Current Events

Dick Morris: Ron Paul 'Terrifying,' Romney's 'Apostasies'

Nov. 28, 2011 - Fox News analyst and Republican strategist, Dick Morris, warns that the GOPO dare not pick Ron Paul to runagainst President Obama. Though Paul claims to be conservative, he is even more liberal than Obama, especially in the area offoreign policy.

Morris also thinks voters will become less enthusiastic about Romney when they consider Romneycare, a program similar to President Obama'shealthcare plan.

Source: NewsMax

Former aide: Ron Paul would like Israel to vanish

Dec. 27, 2011 - Eric Dondero, a former staffer for Ron Paul says that Paul is not anti-Semetic, but he is against Israel.

"He is however, most certainly anti-Israel, and anti-Israeli in general. He wishes the Israeli state did not exist at all. He expressed this to me numerous times in our private conversations.

Source: WorldNetDaily

Gingrich defends assertion that Palestinians are an ‘invented’ people

Dec. 11, 2011 - Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich caused a stir on Friday by telling the Jewish Channel thatthe Palestinians were an "invented people." He said, "Remember, there was no Palestine as a state - (it was) part of the Ottoman Empire.I think we have an invented Palestinian people who are in fact Arabs and historically part of the Arab community."

Before the debate, Gingrich told a veterans' forum that he supports a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians that includes two separate states.

Source: Haaretz

Is Newt wrong about 'Palestinians'? - WorldNetDaily

Classic analysis of the situation from 11 years ago (updated this year): Myths of the Middle East - Joseph Farah - WorldNetDaily

Presidential Candidates Asked to Commit to Upholding Religious Freedom by Signing Pledge

Nov. 29, 2011 - All Presidential candidates will be asked by Open Doors USA to sign a "Pledge forReligious Freedom." In the light of a global crisis of persecution, and attempts here in the USA "remove religiousvoices from American democracy," our president must uphold the rights of believers and nonbelievers at home andabroad and send a resounding message that the United States "considers religious freedom important to theflourishing of a civil society."

Source:Christian Post

GOP Candidates Talk of Pivotal Faith Moments in Iowa Debate

Nov. 20, 2011 -

At a Des Moines event sponsored by an Iowa Christian group, the candidates tried at times to gain a political edge with potent Iowa conservatives. But some of the discussion turned uncharacteristically personal, with the would-be presidents tearfully revealing formative chapters that shaped their faith.

Source: NewsMax

Michele Bachmann: Stage set for worldwide nuclear war against Israel

Nov. 13, 2011 - During a presidential candidates' debate. Michelle Bachmann warned that Iran is developingnuclear weapons and is using countries like Syria and groups like Hamas to threaten Israel's existence. She said,

“The table is being set for worldwide nuclear war against Israel.”

Bachmann is a member of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee. She criticized President Obama for nottaking a stronger stand on the side of Israel.

Source: Washington Post, Times of Oman, Council on Foreign Relations

Bachmann worries Israel to be target of nuclear war - Oman Times

Campaign 2012 Roundup: Bachmann on Foreign Policy, Perry on Iran, Pundits on Romney - James M. Lindsay - Council on Foreign Relations

Herman Cain: God Convinced Me To Run For President

Nov. 12, 2011 - Speaking to the Georgia Young Republicans, Herman Cain said that he had to do a lot ofpraying about whether or not to run for president.

And when I finally realized that it was God saying that this is what I needed to do, I was like Moses. 'You've got the wrong man, Lord. Are you sure?'"

Source: Huffington Post

Does Joel Osteen Not Know, or Does He Not Care?

Oct. 26, 2011 - While voters are debating the effect one's beliefs have on their ability to lead, JoelOsteen, pastor of the largest church in America, told a Washington Times reporter his views on Mormonism.

“I believe that [Mormons] are Christians. ... I don’t know if it’s the purest form of Christianity... I hear Mitt Romney — and I’ve never met him — but I hear him say, ‘I believe Jesus is the son of God,’ ‘I believe he’s my savior,’ and that’s one of the core issues."

