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As a member of New Life Church in Colorado Springs, I must confess to a bit of righteous anger over Rob Brendle's quoted comments. I like Rob Brendle, the Associate Pastor quoted by David Horsey. He is a smart guy, and a good teacher, but he does not speak for New Life Church on things political. He should have learned from his one-time mentor, Ted Haggard, that he is on dangerous ground when he speaks about political candidates as a representative of 12,000+ diverse church members.

I strongly disagree with Pastor Rob. I support Mike Huckabee because he is the only principled, consistent conservative in every area of his political life. I trust his character, support his policies, and resonate with his Christian experience and values. Mitt Romney, on the other hand, is an opportunistic conservative who is attempting to buy the presidency with his fortune. Personally, as a Christian, I find it difficult to support a candidate who unhesitatingly supports a religion that is undoubtedly a cult, made up out of whole cloth, that preaches a false gospel and a false Christ. I do not trust his judgment.

So Rob, if you're reading this, I would encourage you to reconsider your role as a shepherd of the flock. You can have your own opinions about political candidates, but do not presume to speak for New Life Church when you voice them in public. You are not the church. We are.

Mike Huckabee surely is a wolf in a sheep clothing..his actions offended a lot of Christians...He dictates people to only vote for him or blow up people's tires or lock their doors if they choose to vote someone else...Is this a Christlike attitude for an ordained Baptist minister? He's teaching vandalism to his flock. There are many Christians out there who voted Mitt Romney because they feel that Mike Huckabee is a disgrace to their faith...He is not worthy to be a candidate for a president of the U.S. He doesn't know how to mellow his tone of voice--doesn't have any consideration if he hurts people's feelings. Is this the kind of leader we like to have to represent America to the rest of the world? What is he gonna say to the world leaders who does not belong to his faith...He has so much deep hatred to Mitt Romney and everybody can see it in his eyes without saying a word....That's why, Mike will be out of the picture in just a matter of time...He will be the next to step out....Mitt Romney is the man who can represent our country with so much decency---not even John McCain.

I see that Huckabee has lost the votes of that crucial demographic, "people who don't understand humor." :(

What I find interesting is that Romney is the Hillary of the GOP both in his standing as the favorite of the party machine and being the most disliked candidate in his party.

Frankly this election will not be good for anyone who represents the status quo. Especially if that candidate is from the ruling party, the GOP.

Personally the whole Mormon thing doesn't freak me out nearly as much as the whole Manchurian Candidate/ Stepford Wives family Romney has. They look like they stepped out of a J. Crew catalog. It's seriously creepy.

That speech he gave about religion was amazing in how it totally failed to address any single question about Mormonism while arguing that his faith was integral to his politics. That speech made his Mormon beliefs fair game and frankly that wasn't a smart move.

Mormonism isn't exactly the most understood or understandable religion out there... lots of people think it's down right silly!

How come it is acceptable for Jewish Politician(Joe lieberman) to proclaim his faith during campaign but a taboo for Christians in general.

Why always the negative religious associations with Mike? He served 2 1/2 terms as governor (10 yrs) and 1 1/2 terms as Lt Gov in Arkansas and proved excellent results in a democratic state and on the heels of the Clinton machine. His record is clearly a stellar one who handles the state well fiscally, but also demonstrated a strong commitment to ordinary people. When time voted him as most influential governor, nobody was writing about him being a religous fanatic. Mike was an excellent govenor and Romney a "Al Gore, I am entitled to be President" do nothing governor. I am committed to Mike Huckabee regardless of what Rush, Sean, Ann, Laura and all the other elite establishment voices say.

I agree that is is very disheartening that Rush, Sean, and Ann do not endorse Mike Huckabee, the most authentic Conservative candidate. And I also find it particularly disturbing that so much of the media, and particularly the debate commentators, have already anointed McCain and Romney by focusing almost exclusively on those candidates. Not only does that ignore Huckabee's 10 and 1/2 years governing as a principled conservative in a heavily Democratic state, but it also ignores his strong showing in the primaries to date. Mike is doing very well in states where evangelicals make up a sizable portion of the electorate and he is doing so on a shoe-string budget. Were it not for Romney's deep pockets, he would be an afterthought. I am still hoping that Huckabee will win the Republican nomination, but if McCain does win the nomination, I pray that he taps Mike to be his VP.

Christian, thanks for your feedback. Incidentally, I did clearly state in that interview that I could and would speak only for myself. The body of Christ is as diverse as the body politic. This article seems to reflect that stipulation, as the writer framed my comment with "The pastor thinks..." I understand this is a sensitive issue, particularly with what we've been through at New Life.

This is a somewhat funny dialog to me...Mormons and Christians both crack me up sometimes. I grew up Mormon and I always considered myself Christian since I believed in Christ...it is a lame argument by mainstream Christianity to think that the Mormons are the only ones that believed Christ was the literal son of God which I believe is at the heart of the non-Christian claims against Mormons. The evangelical movement is much worse in my opinion and only divides the Christians since they are just as bad at thinking that their way is the only 'true' way...sounds a lot like the Mormon and Catholic churches claims too doesn't it!

Either way, Romney was not the right candidate and neither is Huckabee. Any candidate that stresses their religion over the unity of the country has the wrong idea about America. I'm glad to see that New Life leadership is starting to see the light so to say about the overall good for the country instead of trying to get a candidate the matches every view they have. It would be even more amazing if they could reach across party lines and even talk about the Democrats...god forbid they might actually be Christians too :).

Look what has happened in the Iraqi elections, the Sunni's voted Sunni, the Shiites voted Shiite, and the Kurds for the Kurds...wow...way to get stuck right -- all based purely on desires of their religion. The founding fathers specifically created separation of church and state for a reason but at the same time left the term God rather vaguely undefined for a specific reason...its the only way a government can function democratically over a diverse population. So I wish everyone would stop looking for a candidate that fits their religious views and starts voting for the one that allows you to have them to begin with and also protects your neighbors views as well!

My vote...Obama and that's because he represents the best of both worlds when it comes to separation of church and state. Morals are more important then if the candidate is Mormon, Christian, Muslim or even an Atheist. I've met a lot of Christians and Mormons for that matter that had a completely warped view of how everyone needed to think and act just like they do -- wake up -- the world just isn't ever gonna be like that. We need a candidate the unites us regardless of our differences.