tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post9127363719333296760..comments2024-02-15T03:29:30.431-06:00Comments on Rome of the West: Christian in Name OnlyMark S. Abelnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06692448528819277158noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post-36645653056648833462008-10-31T21:57:00.000-05:002008-10-31T21:57:00.000-05:00By the way, I read that John McCain has not been b...By the way, I read that John McCain has not been baptized, so technically he isn't a Christian either.<BR/><BR/>This is typical: for about the first hundred years of our Republic, no American President received communion in the churches they attended. Even though it is merely symbolic in Protestantism, receiving communion was typically taken very seriously, and was a sign of full unity (and tithing) in a denomination.Mark S. Abelnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06692448528819277158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post-31430453200215219822008-10-31T21:52:00.000-05:002008-10-31T21:52:00.000-05:00Irene,Since I am a citizen, and it is my duty to v...Irene,<BR/><BR/>Since I am a citizen, and it is my duty to vote in the upcoming elections, it is therefore also my duty to judge the candidates and select one.Mark S. Abelnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06692448528819277158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post-63642794986193840252008-10-31T21:45:00.000-05:002008-10-31T21:45:00.000-05:00I was hardly trying at all, at just six short para...I was hardly trying at all, at just six short paragraphs. If I weren't so busy with other things, I would have written my own article on the subject rather than just linking to somebody else's article. Obama's intellectual formation is most certainly that of the Enlightenment (at least as broadly understood, and on the left side of the spectrum, for sure), and is broadly skeptical.<BR/><BR/>He was greatly influenced by Nietzsche. Not a good sign: the will to power, the Superman, transvaluation of all values, and seeing the masses as mere cattle. Oy vey! Have we not learned our lesson? <BR/><BR/>His religious influences are more interesting and also quite scary, including stuff that can be traced back to the Theosophical Society. What he says and writes seems to show that he is a Christian in name only. <BR/><BR/>Is Obama good? How does he define good? His public record on the life issues is dismal, which is a terrible sign of his values.Mark S. Abelnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06692448528819277158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post-76822973545252432142008-10-31T20:29:00.000-05:002008-10-31T20:29:00.000-05:00Interesting analogy. However, I would not want to...Interesting analogy. <BR/><BR/>However, I would not want to have to ask for absolution for judgmentalism at my next confession (and I do confess this is a personal struggle).irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17962225409443023414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post-74994087983414889802008-10-31T17:49:00.000-05:002008-10-31T17:49:00.000-05:00you are trying way too hard!!! Our Lord will judge...you are trying way too hard!!! Our Lord will judge if Barack is a Christian!!! Neither you nor I will be asked to make that decision. I see a man who cares about people, you see something else but I don't believe that Christians have an exclusive on good deeds thoughts or actions!!Kestrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11643316680350255931noreply@blogger.com