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Republicans accuse Democrats of being cynical manipulators of voters' religious sentiments. They should know... they've been honing that political weapon for decades themselves.

It's obvious to many people that this path to power id fraught with dangers to the Republic. But no one in either party seems to care, so long as they find a way to get the power.

I believe the republican party of the 90's was truly "friendly" to the Judeo/Christian religion. Then, as the absolute power got to their heads, they began using evangelicals as their gravy train to office. Many have blindly followed the loudest Christian pundits regardless of whether it made sense. Unfortunately, the loudest pundits have been wrong more than right lately. The Terry Schiavo case was a travesty of a republicanism. What happened to limited government and state rights?

But for all the mistakes the GOP has made, they have at least upheld basic tenants of the Christian faith and made morally correct decisions. However, economically, they've failed. Big government and spending sprees define the GOP for the last 6 years. As a result of their departure party ideals, the American people rejected them last election. Now, the people seem to be regretting that as evidences by the lowest congressional approval ratings in history. Lower than Bush's presidential approval ratings. Now that's BAD.

The Democrats have become the party of hatred and intolerance (ironically), while the GOP has become the party of the morally upright, but governing incompetence. The Dems have to stop saying how stupid republicans are and actually accomplish something other than a frivolous investigation and the GOP has to get back to conservative economics and truly Christian ideals. In the end, politics is a mess and I couldn't be more fed up with both parties.

I think the whole nation is in a socio-political meltdown. Our departure from the life-giving truth fo God's Word and the Gospel message has plunged us into a tailspin into the cesspool of moral depravity. Why should we think that politics would be immune from

I think the whole nation is in a socio-political meltdown. Our departure from the life-giving truth of God's Word and the Gospel message has plunged us into the cesspool of moral depravity. Why should we think that politics and government would be immune from the cultural corruption into which America has descended; or the spit-shine military as witnessed by Abu Ghraib and other instances of moral bankruptcy? Not to mention the voluminous array of rot and decadence in our entertainment industry. And then there is the rapid proliferation of gang activity, home invasions, racial conflict, the porn explosion, child abductions, human slave trade, white collar crime, ad nauseam!

And these political buffoons (the fakers, that is) have the temerity to stand before the American public and fain religious convictions, even as they would vote to kill babies in the womb and foster the legitimizing of perversion at all levels of our society. At least the Republicans SEEM to have more biblically-oriented policies; although that’s up for debate in many instances.

All the dissembling god-talk and fawning faith lingo is belied by votes and policy. Some may at least be sincere about their personal faith, but, for the most part, the veneer of religiosity is so thin a sub-moron could see through it. I will vote for the MOST biblically oriented candidate, but I don’t hope for much in that regard. The Democrats are generally a bunch of humanistic apostates, and the Republicans lukewarm, superficial and wobbly. We need some candidates who are fearlessly and intelligently devoted to God, His Law and His reigning Messiah, which concept is utterly un-PC and incomprehensible to today’s spiritually dumbed-down media wonks and sheepish populace. Ardent, prevailing prayer is the most effective recourse we have as Christians today. Let us pray. And vote the best we can!