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I was very encouraged and motivated by Huckabee’s speech at the RNC. Yet another reason to consider voting for John McCain in November. He was not my first choice, and I don’t agree with him on everything.  But there is also great potential for good and we can not have Barack Obama as our President!

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On April 20th* April 13th (Sunday) at 8:00pm (ET) Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will participate in a forum on faith and values at Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania. It will be broadcast live on CNN. John McCain has been invited as well but has so far declined. The event has been called The Compassion Forum.

The faq page of The Compassion Forum Site lists the following “compassion and social justice issues” for discussion:

• Global and U.S. Poverty
• Human Rights
• Global Aids
• Climate Change
• Darfur

What do I think of all this?

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1. I believe that Christians should act with compassion to help those in poverty.
2. I believe that Christians should be on the front lines of defending human rights
3. I believe that Christians should be on the front lines of compassion towards those with Aids
4. I believe that the Human Caused Global Warming “crisis” is a Man Made Myth.
5. I believe that the crisis in the Sudan is a great tragedy. I don’t know what to do about it and I am very interested in hearing a discussion of what the U.S. government can or should do about it.

I hope that in the category of human rights the forum addresses:

• The Right to Life and the ending of the Evil and Murderous practice of killing unborn children
• Religious Freedom in America and around the world
• The Right and Responsibility of parents as their children’s primary educators

I have to admit that I am skeptical. I get a little bit tired of some claiming that it is only “compassion” if you believe that the government should tax people more and spend more money on the problem. I am convinced that individuals, churches, and private organizations getting involved hands-on with their own money and their lives is the key to most “compassion” issues. I do believe that the government has a responsibility to defend the Rights to Life and Liberty. I believe that the best thing the government can do to combat poverty is to get out of the way and let the people love their neighbors.

I hope I will be able to watch it. I am not sure if I will be able to at this point.

If you watch it, come back here and tell me what you thought about it!

It will be very interesting to see if John McCain shows up. Even Mike Huckabee is supporting the event.

We’ll see what happens!

*A comment below revealed that I had entered the wrong date for the CNN broadcast of the event. April 13th is the correct date.

I am not sure what the future holds for Mike Huckabee but he has now been thrust into the national eye and has an opportunity to be an influential leader in the grassroots realm. I will be watching where he goes with things, whether or not he runs for office of any kind again, and any organizations or movements that he starts up.

Here is an article by Mike Huckabee at his blog updating everyone on where his life is headed now that his presidential run has wound down. It is from MikeHuckabee.com:

Dear Troops:

The overwhelming response that we continue to receive on the website has been humbling. While we know the campaign is over, the cause to stand for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is not.

I’m trying to adjust to a new routine and finding it difficult after being gone every night for the past 14 months. I think I will someday find a bottom to the pile of things stacked on my desk and in boxes nearby, but it may longer than I thought.

Of course, I will be working hard to elect GOP candidates this year–from Senator McCain all the way down to helping with candidates at the state level. I will also be creating an organization that will help us focus on activating people around the nation to take a stand and become citizens who are both informed and involved in America’s future. We will have more details about that soon. [Read More]

Did Barack Obama not know about Al-Qaeda in Iraq? Where has he been?

From CNN.com:

“I always reserve the right for the president … to make sure that we are looking out for American interests,” Obama said. “And if al Qaeda is forming a base in Iraq, then we will have to act in a way that secures the American homeland and our interests abroad.” [Read More]