“My German-born mother remembers growing up in an era with a population by and large having outrageously stupid beliefs and hopes in a politician as having all the answers.” She remembers quite a bit still about her childhood, including a parallel experience to The Lion, Witch, & the Wardrobe evacuation to a regional area when she was about 14. I recently showed her the infamous YouTube clip (which I accurately represented by telling her it was not official) of the children singing their praises to Obama and she quietly chuckled and had one word after watching it through to the end. “Hitler.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTm5rp8r6fE&feature=related

She didn’t say much else – except to say she was flabbergasted and walked away shaking her head. She hasn’t bought any of Obama-hysteria and can’t understand the adulation. And she felt like an oppression had begun after the election result. Who do you think I should listen to, Godwin or her?

btw, in other news, I could not believe that the media’s attack on Palin has not cooled one iota, doing everything they can to smear her potential at 2012 from day one.
www.theage.com.au/world/insiders-spill-beans-on-sarah-palin-20081107-5jk0.html?page=-1

Shameless. Along with a photo that’s deliberately chosen to make her look stupid. (whoah, she shrugs – must be stupid then) Hey, if someone was to scrutinize my life over the last 2 months demanding perfection, would I not have some clangers? And unlike Obama’s, most of hers can be cured in seconds, whereas how do you cure disdain for life or racism or corruption so easily?

And let me ask this – if you were in a life or death situation, who would you rather have in your corner, Obama or Palin (knowing there might be negative ramifications for a political career for them)? Think Trig.

One more video of concern. I won’t blame you if you can’t make it to the end, because I couldn’t even get close:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PDehlPWsdQ

…at least something to laugh at here:
www.spurgeon.org/images/pyromaniac/TeamPyro/e-s_069.jpg

Mark Rabich

Actually no one is – or has been – claiming that McCain is an evangelical Christian. As far as I am aware, he is not. (Of the four who were running, only one was – and is – Sarah Palin.) But that is not the real issue. The issue is one major party (the Democrats) who have as part of their platform abortion on demand and special rights for homosexuals, among other things, and another party (the Republicans) who do not. In my estimation, one party is closer on a number of issues to biblical Christianity than is the other.

As to abortion and war, I have already noted that the Bible distinguishes between legitimate and illegitimate killing. Abortion is always murder and is always wrong. Some wars however can be regarded as just wars. God himself ordered Israel to engage in various wars. So war in not always evil and sinful in itself, as abortion is.

I do however agree that we need to pray for Obama. Pray that he in fact becomes – if he is not already (but I don’t see much evidence for this) – a born-again Christian, and pray that he drops his many radical policies which will bring so much damage and harm to America and the rest of the world.

Bill Muehlenberg, CultureWatch

I wonder if he doesn’t believe in rape but believes that rapists should have the right to rape.

Roger Marks

I am not sure the point needs to be belaboured much further. I did not say we are living in identical climates. I simply noted that the rise of a Hitler-like figure is by no means impossible, given similar circumstances.

And hey, your humble pad at least has the means to watch Fox, which is more than my humble pad has.

Bill Muehlenberg, CultureWatch

Great to see you tackling the big issue of the day. You may be surprised but I am quite excited about the election of BHO. I think he will be disastrous for the US and the rest of the world. But this will show us the greatness of God, His justice, mercy and compassion, something this world needs to know. We will see lots of humility if even from a small minority. We may even see again the world turned upside down, and of the Christians it being said, “See how they love oneanother”.
Greg Brien

I am having trouble discerning any connection whatsoever between current events and the rise of Nazism. I’m not being obtuse, I think the comparison is a little clumsy.

What are the points of comparison that you see?

Cheers,

James Beattie

P.S You’d be disappointed in my wealthy pad, it looks suspiciously like a rented family home in the burbs…