Most Reaction To Huckabee Criticism Shows (Not Surprisingly) His Supporters Also Clueless Re: Bible/Civil Government Issue
By John Lofton
OK. First, below, you’ll read the press release I put out. This will be followed by all the emails I’ve received on this subject. Note, please, that there is virtually no response to any of the specifics in the press release - none. Oh, well. That is one of the Big Problems isn’t it? - those who say they are Christians but don’t seem to care what God says about anything.
Mike Huckabee, From Biblical/Constitutional Perspective, Still Clueless, A Double-Minded Man
Contact: John Lofton, 410-760-8885, 301-873-4612, JLof@aol.com
MEDIA ADVISORY, Jan. 7 /Christian Newswire/ — Recovering Republican John Lofton, Editor of TheAmericanView.com and co-host of “The American View” radio show with the Constitution Party’s 2004 Presidential candidate Michael Anthony Peroutka, has issued the following statement:
Mike Huckabee has said that he is a “Christian Leader.” But, as a Presidential candidate, he is not leading as a Christian. He has given no explicitly Biblical answers to any question. In fact, on numerous issues, he has run away from his professed Biblical faith sounding, operationally, de facto, like an atheist, like just another politician.
If you will listen to The American View radio show 137, you will hear Mr. Huckabee: Refusing to defend the Christian faith and running away from his having once said that America must be taken back for Christ; saying he would have no problem appointing atheists to positions in his administration (what would an oath mean to such an unbeliever?).
In addition, Mr. Huckabee refuses to support and say what God says about homosexuality; he opposes criminal penalties for women who murder their children by abortion; and, of course, there’s that unbelievably stupid and dishonest press conference where he said he had done an anti-Romney but decided not to show it - and then he showed it to the press corps so they could see what he wasn’t going to show! Then, after supposedly spiking his anti-Romney ad, he appeared on network TV making some of the same charges that were in the ad he, alledgedly, killed!
Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Christians, above all others, should speak honestly and plainly letting their yeas be yea, their nays be nay (Matthew 5:37, James 5:12) lest the cause of Christ be disgraced and ridiculed. But, alas, Mr. Huckabee is not such a plain, honest speaker. In many ways, without exaggerating, it could be said that he is a political cuttlefish who, even, when confronted with direct quotes re: things he actually said, squirts cloud-after-cloud of obfuscating verbal ink all over his questioner the result being that many times one forgets the question he was being asked - that being, of course, his intention. Cuttlefish, incidentally, have been called the chameleons of the sea because of their remarkable ability to rapidly alter their skin color at will.
If you’d like to interview John Lofton, you may reach him by calling: 301-873-4612; 410-760-8885; or by email: JLof@aol.com.
REACTION
Dear Mr. Lofton:
If in fact Mr. Huckabee is using this faith to entice believers into his camp only to tell them “I was just kidding” on several of his platforms, what other choice do we have? This is indeed very dismaying as I must be very cautious regarding promoting his candidacy among my group of evangelical friends throughout the country. The other concern is sending any more financial support.
God bless and please keep me posted on any other “double talk” by Mr. Huckabee. It appears as with so many candidates and office holders such as Mr. Bush, they acknowledge ungodly advice from non believers when it concerns social values. Why would you surround yourself with men and women that do not share your same value system simply because they are the so called experts. Within the church their are many qualified advisors from military to taxes. Oh well!
Kind regards, God bless and keep up the good work of truth in the marketplace,
Ryan
Monterey, CA
Mr. Lofton,
My name is Drew, I’m a born again believer and have a strong relationship with Jesus Christ our Lord. I just finished reading your article and have to question what you are writing about Gov. Huckabee. This is not accurate. Mike Huckabee has used his faith to help define his actions. I went and saw him speak in my town and when asked about the abortion status, he said it is a moral and biblical principle, and I believe that we (Christians, since he didn’t say it directly) need to take a stand. I think he is the best oppurtunity we are getting right now in the field of Republicans for a born again believer. He also stated at this event that some people see me and hate me. He says though that he accepts that and said that he really wishes that people would see what they need, and that is Christ. I urge you to look at his website and pray about this.
In running for government positions, there is the seperation of church and state, which I don’t agree with, but it’s there. If Gov. Huckabee were to use Biblical quotes, he would turn off many voters, sadly, but it’s the truth. Also at the YouTube debate a while ago, when asked about the Bible being true in every way, and he said sure. He said he believed it all to be true and correct. So don’t state that he hasn’t taken a stand for Christ. We live in a politically correct and postmodernist world. It’s sad, but the truth. Mike Huckabee wants to restore moral views that come from the Bible. I hope you can understand this.
Hope in Christ,
Drew
Mike Huckabee is not running as a preacher, he is running as the president of the United States. He has never denied his faith, he has stayed consistent in his faith and beliefs.
