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Rick Perry’s pastor problem?
Texas Governor, and possible GOP presidential candidate, Rick Perry has endorsed ‘The Response’ a prayer event scheduled for August 6 in Texas. “As a nation, we must come together and call upon Jesus to guide us through unprecedented struggles, and thank Him for the blessings of freedom we so richly enjoy,” Perry wrote on the event’s official Web site. Perry’s critics are concerned about his distinctly Christian approach to public prayer as well as his association, through ‘The Response,’ with several problematic pastors, among them John Hagee, controversial for his comments on Israel, the Roman Catholic Church and Islam, and C. Peter Wagner, who has suggested that the Catholic veneration of saints is an evil practice. Should politicians be judged by the religious company they keep?
Jeremiah Wright and current ‘pastor problems’
I will not commit the same injustice toward Perry’s pastors that was committed against Rev. Wright.
The necessity of public prayer
As Hindus, prayer has been an integral part of our lives since ancient times and we have been praying and asking God to “lead us from the unreal to the real and from darkness to light”; and we shall continue to do so for the welfare of the nation and mankind, privately and publicly, in spoken and unspoken communication.
A hard-won lesson in religious politics
The fact that Perry may make a run for the White House makes his beliefs, ideas and associations that much more important.
Religious freedom and guilt by association
If I associate with a group which, officially, rejects prejudice and violence, I should not be judged negatively because somebody else, who is also associated with that group, may be guilty of prejudice or violence. We have to give everyone some breathing space in the wide web of human interaction.
Religious free exercise applies to politicians, too
Texas Governor Rick Perry, like every other American citizen, is free to exercise his faith.
Perry has a Christian pastors problem
The more you dig into the official supporter’s list, the more animosity towards non-Christians you can find.
America: Land of the free and religiously diverse
Some people are going to look at Governor Perry and say he has a pastor problem, but I look at him and say he has a basic theological misunderstanding of the teachings of Jesus.
Politicians should not be judged by the religious company they keep
Out of respect for the state, we believe that it should represent all citizens equally and without preference for religious or philosophical tradition. Out of respect for religious communities, we believe that they should foster faithful ways of living without favoring one political party over another.
Rick Perry betrays a great American principle
Secularism, it shouldn’t need emphasizing, is not the same as atheism. Secularism is the belief that religion is private, and should not intrude upon the governance or politics of the nation.
Pastor problems apply to Obama, too
Governor Perry has the same First Amendment rights of religion, speech and association as any other citizen.
Rick Perry, politicians should be judged by company they seek
Ony a fool seeks the company of a fool.
Jesus: please fix Texas because Governor Perry can’t
Not only is the “Christian prayer summit” the politics of distraction, however, it’s also a Christianity of distraction, drawing our attention away from what the Bible actually says
Candidates should be candid on faith
Knowledge of a candidate’s faith and his or her depth of devotion probably tells us more about how that person will govern than we will learn from all the debates and television ads combined.
Judging politicians by their preachers is toxic temptation
Rather than judging politicians by their preachers, we need more preachers who judge politicians by their record of protecting the least among us, by their moral vision of the common good.
Politicians and the company we keep
America is a nation of human beings aspiring to reach salvation. Why is it so difficult to accept that there can be different ways to reach the same goal?
Gov. Perry should focus on governance, not godliness
Texas Gov. Rick Perry has no business sponsoring a prayer service. His job is to run the state, not act as an evangelist.
‘The Response’ is political three card monte
It’s good to be focused on heaven, but we should never lose sight of what is going on right before our eyes.
America wrestling with religious law
We are in a cultural and religious tussle in America now over the path our country should take.
Creeping theocracy
As an atheist, I’m used to being denigrated or dismissed from public discourse by pandering politicians.
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