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Wow... All these comments and so many miss the mark. I would think that we have free speech in our country and the right to express our freedom of religion. Or at least that is what I thought. What I'm hearing from the left is that anything is ok AS LONG AS you don't speak about your religious beliefs. And the left is supposed to be for your rights... HUH? It's not about Huck preaching. He just said that Christmas is about Jesus... Y'all got a problem with that? I really wonder about America and americans and how out of touch we are with our rights... It's sad... You don't like what he said? Well at least respect his right to say it. If he said Happy Hanukah or Happy Kwanzaa that would be his right also. And you know something - as americans, we should defend this right before we lose it to the faith censors (on the left...). Huck wasn't proposing a religious monarchy. He just said Merry Christmas... Very sad, sad indeed that our country has come to this point. The point where saying Merry Christmas around Christmas is offensive... That's all I have to say...

I appreciate Mike Huckabee's stand; obviously, however,a lot of people can't handle the truth when someone has the courage to stand for it. I have to say I'm impressed by the confident self-assurance of all the Christ-bashers out there. You guys are willing to risk it all for the sake of indulging a denial seemingly based on a few modern books or movies that agree with what you want to believe. The Word of God has been around for thousands of years, never been disproven (though many have tried) and is full of uncannily accurate prophecies regarding Jesus and the state of Israel. If you unbelievers are right, then we believers still have lost nothing. But what if you are wrong? Then you reject the One who loved you enough to die for you, and who alone has the power to spare your soul. The stakes are high, people.

Only the media has problems with Christ. It seems the majority enjoy Christ. The media speaks for the minority making them look like the majority. They are running scared so they hammer Christ and religion.
We need separation of church and media.
Hey lets keep God out of our world!HA HA.
"Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh:" Psalm 2 1-4 the Lord shall have them in derision." Cheers

EJ...
Man you are wasting your time. To you he may not exist, but for the rest of the planet, he was here. He is here now. Human beings are creatures of worship. Now I know you probabaly have all of this fine literature you have filled your head with. You go ahead and watch whatever you people fill your heads with. Don't try to convert the converted. You need counselling. I will pray for you. I pray that JESUS will open your eyes to the reality of his existance. If you are jewish, your messiah has already come. His name is Jesus. He said "He that believeth in me shall see the kingdom of heaven." Doesn't say you will get in, but at least you could SEE heaven if you believe. I love messing with the chilluns that have it all figured out.

The reality is there is NO PROOF that Jesus ever existed, and Josephus' info written 90 years after the myth was manipulated later by Constatine's people. Watch the movie Zeitgeist and understand. When male dominated "sky gods" took over spiritual expression is when the trouble started. Prior to that...no short swords "heros" graves, or armies. Think of how many have been killed because of the other's believe that they have the "one true god" on their side.

I think it is stupid to LISTEN to all of these whiney idiots that want to destroy Christianity and CHRISTmas. Christianity is here for good and that makes some angry. It made people angry during Jesus's time. Hey they were so mad that they killed him. Do not be ashamed of your Christianity. Raise your hands on HIGH. Talk to the lord Jesus Christ and let the prayers rain down on them. Stick your chest out and BOLDLY tell them all MERRY CHRISTMAS. Honucha and Quanza (Mis-Spelled foreign holidays...sorry) are FOREIGN holidays. These foreign holidays were mixed with CHRISTmas in order to passify a few foreigners and an attempt to get CHRIST's name out of the people's mouths. If they tell you that it offends them to hear the word CHRIST then tell them that it offends YOU for it NOT to be proclaimed in our CHRISTian holiday. Do not let them sway you in your beliefs. Proclaim it to the world BOLDLY and ignore the rest because they are the one's that have to answer for their own souls. They know the way. Keep your eyes on the goal for you AND your families. Merry CHRISTmas and I hope each and every person (even the athiests and CHRISTian attackers) have a very Merry CHRISTmas.

Hmm...Could it be that Mr. Huckabee "invoked Christ" in his ad because it is CHRISTmas time and CHRISTmas is when we celebrate CHRIST'S birth? What a novel idea! I think that is wonderful! Merry CHRISTmas Mr. Huckabee and Merry CHRISTmas to all of you, too!

