"Well, the first thing I'd like to do is just say, you know, all these years I've been paying my tithes to the Southern Baptist churches I belong to. I'm thinking maybe I ought to get some of my money back if Richard's not going to be a little more supportive."This is the worst reason for tithing that I've ever heard, but it provides another good reason why denominational leaders should not be handicapping political candidates.
Thanks to Bill Jones for calling my attention to the Huckabee interview.
4 comments:
Have you heard of a Joke? God happen to bless Governor Huckabee with a sense of humor.
I do agree with the Governor though that the lack of support from the Baptist church is somewhat appalling.
Try telling God one day that you supported candidates that you knew were not morally sound just so Hillary Clinton couldn't win the election.
Moral values should always steer a Christians choice of politicians, win or lose at least you did the right thing in the eyes of God.
Land's methodology for picking among the candidates is about as principled as Huckabee's reasons for tithing.
joke, duh!
Three points:
1. Lack of support from "the Baptist church"? There is no such thing - other than the local Baptist church. If you know anything about Baptist polity, you know that there is no monolithic "Baptist church" . . . no hierarchy handing down orders from on high to a parish or bishopric.
2. The pulpit is tainted - and the God of its house blasphemed - when used to support a political candidate or party.
Land's "methodology for picking among the candidates" is not the problem - the problem is his use of God's holy name for partisan political purposes. Christians cannot speak prophetic truth to power when we are in the hip pockets of political leaders.
3. Huckabee's remark might have been funny to some (such as "massachusetts for mike huckabee"), but I doubt that it is as humorous to those whom he has pastored through the years, who must now wonder about the stewardship sermons that Huckabee has preached.
Stewardship is nothing to joke about. I would caution Huckabee against demanding an even return for his tithes. God might just take him up on it. Would Huckabee want to put his sacrifice up against the sacrifice of Christ on the cross?
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