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Since I am not from Alaska, I am unfamiliar with the type of evangelical sect you are referring to. Could you clarify?
I'll make an attempt at clarification. The evangelicals in the valley that I became familiar with were very political people and they were extremely insular.
Religion and politics went hand in hand with them. I attended a couple of their church services; at the time I was a young parent. I worked outside the home and had a very nice neighbor woman and her daughter providing childcare. So...the pastor of that church came over to my house one day and said that he understood that I needed to be employed but that I should look to the women in that church to look after my child when I did so and said that his wife would be glad to watch my son. I was very happy with who I had and declined his offer. Part of the reason that I did so was because I had been in his home and was less than impressed by the child rearing methods that I witnessed there. Shortly after that I was publicly denounced from the pulpit and the members were ordered not to speak to me if they saw me in public. This was commonplace there; it wasn't at all unusual for anyone who didn't tow the church line to be publicly denounced. It didn't hurt my feelings any and honestly I was glad not to be involved with them since they seemed to want to tell me how to raise my family.
I was involved with them in a primarily analytical sense and as I've said before, their conversation was mostly political--it was strongly implied that church members were expected to vote a certain way. They were against everything but their own very narrow way of life.
I think that the evangelicals became very inbred (in a figurative sense) during that time. There was a lack of outside influence or exchange of ideas.
Now, I've never met Sarah Palin but I have met her parents. Chuck Heath didn't say a whole lot but about 60 seconds into the conversation, her mother started in with the whole evangelical/political rhetoric. I realize that Sarah isn't her mother...but I am aware of the hold that these small and isolated churches can have on their members, and I think that Sarah is a product of that. And once again, their agenda seemed way more political than spiritual, and very much about how other people should live their lives.
As to the OP....Sarah is just sucking up to get campaign donations....she knows 'christians' will give money to anyone if they think that'll help 'em be saved....and they fall for any snake oil salesman(or woman) that comes along....
It is proper to call a person who was elected to high office (and Governor is a high office) to address that person by their elected title
That is why for example, if you were to meet Bill Clinton, it would be proper protocol to address him as "Mr. President".
Yes. And Clinton did not quit. He deserves to be called "Mr. President" still. Just like Bush. Even though he was the worst president (in my opinion) I would call him President too. I am just impressed he did not quit while having a 22 percent approval rating. Good job on his part there.
But Palin quit because of the "liberal" media and the ethical claims. If she was innocent and knew it was false, why quit?
She is just Sarah Palin now. Not Governor anything.
It is proper to call a person who was elected to high office (and Governor is a high office) to address that person by their elected title
That is why for example, if you were to meet Bill Clinton, it would be proper protocol to address him as "Mr. President".
True. But I'm still wondering what senate seat you think she might get. She could probably win Begich's, but that's a few years down the road. I doubt she'll even try for L. Murkowski's and I don't think that's one she could win.
Yes. And Clinton did not quit. He deserves to be called "Mr. President" still. Just like Bush. Even though he was the worst president (in my opinion) I would call him President too. I am just impressed he did not quit while having a 22 percent approval rating. Good job on his part there.
But Palin quit because of the "liberal" media and the ethical claims. If she was innocent and knew it was false, why quit?
She is just Sarah Palin now. Not Governor anything.
And Bill Clinton will hopefully remain the go back kid.
But, if we lose sight of the Creator - God - we lose sight of what is really important in our lives.
It is encouraging when I read reports and studies of the resurgence of Religious "Clubs" or "Organizations" on our school campus's. We are seeing more young people attending Church on Sunday. We are seeing more of these young people giving of their time to help others - as God taught us to do.
Not according to other sources:
The End of Christian America
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The percentage of self-identified Christians has fallen 10 points in the past two decades. How that statistic explains who we are now—and what, as a nation, we are about to become.
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