Unless you are a bible bashing, naysaying, card carrying member of the ACLU you have NO right to run for President!

The CORRECT GREETING is Happy HOLY DAYS--- Arggh forgive me I meant Happy Hollidays , (what was I thinking..Bah Humbug!!!

stupid Christians ..who does that Jesus think he was anyways ....God? 2000 years later and these people are still talking about Him --what a bunch of NUTS!! Bill Clinton & Al Gore never quoted the Bible!!!! Even Jesus said faith is a very personal thing and you should keep it to yourself not tell anyone about it -He said everyone is going to heaven including Hitler, Stalin and all murderous God Haters who were smart enought to KEEP FAITH in anyone but themselves OUT OF POLITICS!!!

Happy Hajj!

Get REAL: "They fought for freedom for ALL religions and NOT a government sponsored religion." Absolutely RIGHT! And NOT A SEPARATION FROM RELIGION!

James: there were a lot of Deists and Masons mixed in with the christians among the "founding fathers". They fought for freedom for ALL religions and NOT a government sponsored religion. IF ALL YOU GOT IS THE ARCHAIC WAY OF SAYING THE DATE: BIG DEAL !

we celebrate mithras because the new myth wanted to supplant the old myths and because a pope said so. scientists are disproving any chance that a global flood ever took place. the new theory is that there was a well documented regional flood in mesopotamia (tigris and euphrates). judaism copied the story, embellished it and made it global and took it as their own. COMMONPLACE ("BORROWING AND EMBELLISHING" OF MYTHS) in the middle east including all mythology and the formation OF JUDAISM, CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM. it takes a little common sense and reason NOT to be a SHEEP !

Nate, you wrote: "...but the big Founding Fathers we all celebrate most certainly we(re) not Christians."

They certainly didn't object to signing their names to the document that states: "Done in Convention by the Unanimous Consent of the States present the Seventeenth Day of September in the Year of OUR LORD one thousand seven hundred and Eighty seven..." (Emphasis mine.)

Now I know you are going to say, "That was a common phrase back then." True! BUT if our founding fathers wanted to separate church and state and did not believe in Jesus Christ, why would they allow a direct reference to Jesus Christ in the U. S. Constitution?

Why do we celebrate Christmas?
For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son. He took upon our sins so we could be saved. People, there is hope in salvation and we have eternal life through Jesus Christ. Jesus came to seek and save that which was lost. If someone offered me a plan of salvation why should I be offended? It is obvious that America has put God out of their lives. We see it throughout the world- hate, murder, drugs, family life destroyed, no respect for authority, family,etc. America if we just humble ourselves and pray and turn from our wicked ways then God will heal our land. America God shed his grace on thee...
You can mock him all you want just like in they did in the days of Noah, no one believed there would be a flood coming, and still people don't believe Jesus is coming back. Jesus is the Way, the Truth and and the Life. No man goes to the Father except thru the son which is Jesus. We will all stand before him giving account for our lives. Choose you this day whom you will serve. I hope you choose LIFE!

Jose C., you wrote: "...but the Constitution they (the founding fathers) wrote put the wall of separation between church and state in it..." WRONG! It was a U. S. Supreme Court that erroneously ruled that there should be a separation of church and state. What our founding fathers WROTE in the U. S. Constitution placed a ban on religious tests being required as a qualification for federal offices. The First Amendment places a ban on Congress from passing any law respecting the establishment of religion; and it bans Congress from passing any laws that prohibit the free exercise of religion. If you separate religion from the state, then you are violating the First Amendment by placing limits on the free exercise of religion.

You also wrote: "Didn't the Bible say no more Flood?" God did not promise that there would be no more floods. God promised not to destroy the earth with another flood.

It may be that the "Minister" strangely invoked 'Christ' in his TV ad because CHRIST is coming "In The Bleak Mid Winter" this time, to demand answers to the following from 'The HYPOCRITES':

1. When the Europeans forcefully took this land from the "INDIANS", what "LEGAL" DOCUMENTS did they (the EUROPEANS) have to enter the land??

2. Where were the so-called "MORAL VALUES" when innocent people were hanging from 'NOOSES'??

GOD ALMIGHTY did not forget! JUSTICE is on the way! The 'Handwriting' is all over the place!