When you are speaking to a diverse group of people you are speaking to believers and non-believer’s, Christians and non-Christians. When you are in Church both groups can be present and expect to hear you teachings on your faith, he is not in church preaching.
Those that are non-believer’s resent Christians, if they think you are pushing your faith on them, however, you can win these people over to God by your example of living your faith more than speaking it to them. Even when Jesus was here he taught according to the people He was relating to, some He could just talk to and some He had to show miracles to. You can lose more people to Christ, by pushing your faith/beliefs on them.
God Himself does not force Himself on us, He gave us a free will to choose, spiritual life or death.The most powerful way to win people over is prayer.
Mike Huckabee does not believe in abortion, he would be against it as a person and as a president, but he cannot force this belief on others, the only way he can get this Wade v.Roe defeated is if he becomes president and appoints the conservative judges, of course he will have a fight on his hands with the liberal democrats and ACLU.
I would also, like to point out somethings to you, I don’t know what kind of bible you read but we are told life and death is in the power of the tongue, and that not only means the spoken word, but the written word as well.James 3:3-6. What can sow doubt and confusion more skillfully than the tongue? There are a very few things that can spread so much evil. It can lie and deceive, stir up hatred and anger, play the coward, abuse and terrify and, most of all, is empty and hollow, using many words to say nothing at all. A tongue or using the written word when you can’t speak directly is the worst instrument in the world.It is not only a danger to others, but ourselves as well It destroys lives. We all will be judged by our words.
The reality of this sin; Matt.23:15 ” Woe to you, teachers of the law and pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much as a man of hell as you are. James 4:11-12 (11)” Do not speak against one another brethren, He who speaks against a brother or judges a brother, speaks against the law (God’s law that governs us, my words here). We are not to speak against God’s anointed more so.
Now, there is no way you can know what God is wanting in Mike Huckabee’s life.
If this is in God’s plan to have Mike Huckabee to run for president, you are in grave danger of interfering in God’s plan and encouraging others to do the same, you are saying you know better than God and condemning who God has appointed. It’s best to keep silent in these matters.
I will pray for you that God opens the eyes of your understanding, so that you can repent of possible interfering with God’s plans. I don’t know what God’s plan is, but there could be a chance that He might want Mike Huckabee in the White House to undo a lot of sins this nation has fallen into, because this country is certainly heading towards a Sodom and Gomorrah. If Mike Huckabee stood up and preached this at the people, the ACLU and all the Liberals would see he never got in. God uses His way to fulfill His plan. Whether we understand it or not.
May the Lord bless you and keep you
May He make his face shine upon you, and be gracious to you
May the Lord lift up His countenance to you and give you peace.
God’s Blessings To You
Julie
I think one of the greatest strengths of Mike Huckabee is that he is willing to reach across the table, whether it be to Democrats or to non-believers. It is not his place to judge, as the Bible states. I believe your stand on this man is very biased and unforgiving. This is the same problem you see with national radio personalities such as Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. You, like them, want it all your way. This is what divides our country, both politically and religiously. I’m not sure of the intelligence of people who insist that “their way” is the right way. What I think this country needs is someone like Mike (or better, Mike himself), who understands that there are two sides to every viewpoint and two sides to every argument. Isn’t it about time we quit dividing ourselves and start uniting ourselves? This works, not only in a political sense, but a religious sense. This isn’t about which side is right, because both sides feel very strongly that their’s is right. How can they both be right, one might ask?
The Bible is the word of God, as interpreted by man. There are differences between Bible scholars regarding interpretations of various parts of the Bible. Does that make either interpretation wrong? What you and so many others fail to do is to look deeper than skin deep and realize that the individual interpretations of politics and/or religion are irrelevant to the whole. Mike’s ability to reach across divides is what makes him great. To define the man by your belief system and the things he does is tantamount to ignoring the log in your eye to point out the splinter in your neighbor’s eye. Mike is very firm in his convictions regarding Christ and the Bible. But he is also tolerant of those around him. You need to look back in your history book to why American was started and why they left England in the first place. It was for religious intolerance, among other things. How can you be so narrow-minded to question a man about his faith. That is NOT your duty to God.
Now, go back an re-think your comments. I can already guess what’s on your mind right now and I’m ok with that. I’m merely suggesting that you reflect on Christ’s answers to his accusers and see how that all correlates. I’m not going to try and convince you of anything, just do your homework. If done with an open mind, you’ll find your answers. I doubt they’ll align with your comments in your article.
