tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post3588528616125100008..comments2024-03-25T06:39:42.081-04:00Comments on Bonfire of the Vanities: We don't need a Savior -- we have one alreadyFr Martin Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01375628123126091747noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-88568204728254554112007-12-25T11:04:00.000-05:002007-12-25T11:04:00.000-05:00Anonymous:I think there is a great deal about Gov....Anonymous:<BR/><BR/>I think there is a great deal about Gov. Huckabee's record that conservatives will not like.<BR/><BR/>Beyond his tax hikes, there is his talk of a nationwide smoking ban; and just recently, he mused about how excessive CEO salaries are, and if boards of directors didn't deal with it, he might think about legislation.<BR/><BR/>This is not a conservative way of approaching things.<BR/><BR/>Being prolife is essential, but for many people who consider themselves conservative, that is not the only issue.<BR/><BR/>And I think the comparison to Giuliani is apt: as "social conservatives" are being asked to hold their noses and vote for Rudy, with Huckabee, it's "economic conservatives" who are being asked to do so, and for the same reason: anything to stop Hilary.Fr Martin Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01375628123126091747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-73601318145818602792007-12-25T08:40:00.000-05:002007-12-25T08:40:00.000-05:00All due respect, Father, but this is absurd, and u...All due respect, Father, but this is absurd, and unworthy of you. Comparing Huckabee to Giuliani as a "desperation" candidate (as you clearly do) is grossly unfair and misleading. This is particularly problematic because you then offer no serious justification based on issues for your claims that Huckabee is a desperation candidate for conservatives at all. Whatever positions you personally may disagree with him on, I don't know anyone who seriously questions that Huckabee is committed to the pro-life cause, which is more than one can say for any of the other leaders in the GOP race.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-63987802743862602042007-12-22T23:46:00.000-05:002007-12-22T23:46:00.000-05:00Briefly, as a former Southern Baptist, but one who...Briefly, as a former Southern Baptist, but one who is still a dispensational evangelical, I have to second James' comment. He accurately describes what was happening during the 70's and 80's among Southern Baptist which continue to this day.<BR/><BR/>There are still problems with Huckabee's record as governor, but that is another category.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-52989012898538378542007-12-22T00:27:00.000-05:002007-12-22T00:27:00.000-05:00Father I am a Catholic Huckabee supporter and I ha...Father I am a Catholic Huckabee supporter and I have written on this "controversy" here<BR/>The Faux Controversy Over Huckabee and Catholics <BR/>http://opinionatedcatholic.blogspot.com/2007/12/faux-controversy-over-huckabee-and.html<BR/><BR/>Father If I may may I correct something in your post. I very much understand the confusion. I am talking about the Novak article you reference. I am assuming Novak is ignorant about the terms he is hearing. That is "liberal" and "Conservative" When one reads that article one gets the impression that Huckabee was supporting some liberal far left version of a Southern Baptist. That is incorrect. I suppose that article irks me because it misrepresents a important and interesting part of AMerican Christian Church(I guess I should say Baptist faith community) History.<BR/><BR/>BY the way I talked about that article here<BR/>Robert Novaks Very Misleading Article on Huckabee and Baptists <BR/>http://opinionatedcatholic.blogspot.com/2007/12/robert-novals-very-misleading-article.html<BR/><BR/>TO put it briefly the terms that were used were more to the point "moderate" and "conservative" It pretty much had to do with a very narrow topic of Biblical interpretation. I have seen some very "conservative"(both religious and politics wise) Southern Baptist bloggers a tad miffed that Novak seems to have totally given a secular meaning to those terms and given a wrong impression. <BR/><BR/>I just wanted to clear that up. I guess as a former SOuthern Baptist who converted to Catholicism to see now millions of people get the wrong impression of a important part of Evangelical history wrong because of an article that was misleading irks me for some reason :)<BR/><BR/>I want to make clear though that Huckabee was not selling out his faith to wild eye "liberals" This is a particualr issue that is still of much debate at very conservative Baptist schools such as Baylor ofr instance<BR/><BR/>Anywho<BR/>God BlessJames Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00406049343115557137noreply@blogger.com