I cant agree any more Bob. Happy Holidays

Bob, I dont want to break your heart but California is run by a Moderate Republican and a Liberal AG.

BTW... Happy Yule

Merry Mithras Everyone !

What is wrong here is society thinks to be a public figure or politican you have to worship a god? Why? To kiss all the ##### of christians and baptists so they will support you? All you need is a platform and an idea and some word of mouth. Maybe we do need an atheist running this country, just so we can get out troops home and actually protecting THIS COUNTRY for a change. Huck, get off this bandwagon and tell us what you will do for the average American. I support your tax idea and that is one topic we need to get a grip on. The others are Social Security, Education, Big Business running America and not the people that pay their salary. Get off the soapbox presidential hopefuls. We want real issues solved, not fearing that if you worship an mythicalk figure.

I can't believe all these people that are in complete denial. Take a drive or a walk. Look around. It's Christmas!If you are not Christian then simply don't celebrate it. If you can accept the idea of peace and goodwill, hey, have a Merry Christ-mas!

Huckster, this just in..........Christ is DEAD! Has been for a long long time with no possibility of resurrection

This year I will participate in a caucus for the first time in my fifty some years.

I will participate because of the candidates religion.

Who will I stand for? McCain. Romney. Guliani. ANYONE but Huckabee. I have had too much experience with Southern Baptists lazy thinking, hipocritical tantrums, judgements and insults to EVER trust one of their 'ordained' ministers.

Example? I attended the local southern baptist college, where attendance at chapel was mandatory. I attended, and kept my thoughts to myself. A speaker (another ordained sb minister) said "Don't criticize people who go out an bomb abortion clinics. They are doing what God leads them to do...." I was the only one who thought the statement was objectionable...(actually, it was insane, but I won't go there...)

I could go on and on and on.
This Christmas ad is just a taste of the Southern Baptist world view. Soon we will hear Mr Huck demand tollerance for his beleifs while casting aspersions on Mr Guiliani and Romney. (In sb gestalt neither are 'christian' and they are both going to hell.)

Who is infamously quoted as saying,

"Jesus Was too Smart to Ever Run for Public Office."

Apparently, this person has elected to preach, but not practice.

Separation of church and state is vital.

Back once again for a history lesson. What schools did some of you attend? Most of our founding fathers, esp. the biggies (Jefferson, Adams, Madison, Paine, Franklin, etc.) were self-proclaimed Deists. Deists believed some type of being created the universe, but then left it alone and no longer impacts it. This being (God, Providence and Creator were the most widely used terms) left all the knowledge man would need in nature. In fact, organized religions were not trusted by Deist, and this God placed its true knowledge in Nature. They also most definetly did not believe Christ was divine. These men were greatly influenced by French Romantics, esp. Rousseau. So basically, there were Christians involved forming our Constitution (there is no doubt) but the big Founding Fathers we all celebrate most certainly we not Christians. It's very easy to find the material online or in in-depth history books. Key word things like "deism" and "founding fathers".

Separation of church and state....wait, what? There are a lot of other candidates who are religious, Huckabee has managed to cheapen religion by using it as a political tool to advance his candidacy.

This ad made my skin crawl. There is something really evil lurking in this man. Scarey guy. A real low-budget snake oil salesman like Bill. A record FULL of unethical behavior, greed, and stupidity. Prediction: he's going down.

givemeabreak: The founding fathers might very well have been Christians but the Constitution they wrote put the wall of separation between church and state in it and that is what counts today. I personally think that's a good thing and overturning it would lead to theoracy, the goal of many Christians in America.

Sandra, I agree with you. When it comes to God and Satan, anybody can say anything in the sense that no proof need be provided and can be expected to. About the Bible, that's something else. The last 150 years of scientific discoveries have provided ample proof of how man came about, that Adam and Eve in the garden is just a nice little fairy tale. The last 10 years have also accumulated evidence that another Deluge is happening from climate change brought on by greenhouse gases. Didn't the Bible say no more Flood?

