminary. I serve on the board of America's oldest association of evangelical church leaders, and I head one of the most active evangelical ministries in Washington, DC.
"I have thought long and hard about the upcoming elections. I have prayed earnestly about them, and I have met many of the candidates and their top campaign people and I have studied their platforms and policy proposals.
"After careful and prayerful consideration, I have concluded that an evangelical vote for Mike Huckabee is a vote for John McCain, and a vote for John McCain will be a disaster for this country.
"Let me explain. It's clear to me and many others that Mike Huckabee is not broadening his appeal enough to win the primary. Therefore, his only contribution is to siphon off votes, giving McCain a clear path to victory. It's very possible Huckabee is being positioned to be John McCain's pick for vice president. In order to win, McCain needs Mike Huckabee and the evangelical votes he brings with him. The specter of a McCain-Huckabee ticket is bad for evangelicals.
"McCain is proud of his signature accomplishment, the McCain-Feingold law co-authored with liberal Democrat senator Russ Feingold. McCain-Feingold severely limits the First Amendment rights of evangelicals. McCain will use this law as the litmus test for his Supreme Court nominees. If a judge is likely to be against McCain's unconstitutional law, McCain will not nominate him. Make no mistake about it, constitutional originalist judges will be against McCain-Feingold. These same judges will also be pro-life, for traditional marriage and for the public acknowledgment of God.
"Only liberal judges will support McCain-Feingold. They will also be pro-abortion, anti-traditional marriage and against the public acknowledgement of God. So, with a McCain-Huckabee administration, or with a McCain-anyone administration, we get the wrong judges. Most distressing, we get the wrong justices on the U.S. Supreme Court."Evangelicals must consider both the stakes and the realities in this election. Mike Huckabee's continuation only helps John McCain. The consequences are just too great to take this risk. A McCain victory will hurt this country because of the long-term damage of the wrong judges and justices. Worse, McCain's court legacy will continue to hurt our children and our grandchildren, perhaps even our great grandchildren.
"Evangelicals must choose wisely from among candidates other than Mike Huckabee and John McCain as they vote tomorrow, February 5.
"For identification purposes only, the Reverend Rob Schenck (pronounced SHANK) is president of Faith and Action in the Nation's Capital, chairman of the Committee on Church and Society for the Evangelical Church Alliance and co-founder of the annual National Memorial for the Pre-born and their Mothers and Fathers, the only pro-life worship service held inside the U.S. Capitol complex in Washington, DC.
It’s time to Rally to Romney so we can block McCain!
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