Politics and Religion

Isn't it funny how every politician is a Christian? When's the last time there was a serious candidate for a high political office who was an atheist? Or a Muslim? (No, Obama isn't a Muslim no matter who says he is...unless he really is, and it's all a big conspiracy...lol) I find it interesting that all of these candidates suddenly become holy rollers as soon as they decide to run for President.
However, it appears that the tide may be turning, as both Obama and McCain are being blasted for their connections to the Christian church. (In Obama's case, I think the critics are justified). However, I noticed that John McCain was lambasted by Keith Olberman the other night on MSNBC because he received an endorsement from John Hagee, the famous "End Time" evangelist. Now, I used to pay attention to Hagee back in the day, and I believed the whole Bible prophecy "timeline" about the end of the world and the rapture, etc... Now, I really don't care. Whatever happens, happens...and it doesn't seem like it's going to happen any time soon. And I'm pretty sure that whatever we think is going to happen is so far off that our generation of "prophets" will be ridiculed a hundred years from now.
Anyway, back to my point...Keith Olberman made fun of Hagee, and subsequently all Bible believing Christians, when he made the comment that Hagee wanted to save the Jews from being destroyed at Armageddon, and that Iran would try to someday nuke Israel. (Sorry Olberman, but apparently you've missed the news lately, where Iran's leader has said he wants to destroy Israel...oh and they are probably trying to create those very nukes right now). Now, I'm not saying that I agree with Hagee on everything, but the Bible clearly teaches that someday, whenever it may be, history will culminate with a final battle in the Valley of Megiddo, or Armageddon, where many nations will make war against Israel. So when you make fun of Hagee's beliefs, you're stepping on all of Christianity.
And it doesn't stop there. There's a popular minister from Oklahoma...(Can't remember his name right off) who recently supported McCain, and now McCain is being criticized because this pastor has made the comments that Islam isa religion straight from hell, and Muhammed got his "vision" from demons. Well, I can understand how that might sound to someone who doesn't understand the Jewish or Christian faith, but ask a Jew who has lost a family member from a suicide bomber what they think. Or the family of an Egyptian Coptic Christian who was raped in front of her husband and murdered for simply believing in Christ. Sorry, but any religion that has as its main goal the extinction of all Jews and Christians, well...I'd say that's a religion thought up by Satan himself.
So, I realized something listening to all of these political pundits talk about these wacky, radical Christians: I AM ONE! And it makes me kinda sad, that in a country where about 70% of the population claims to be Christians, those with the real understanding of what it means to be a Christian are considered crazy. Well, I guess it is kinda crazy to believe that God could cause a virgin to have a baby. (We could do that with science today by the way...and as a side note, that's one reason you need to read my book). It's a little wacky to believe that He was God incarnate and died for all of humanity, I mean after all, we're such good people deep down inside. (How many hundreds of millions of people died in the 20th century from wars? Not to mention the millions killed from abortions). Yeah, it's wacko to believe that God could resurrect the body of Jesus. (I would think that the Jews who hated Jesus so much back then would have done everything possible to prove that Jesus was still dead, which would have stopped Christianity dead in its tracks right then and there, and yet...no body) So, I guess it is pretty crazy to think that the Bible is right when it says that we have an enemy, and that enemy is Satan, and he will do anything, including creating a religion, to destroy God's people, both Jews and Christians, and that someday Jesus Himself will return and put an end to it before Satan succeeds.

Lock me up, folks, stick a needle in me with the "feel good" medicine, and throw away the key.

I Am Crazy

P.S. But at least I've never seen a UFO, like that Kucinich guy who thought he could be president.