If Christian ideals don't mean anything, it is because people don't know what they are. If people knew what Christian ideals are, they would be better able to understand and values mean nothing to those who have no values. People with no values have no dependability. Huck stands for honest values for the good of all men and there is nothing wrong with that.

Huckabee is playing the "Jesus card" a little to much. I am a Christian, and don't mind someone with faith, but he is going a little far. And I don't know how Christian he really is. He has now been caught twice running smear campaigns against his opponents. Not too ethical to me. I don't trust him.

Some breaking news from Ron Paul on Slick Hucks ad....."Asked about Republican rival Mike Huckabee's Christmas-themed ad, which we wrote about yesterday and has attracted attention in part because of the image of a cross that many see hovering over Huckabee's shoulder, GOP presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul said this morning on FOX & Friends that: "It reminds me of what Sinclair Lewis once said. He says, 'when fascism comes to this country, it will be wrapped in the flag, carrying a cross.' Now I don't know whether that's a fair assessment or not, but you wonder about using a cross, like he is the only Christian or implying that subtly. So, I don't think I would ever use anything like that." (Fox has put video from some of the interview here. To see Paul talking about the Huckabee ad, though, you need to check this clip at YouTube.) Paul's linking of Huckabee's ad to fascism is certainly an attention-getter."...........Yeah !

There is reason to believe Christianity is true. There is no reason to believe that rocks and trees can do anything for us.

I've quotes this before, but it's worth repeating: Woody Allen had best when he said, "If Jesus ever came back and saw what was being done in His name, He would never stop throwing up." Huckabee would make anyone godly nauseous.

This is amazing! A few weeks ago Huckleberry is whining about how he is more discriminated against than Romney is, and then he decides to rub his Christian beliefs in our faces with two adds (christian leader & christmas)! This guy is the ultimate panderer, and the new republican flip-flopper.

Get REAL, you are correct. December 25th is the day that was selected for Christians to celebrate the birth of Jesus. The fact that it is not the EXACT day of Jesus' birth is not the point. Just like other days in which we celebrate: (1) Martin Luther King Day is celebrated on the third Monday in January, not his exact birthdate, Jan 15; President's Day is celebrated on the third Monday in February (we used to celebrate Abraham Lincoln's birthday on the exact day, Feb 12; and George Washington's birthday on the exact day, Feb 22); Columbus Day, here in the U.S., is celebrated on the second Monday in October (we used to celebrate Columbus' landing in the New World on the exact day, Oct 12); and Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November (the exact date of the Pilgrims and Indians feasting is not known, but is reported to have actually been in October).

I always thought Rick Warren was the Uberpastor of the New World Order Church,looks like I was wrong, it's Huckabee!

As you believe it is so.

How would one truly know that Mike Huckabee is using Jesus as a political gain? How would one truly know that Mike Huckabee believes what he says about Jesus? Judge a man by his fruits and not by his words alone.

How come I didn't get a video Christmas card from Huckabee last year? Oh that's right, it's not about wishing me a Merry Christmas it's about winning my vote. I like how as a potential nominee he just alienated 40% of our country who does not believe the same way i do. Last week he wanted to unite people and this week he wants to unite the christian right. Sorry...this Christian is not falling for these types of tricks. I am sure he would be talking issues if he had a leg to stand on.

Governor Mike Huckabee: evangelical Christian fanatic proselytizing Christ from the pulpit of the White House. The U.S. Constitution loses in the dawn of the 21st Century.

josh...in the history of ALL religion...the hypocrisy speaks for itself...(christianity in america is a VERY small chapter)....

John, do you think that all the christians in the world gather together in some mass meeting and decide to agree with and follow everything that Huckabee believes? I do not blame anyone who has a preconcieved notion about christians, the media has "taught" the world that all christians are hypocrytes because like I said the only stories the media presents concerning christians show a hypocrytical chritianity, but, there is so much more to Christ and so much more to "christianity" than what the media teaches.

bco - "our government was founded by people who passionately believed in keeping Church and State separate, and who wrote that requirement into the very charter of the government, and the society, that they created" ---- this is very true, but understand that the majority of citizens in our newly created society were running away from the Church of England in search of a place where they could worship as they chose not as the government told them to. the first amendment was not written to exclude religion from American life or even to exclude it from American politics. It was to prohibit the government from telling the people how they must worship. Today, we have taken this great rule and transformed it into a mantra to prohibit any contact of religion with government. that was not its intent. If it had been, I doubt the founding fathers would have begun and ended each meeting with a prayer. What we have now done by excising all religion from anything associated with the government is to effectively do just what the founding fathers did not want to do. We have established a government sponsored religion... That religion being Atheism... the intent of the first ammendment was to allow FREEDOM of religion... it would seem now that those freedoms are being suppresed in the name of constitutionality. I don't think this is what the founding fathers intended.