The real question for Osteen is whether or not he knows the vast differences between Mormonism and OrthodoxChristianity. He told Chris Wallace that he had not studied the matter or thought about it. Maybe he should.

Source: Al Mohler - Crosswalk

Can a faithful Christian can vote for a Mormon candidate

Oct. 11, 2011 - Theologian Al Mohler discusses two separate questions. The first is whether or notMormonism is a branch of Christianity. He says that they do not claim to be just another denomination ofChristianity.

To the contrary, the central claim of Mormonism is that Christianity was corrupt and incomplete until the restoration of the faith with the advent of the Latter-Day Saints and their scripture, The Book of Mormon.

He also poins out many serious differences between Orthodox Christianity and Mormonism.

The second question is whether or not a faithful Christian can vote for a Mormon candidate. To this questionhe suggests that the real issue for a voter is which candidate's beliefs and record are most in keeping with theChristian worldview. From this point of view it is conceivable that a Christian could conceivably choose even anon-believer over a another candidate who claims to be a true Christian but doesn't act like it.

Source: Al Mohler - Crosswalk

Romney's faith splits religious conservatives - Sydney Morning Herald

Anti-Mormon Pastor To Anderson Cooper: Romney May Belong To A ‘Cult,’ But He Is Better Than Obama - Fox

Mormonism - Does it follow Jesus Christ? - Christian Answers. To this questionhe suggests that the real issue for a voter is which candidate's beliefs and record are most in keeping with theChristian worldview. From this point of view it is conceivable that a Christian could conceivably choose even anon-believer over a another candidate who claims to be a true Christian but doesn't act like it.

Source: Al Mohler - Crosswalk

Romney's faith splits religious conservatives - Sydney Morning Herald

Anti-Mormon Pastor To Anderson Cooper: Romney May Belong To A ‘Cult,’ But He Is Better Than Obama - Fox

Mormonism - Does it follow Jesus Christ? - Christian Answers

Poll: Evangelicals favor Tim Pawlenty

Jun. 24, 2011 - A poll conducted by the National Association of Evangelicals indicates that 45 percent ofthe nation's evangelical leaders favor former Minnesota Tim Pawlenty as the Republican candidate over Mormon Mitt Romney.

The Midwestern leader is one of their own: Pawlenty attends Wooddale Church, headed up by Leith Anderson,the president of the NAE.

Source: Kate Shellnutt - Chron.com

GOP 2012 Hopefuls Take Stage, Target Obama

Jun. 14, 2011 - In New Hampshire seven candidates for the Republican presidential nomination debatedeach other mildly, but presented a united front against President Obama's presidency. They were especially opposedto his handling of the economy and all agreed that they should repeal his health care legislation. FormerHouse Speaker Newt Gingrich said, "When 14 million Americans are out of work we need a new president to endthe Obama Depression."

Nominal front-runner Mitt Romney, who had been Governor of Massachusetts, explained differences between hisstate's health care program and Obamacare. Minnesota Representative Michele Bachman announced her candidacyduring the debate. Other participants were former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty,Texas Representative Ron Paul, and businessman Herman Cain.

Bachmann -- newest to the race -- drew one of the loudest rounds of applause Monday night from a partisan debate audience when she predicted that Obama would not win re-election. He is "a one-term president," she declared.

Source: Fox

Herman Cain to Officially Run for President

May 23, 2011 - Herman Cain, former CEO of Godfather's Pizza, announced that he will run for the office ofPresident of the United States.

Cain enters the 2012 presidential race just as polls indicate there is no clear GOP frontrunner, especiallyafter Mike Huckabee chose not to run.

Another big name, Donald Trump, will also not be on the list of GOP candidates.

Source: Christian Post

After Hinting Otherwise, Huckabee Says He Won’t Run for President - New York Times

Trump: Maybe I Am Running After All - Fox