Mike Huckabee

Although some religious backgrounds can decrease the chances of a gop canidate being ominate or elected , some help. Mike Huckabee for example draws alot of his votes(as shown in polls by cnn) from evangelicals. Some sources compare him to George Bush when he was running for president. they are similar in that they both promote religious views , for exmaple, they are anti-gay, anti-abortion and etc.
"At the Weekly Standard, Stephen Hayes worries about the fact that Huckabee "told a producer for Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network that his religious background made him most qualified to lead the war on terror," and that he "seems to believe the best foreign policy is one guided by the Golden Rule." Scoffing at the Golden Rule? What's next, attacking the Boy Scout Oath? And what it is about Huckabee's name that inspires a whole new lexicon? The Weekly Standard's headline writers couldn't resist, dubbing his perceived foreign policy shortcomings "The Perils of Huckaplomacy."

In this quote provided by the source below it shows how Mike Huckabee ties his religion and his beliefs into politics. Some people fear of the idea that someone like him would be elected in office base on his views also and the actions he might take but radicals supports. Is it ok for a GOP canidate to base politicals views on religion?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/huckabee-the-gops-cynic_b_77165.html

Barack Hussein Obama? fact or fib?

The rumors that brack obama is a radical islam is false but without a doubt he was once introduced to muslim and studied the teachings of islam. Alot of sources on the internet claim that barack is still a muslim but that is safe to say false. Barack obama went to idonesia when his mother remarried and he might have gone to a muslim school but that doesn't mean he was ever really a 'muslim' because at the same time he also went to catholic schools. Although it all seems like its surreal vision of obama's childhood learnings, you can't help but notice the fact that obama's campaign team and himself tried to cover the whole thing up. Even the thought of Obama as a muslim in american's eyes can hurt his campaign and his bid for the democratic nomination or presidential race. The image of religion and the type of person someone may be based on it has a major effect on the views of the american people. If Barack Obama was muslim do you think it would effect the view of his supporters?


http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/muslim.asp

Mitt Romney

Do you think Mitt Romney's background as a "mormon" doomed him from having a chance to become the republican nominee?

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Topic # 2 Religion Over Freedom

Sometimes political canidates include alot of controversial topics into their debates and to use them to draw voters. For example, Gay rights and abortion rights. The majority of "religious" voters lean towards the canidate that would agree with their morals like limiting gay rights and freedoms, for example ,getting married and also women's rights like abortion. We've seen the government put our freedoms aside for security but now certain religious fanatics wants to put certain freedoms aside for religious views. Certain political canidates like president Bush have promised such views for banning abortion and limiting gay rights even more but never delievered on them. What's your opinion? What's your view on all this?

Topic #1 Religious Political Canidates

Some political canidates draw their votes from their political backgrounds and beliefs and some canidates lose votes by their beliefs, For example Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee. What means more to you? (A political canidate that has the same morals as you or a political canidate that has the same political view as you.)