Well, Bush says God is on our side in Iraq. Who knows.. Jesus might have been the weapons officer on the plane that dropped 2 500 pound bombs on that restaurant full of Iraqi families the night we launched our war of aggression. God is always on everyone's side. Heck, the German troops in WW2 even had "Gott Mit Uns" on their belt buckles. I don't see God holding a press conference to dispute Huckabee's position.. do you?

This "liberal" that does believe in God feels like it's more of the same. As in "using Jesus to get votes." I just have issues with it and it rings false to me. Tho it is the new trend it seems. I read thru these posts and see one saying it's good so we can sort out who is real and who listens to satan. Are you kidding me? Anybody can SAY anything, and remember that the worst will try to sell it in this manner. It's important to view the actions and history here.

first of all, it's not even jeebus' birthday. a pope declared it (and protestant sheep still follow ?) to compete with/try to eliminate pagan solstice celebrations ! so your holy day is a FARCE. much like all of the pagan off-shoots actually (judaism, christianity, islam. did any one read recently where they believe the story of noah was actually a jewish version of mesopotamian fllod stories written by the jews when they were in exile in babylon ? HELLO...they went from many gods to one god and copied each others myths...IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY OF IT TRUE OR REAL...we have many faiths in this country, but it is THE ISSUES, COMMON SENSE, AND REASON which should determine a good candidate...(NOT FLAT EARTH IRON AGE MYTHOLOGY)...

holy christ, more talk about who's imaginary friend is better than the others.

Matthew Murray had the right idea. We need less christians.

anyone remember the seperation of church and state?i dont know how anyone can want another religous nut in the white house after 7 yrs. of war,torture,secret soviet prisons,outing cia agents for fun,katrina,alberto"i dont recall"gonzales.all there anti gay hatred and they have larry craig waiting in the bathroom,mark foley,david vitter,no insurance for poor kids,but "cost plus" contracts for halliburton to serve over 100,000 us troops cantaminated water straight from the tigris river.no such thing as gobal warming"or science for that matter"a president who says he doesent believe in evolution and the earth is only 2000 yrs. old..is it also flat mr. president?

Huckabee's camp is doing what the Clinton camp isn't right now...relaxing and appearing confident...

It sickens me that politicians pander to peoples religious beliefs. It sickens me that christians let politicans think they can curry favor with them just by screaming Jesus.

"Render to ceasar that which is ceasars and onto god that which is Gods'"
quote from Jesus shows that God and this world are two different things.

Religion shouldn't even be an issue in a political race.....but naturally people always care about what religion people identify with. However, Americans should focus on more important issues that will actually dictate policy and action taken by the new administration. Religion and politics should be separate entities. I understand that it is important for a leader to have morals but they should be from a humanistic standpoint not a Christian or Mormon or whatever perspective....Human morals should dictate a nation because American citizens believe in several religions and in order to respect them all, a moral law should be enacted but not one specifically designed to favor just one.

Thank you Mike for these moving Christmas greetings. Even though I am not "Christian", if anyone can unite this country it will be Mike Huckabee. All the best to you for Christmas and a happy new year. You deserve to become the next president and I hope you will.

Joachim Schneider

Once again Huckabee is doing his best to take the attention off of his poor record. He assumes that the way to win is by portraying himself as some kind of righteous republican. The people in Iowa are smarter than that and they will see right through him. Christians, like myself, are not just going to ignore the issues.

Christianity, belief in Messiah, is a Jewish teaching. Islam came hundreds of years later and it also is supposed to have been modeled after Judaism and Christianity. Everything else is tribal and pagan idolatry. The Judeo/Christian teaching is a valid teaching. Anything contrary to this teaching is not even valid because it is a belief in rocks and trees that could never save anyone.