Regarding Mike’s decision on running or not running those ads. I think his thought process was brilliant. You don’t have to be stupid not to figure it out, you just have to look at the big picture, like everything else. He knows that he’s dealing with a huge money-backed Romney campaign. Like Romney said, “How do you answer questions in a 30 second commercial?” Mike obviously can’t match Romney dollar for dollar to respond to some of Romney’s mis-information. So, he did the next smartest thing. He created an atmosphere where the media machine would still run his ads, responding to Romney’s attacks, without having to pay a dime for it. I felt explanations were in line, considering the approach Romney took (you know, an eye for an eye). Did you see how Mike’s poll ratings dipped after all this happened? But did you also see how Mike beat Romney in Iowa? The man has some real saavy ideas, and knows how to work with the only tools he has available. It just amazes me how many people let this just go over their head and only saw the superficial side to it. This is exactly the point I’m trying to make to you. Will you get it? I don’t really care.
Respectfully,
Dr. Foster, DC
Dear John,
Your high handed comments about Mike Huckabbe’s Christian character deserve a comment from me and my wife : In light of Huckabbee’s comments on, during and after the recent Iowa caucus, along with the most recent debate (last night on our TV) sure does intimate his decided Christian perspective and ethic. We, as active Reformed evangelicals (with no ties to the Huckabee campaign at all), consider his efforts to answer, and many cases, blunt the onslaught of questions and inuendos as best as he is diplomatically able without taking on the stereotyped eyes-closed “Pat Robertson” picture that reeks of sanctimonious people without a clue as to the real picture of Christian behavior. Did you expect him to say “Praise the Lord?” or “Hallelujah, Jesus!” every time he responded? Maybe that’s your criterion to gauge a Christian, but I’d guess, confidently, that you don’t use that kind of “holy talk” or standards of the like when you get an estimate on your car repair or when told of your MacDonald’s take out order is ready for pickup. Lighten up, John, the guy lives the life as a Christian and portrays that image (and ethic) as any reformed sinner is able. I suggest you take another look at him from a lower plane, down with the rest of we Christians.
Sincerely,
Jim
Bonham, TX
I have not seen the compromise in Mike Huckabee and plan on voting for him. I trust that he will stand on the side of Christ and the unborn. However, I understand that he will represent only one branch of the federal government and therefore what he will actually be able to accomplish will be limited by that. I have also learned in my short tenure on this earth that the salvation of this nation and this world will not come from government, but through Christ alone. My hope for any president who claims to be a Christian (Kennedy, Clinton, Bush, Huckabee, etc.) is that they will at least be influenced by a Christian world view in their decision making.
By the way, I noticed that you are a recovering republican. I think we need more of those; people who do not blindly put their faith in a party and follow it wherever it leads. Christians need to keep their focus on Christ. I guess one could say that I’m a recovering republican as well.
I have watched the debates and have not seen him run from his Christian faith. In fact the reason I liked him in the first place is because he didn’t run from it. Also, I don’t believe Gov. Huckabee is perfect, after all he is a politician and a human, he will make mistakes. I choose to vote and I believe he is currently the best alternative from the ones that I have to choose from.
I do care about any position that directly relates to the Christian faith such as homosexuality or abortion. That is why I will be voting for Huckabee. I will not vote for any pro-abortion candidate.
The only thing I know of his position on homosexuality is what I’ve read on his website and heard in debates. Here is a small website excerpt: “I support and have always supported passage of a federal constitutional amendment that defines marriage as a union between one man and one woman. As President, I will fight for passage of this amendment. My personal belief is that marriage is between one man and one woman, for life.”
I have heard about him saying that if abortion was illegal he would not hold a woman who got one criminally liable, but would hold doctors who performed abortions liable. While a compromised position, I could agree with letting the woman off since she is obviously under great emotional duress. Perhaps that should be something decided at trial, I don’t know. However the doctor is under no such duress and should have his medical license revoked and spend time in prison.
As far as creating an ad that counters another political adversary’s ad, I don’t see anything wrong with that, he should have let it run if he felt it necessary to create it in the first place. That’s just politics, despite the fact that all the back and forth bickering makes me ill.
Do you care as much about the positions of other candidates as you do about Huckabee’s? Until Huckabee came along I didn’t know who to vote for between McCain, Romney and Guliani. Do you think one of the latter three would be a better choice from a moral point of view? Like I said before, I don’t think Huckabee is perfect either, perhaps if winning was in the balance he would be tempted to compromise. But since I will be voting, he is the best candidate that I can see right now.
Brian
Jackson, MI.
John…You still have to make a choice. Are you going to let the Dems. Have a free ride? What/Who do you stand for. Not voting is not the answer! That’s like the ostrich being chased by the Lion! So, who do YOU feel is the best?
Gregory
you need to watch the values doters debate from florida a few months ago where he quoted the Bible left and right!!!
know your sources before you speak, dude…
Rachel
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