GI John and the Hockey Mom

Barak Obama chose Joe Biden for his running mate and the pro-Obama media applauded – after all, Joe is Roman Catholic and that’s a voting block Obama needs. But wait a minute. Doesn’t the Roman Catholic Church teach against abortion? Aren’t they the leaders in the pro-life movement? Won’t Biden try to take away a woman’s right to kill her unborn baby? How about homosexual marriages? Doesn’t the Roman Catholic Church teach that homosexuality is sinful? Don’t they speak out against homosexual marriage? Won’t Joe stand in the way of a homosexual visiting his partner in the hospital?
Not to worry. Joe doesn’t believe what his church teaches. He may take communion in a Catholic Church but he doesn’t really believe any of these politically inconvenient teachings.
Well, what about Obama himself? Hasn’t he attended a Black Liberation Church for twenty years? Doesn’t his church teach that The United States is the USA of KKK? Doesn’t the pastor curse the United States from the pulpit? Don’t they despise white people and accuse the government of spreading A.I.D.S. among the black population? Won’t Obama have a racially divisive agenda? Isn’t he anti-American at heart?
Not to worry. Barry tells us he doesn’t believe what his church teaches. He may take communion in a radically racist church. He may even commit his children’s religious training to that church, but he doesn’t really believe any of its politically inconvenient teachings.
Well, what about Sarah Palin? Isn’t she an Evangelical Christian? Aren’t they the ones who, like Biden’s Catholic Church, teach that abortion is wrong and homosexuality is sinful? Surely, Palin just stops by the church to take communion, not to receive any religious instruction or inspiration – right?
Not to – oops – Sarah Palin actually believes what her church teaches, actually structures her life according to those teachings, even when it means undertaking a lifelong burden to preserve the life of a human being and even when the teachings are politically inconvenient.
There’s a word for people who claim a religion as their own, but neither believe nor practice what that religion stands for – the word is hypocrite. According to their fawning media surrogates Obama and Biden are good choices because they are hypocrites, Palin is a bad choice because she is sincere. Interesting set of moral values wouldn’t you say?
I want to elect a president with integrity and I want a Vice President who has integrity as well. I believe John Mc Cain to be a man of integrity – one who doesn’t attack old friends just because they have become rivals for a political office. He doesn’t say much about his religious faith but he has given us no reason to believe he is insincere about it. He is certainly sincere about the abortion issue. He speaks from only one face about that and about same sex marriage.
Sincerity should be a big issue in this election, especially for those who consider voting for Obama. He tells us where he stands on a number of issues and he assures us that he actually loves America. He has no record to back these statements; as a matter of fact the record should cause us to wonder about his love of America. But he gives us his word, assures us of his commitment and wants that to be enough for us. My question is this: if he is admittedly insincere about his religion, why should I believe he is sincere about his policies? Frankly I don’t.
As for Biden, he has told us that Obama is not ready to be president, now he says that he is. Was he sincere about the earlier statement? Is he sincere about his change of heart? If the man is not sincere about the religion in which he hopes to find salvation for his soul, why would I believe him sincere about mere politics? Frankly I don’t.
Maybe some Catholics are so shallow they will vote for Biden just because he’s Catholic, maybe some black people are so shallow they will vote for Obama because he’s black, maybe some women are so shallow they will vote for Palin just because she’s a woman, I will vote for her because of her sincere commitment to her principles, and I will vote for Mc Cain because of his proven integrity.
GI John and the Hockey Mom!