A blessed, and Merry! Christmas, Huck. Thanks for a great ad! And, work on that FairTax for us. We're looking forward to the best Christmas gift ever, no more IRS!

I see Hucklechuck is invoking the Christian dog-whistle again. Slipping in references to Christ and Christianity as a super-secret code to the dense that "I'm your man, a vote for me is a vote for Jesus." Well Hucklechuck, you may be celebrating the birth of the Son, but many others are celebrating Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or the birth of the SUN. That's why in this land of freedom, it is more appropriate to say "HAPPY HOLIDAYS". In other words, "whatever celebration brings you happiness, may you celebrate it in health and peace." Versus dog-whistling and shoving your religion down our throat.

"As an Arkansan, I can tell you that the values Mike Huckabee talks do not match his walk. Do you know about Action America, the political slush fund he tried to keep secret? He called political donations "love offerings" so that he would not have to report them (even those from big tobacco companies). He tried to steal $70,000 worth of furniture from the state mansion for his private home, claiming that he thought it was his property since he lived in the mansion. He used state funds to pay his personal bills (including his wife's pantyhose). He had a stable of big donors who bought his expensive suits and other goodies, and he rewarded them with government contracts and highly paid positions. Every time he got caught he claimed that "I'm just a poor preacher boy who doesn't understand how government works, and those nasty Democrats are just picking on me!" He is cheap, greedy, and whiney."

Posted by: ArkRepub | Dec 17, 2007 10:36:40 PM

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This post says more than anyone should need to hear. Please don't waste your vote electing Bush Lite!!!!

It does not matter who gets to become president. This country is going to be even more screwed up than it is. None of our candidates deserve my vote. Which is why I choose not to vote at all.

Listen, Politicians will say what they want how they want to get in. Period. Why all the fuss? We're screwed folks no matter what.

The irony of many of the more recent posts in this thread is that "Ron Paul For President" IS a religion.

In reference to the dark side of the Christian heart to Jesus: There is that problem of the idea that torture is good for the soul. In reference to the Easter story in particular and the worthlessness of the human body: how much less is the body of an animal worth and a mere stray:
that the act of torture is some benefit to the cosmos:

Once again religion is being used by some people(presidential candidates) to attempt to control other people(religious voters). You religious people need to keep in mind that Huck is just invoking religion at this time for only one purpose: to get your vote! For once don't be sheep; don't follow this clown simply because he appeals to your religious beliefs, but look at his past record and then decide if his record warrants your vote. He is not getting my vote!

Huckabee is doing everything he can to get people to like him personally, while forgetting his history.

Considering the scrutiny he's been under for his "Christian Leader" commercial and his "Don't Mormons believe Satan and Jesus are brothers?" gaffe, I'd expect him to be acutely aware of the message he's sending... and he is.

Even though many will see this clip as somewhat inappropriate, I bet Huck floated the cross simply to create conversation. After all, conversation about identity politics and the religion card have diverse views. That's better than having people focus on his pardons or foreign policy, which are universally condemned.

No worries Huck, we're not gonna let you off that easy.

Can we put this 6000 year old earth thing to rest. Huckabee has been clear that he doesn't now how old the earth is or how long it took for God to create it. The point is that he believes, along with over 80% of Americans that God did it. See the YouTube clip from the debate and quit regurgitating this smear. Huckabee has faults and has made poor decisions like every other human being on this planet, but we will do better to just stick to debating the real ones and avoid making crap up.

As an Arkansan, I can tell you that the values Mike Huckabee talks do not match his walk. Do you know about Action America, the political slush fund he tried to keep secret? He called political donations "love offerings" so that he would not have to report them (even those from big tobacco companies). He tried to steal $70,000 worth of furniture from the state mansion for his private home, claiming that he thought it was his property since he lived in the mansion. He used state funds to pay his personal bills (including his wife's pantyhose). He had a stable of big donors who bought his expensive suits and other goodies, and he rewarded them with government contracts and highly paid positions. Every time he got caught he claimed that "I'm just a poor preacher boy who doesn't understand how government works, and those nasty Democrats are just picking on me!" He is cheap, greedy, and whiney.

