Huckabee had his 2nd job at age 23 working for James Robison, a televangelist whose earnings through Life Outreach Ministry have exceeded 1 million dollars.
Huckabee signed the Child Welfare Agency Licensing Act in 1997. This bill has provisions which allow religious groups to contract for social services with the state without having to compromise their principles.
Huckabee’s administration issued guidelines in October 2000, which allow religious groups to offer voluntary religious programs and to leave their religious artifacts on the walls. Religious groups are allowed to reject a job candidate on religious grounds.
On April 11, 2001, Huckabee signed the “Covenant Marriage Act,” which is a marriage contract option that compels the couple to seek counseling if problems develop during the marriage, and only allows for a divorce pending a felony conviction or spousal abuse.
Is this guy maybe just a little “too religious” to be the leader of the free world?
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Of course he wants America to be a Theocracy. He did say America was made for christians, and that christians should lead it.
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Time will tell, if he does though… there ARE those that will be ready.
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I honestly believe that the ultimate goal of the major organized religious groups is to force indoctrinate society. Theocratic laws and Freedom do NOT mesh well and they never will.
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For my money, we need a Godly man at the helm.
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Yes. Religion has no place in politics. And politics no place in the home.
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Remember that President does not equal dictator, he still has the Supreme Court and Congress to keep him in check, and if he can get those two branches to amend the Constitution of the United States to toss out separation of church and state, well that’ll just be impossible.
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The fact that the man is Christian means that he would be much more honest than a man who is not Christian. For those who worry about a theocracy, were you worried when Reagan was President? He was a deeply spiritual Christian man and he certainly didn’t wield the flag of Theocracy at anyone.
Grow up!
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Let me just address the part that most interests me in your question: You mentioned the Covenant Marriage Act as a negative thing because it mandates counseling for marital problems…I’m confused.
We live in a society where very few people (or so it seems given the divorce rate in this country) take marriage seriously. Why bother getting married if you’re not interested in making it work for the long haul. Obviously society doesn’t have a problem nowadays with people living together or having babies without being married, so WHY bother to marry if divorce is a quick option?
My guess is that most people enjoy the wedding and all the superficial aspects of the union of marriage, but the relationship itself is disposable. Too many people spend far more time planning the wedding than they do planning their marriage–yes, read that as pre-marriage counseling if you choose.
All that being said, I don’t think that makes him too religious.
Blessings.
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The Religious right sure wants it to be and he’s their poster boy.
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The Child Welfare Act of 1997. Was passed to establish specific guidelines to the set-up and running of agency that provide care for abused children and children that are put into the “system”. It in no way favors or gives special treatment to any one group religious or not.
The Covenant Marriage Act. Is a VOLUNTARY agreement that couples getting married or that are already married can agree to and sign. It is not compulsory.
It bothers me when people do not give the whole story. Just enough to get a reaction form those that they want to reach. So lets not jump to conclusions until we now all the facts.
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Huckabee plans to do anything are most likely poorly laid out! He so ignorant, he thinks America already is a theocracy, and better described as too dangerous to be a qualified leader. His signing of the Covenant Marriage Act signifies his eagerness to mettle in personal affairs.
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Interesting. I´m wondering if the use of “religious” legally means ALL religions (if other religions have the same “rights” under these bills ) or if it only applies to Christian groups.
Here is my opinion. If the USA was 99% evang. Christian and he was so popular, let him go ahead. If that is what the population wants, and he is voted into the positions to make these changes, then I see nothing wrong with this.
However, since the USA is such a mix of different cultures, religions, and beliefs/non-beliefs, this should not be allowed to happen, because it ends up in a minority enjoying “rights” which exclude the majority of others. It is already like this in Germany, where I live. Why make it (officially) so in the USA too?
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