Look at the candidates WALK, not just the TALK. There is one candidate who lives his faith without using it to CONvince god-fearing people to vote for him (as Mike and some other candidates are trying to do, and as King George did). He consistently, courageously upholds Christian values in all areas of his life (marriage and family, military service, private practice, and politics) without calculating how to win the Christian vote.

Here are some of the values he lives by in all areas of his life, including public service and campaigning:
=TRUTHFULNESS (even when unpopular).
=INTEGRITY (no flipflop, rock-solid principles, even when going against the grain of Washington liberalism and corruption).
=FAITHFULNESS (married to same woman 50+ years).
=HUMILITY (driven by his concern for this country, not self-promoting).
=COMPASSION ("Let's take care of people over here.").
=PRO-LIFE (a doctor who cares for the unborn and their mommies).
=REPENTENCE (to change course when a mistake was made, like in Iraq).
=FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY (to operate on a balanced budget, eliminating overspending and debt).
=PEACE (to understand those who hate us rather than blindly retaliating, escalating, torturing, and perpetuating an unjust, unwinnable war).
=LAWFULNESS (champion of our Constitution and the God-given freedoms it guarantees).

If you have ever carefully listened to him or examined his record, you’d know who I’m talking about: Ron Paul. Wake up Christians! Don't be fooled again! The last thing we need is another neoCON pretending to follow Jesus Christ in order to promote himself and become the most powerful man on the planet. Shame on those guys!

I was disapppointed with the earlier comment, claiming that Jesus didn't have any "women" or "minorites" as disciples. That's false. Read the Gospels and Epistles, and you'll find that many women followed Jesus Christ, and his female disciples were the witnesses of his resurrection from the dead. Second, Jesus Christ lived in ancient Israel, in the Middle East. Does that count as a "minority"? Third, if you will read the book of Acts and the book of Jeremiah, you'll find many Africans that are followers of the one true God and Christians. Finally, it is true that Jesus Christ healed many people during ministry before his death for our sins and resurrection. Yet Jesus Christ is God, the Creator. The Creator CREATED our amazing brains, including those who invent cures for diseases. So I thank God for that! Read the book of Genesis.

You know, the comments I've read here say more about the hearts of the people posting them than about the ad itself. Jesus said it this way:
"...for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks." (Mat. 12:34)

I think Mike is more Jesus than Mitt or Rudy. He wins that race so far. His beliefs in the earth being 6000 years old and women submissive to their husbands is a little old fashioned however

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Thanks Mr. Huckabee for the Christmas greetings! Greetings to your family as well.

Funny how a nice ad wishing people a nice family holiday can generate so much hate! How sad.

These people that think Huckabee ia an Ass is a good candidate or Romney for that matter..are the reason America is falling to pieces...try voting for a candidate who actually cares about the "average" American..the poor, the homeless...Dennis Kucinich may not brag about his religion, but what he stands for is more about a "supposed Christ" would care about, the man's family lived out of a car for pete's sake when he was a kid...he knows what it's liek to actually be poor!

Anyone without the mental fortitude to rise above superstition (be it Christian, Jewish or what have you,) should NOT be the leader of ANYTHING, nevermind the country!

Why are people so impressed with Jesus? He could have had a couple of women as disciples, thus reducing some of the discrimination against women over the centuries. Did he have any minorities as a disciple? NO. A black disciple might have helped to stop so much horrible racism. How about a handicapped one? As one of his miracles Jesus could have eliminated a disease from the world. Instead he turned water into wine and we had to wait 2000 years for doctors to eliminate smallpox.

The phrase "Separation of Church and State" is derived from a letter written by Thomas Jefferson in 1802. The concept itself was spread through the colonies due in large part to the influence of John Locke.

You are right that it can also be traced back to the Jews and Christians living in the Roman Empire, who recognized the authority but not the divinity of the Roman Emperor.

The Christians of the Roman Empire sought to restrict the role of government in their religious lives. The threat that we see now is from those who wish to do the opposite- to expand the role of religion in our government.

Mike is somewhat of a nice feller. But I would never vote for him to be president of our country.