Please don't tell me that he is just preaching a sermon! YOU KNOW he is campaigning!

It should be mentioned that many intellectuals have also believed in a “Christ” or to reduce it to something you “intellectuals” can understand, a “supreme intelligence”. You have also used the term “Safe Sex”… which in my opinion demoralizes the action in itself. Is there any such thing as dangerous sex if you’re practicing it with the right person to begin with? Also, whether you believe in a God or not, your own common sense may tell you that it’s wrong to take another’s life. It just so happens that some people out there also have the same “common sense” telling them that men and women are born with specific body parts that fit together.

Of course, all of this may just be collections of opinions from many different people. But any time we force our own opinions on someone else, we’re just as wrong. We’re all born with agency… and we should and can have the great responsibility of acting in ways that enable our agency to remain.

If these candidates want to act and do as they are, more power to them. It only tells me who I like and don’t like and again, that’s only my opinion. I think elections are always eye openers for a large percentage of the people in America… it’s just hard for some of us to swallow when more than just a few don’t see eye to eye with us. We should all step out of our “zone” and continue building a nation that will stand together.

McCain and Huckabee are honest persons – persons of integrity and not just talkers, persons who profess their faith.

That´s what everybody in Europe and US hates is that christians do the talk and don´t do the walk. What´s wrong with someone who stands for a fair tax system, who fights for the life of unborn babies as well as for more justice in general?

If Obama, Clinton and Edwards leave Iraq alone, the world would soon turn up into a whole mess.Terrorists would grow like mushrooms all over the world. That´s absolutely irresponsible. It would encourage Al qaida and Co. to enlarge their terrorist activieties. Who wants that, really?

I know that voting for Gulianni or Huckabee are wasted votes in Michigan, so MY WIFE AND I ARE VOTING FOR JOHN MCCAIN IN MICHIGAN TO MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE!

Guliainni will make his stand in Florida against McCain, but hopefully without Romney's negative ads financed with Romney's personal $$$. George Bush stole the 2000 election with negative ads and look at the mess our country is in now because of him. We don't need another rich guy buying the election with negative ads! We don't need negative Romney ads in this campaign anymore. STOP ROMNEY!

Where Huck stands on the issues is directly related to his faith, therefore the rationality behind his faith must be considered. If he can't separate them, how can we?

To quote Bill Maher in his interview with Huck, "If someone believes that the earth is 6,000 years old and every scientist in the world is saying that it is billions of years old, why shouldn't I take that into account when I am assessing the rationality of someone I am going to put into the highest office in the land?"

The Office of President of the United States requires careful thought and examination of current social, political, economic and global issues. We cannot trust in the abilities of someone who so blatantly believes things to be true when in fact there is significant proof for the opposite.

Wanting something to be true does not make it true. If you really took the time to educate yourself and objectively look at the worlds data, you would plainly see that human beings evolved from ape-like ancestors that existed around 7 million years ago in the late Miocene epoch.

Nowhere do I here Mike huckabee assuming if your a Christian you should vote for him. It is illegal for a pastor to say "vote for Mike Huckabee". The church could have their tax exmpt status removed. Mike Huckabee was at one time a preacher. Many conservative evangelicals believe if a man (or woman) has been called to preach, then that gift never leaves. It would be normal to invite him to preach on Sunday. Everybody calm down.

Those of you comparing Christianity to Radical Islamic extremism are wacko and offensive. Not all religion has violence on its mind.

I'm still making up my mnd on Mike Huckabee. He seems a genuine Christian, no doubt. I'm just not sure he is the best candidate for the job.

He gets attacked i suppose b/c he used to be a preacher. Yet there's nothing wrong with Hillary speaking from the pulpit and having her people villify Obama's past drug use from the pulpit.

Only 2 kinds of people in the world
Forgiven-cleansed by the blood of Jesus, accepted by God
Unforgiven (God is waiting for you.) will be rejected at the gates of heaven and sentenced for judgemt

No man is perfect. I think that if Mike Huckabee is truly following Christ then he will be blessed and so will America.

"You will know a man by his fruit" (what he does and says).
Just keep an open mind and vote.

PS On the religious stuff. Don't forget Carter was a Sunday School teacher, fond of asking "If you were arrested for being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you?" What of James Garfield being a Minister? No pogroms or inquisitions then, eh?

Anyway I'm always hopeful to hear genuine contributions to discourse. The spewing of nonsense should be left to Rosie.

IF YOU ARE VOTING OR NOT VOTING FOR SOMEONE BASED ON THEIR RELIGION, YOU NEED TO READ THE CONSTITUTION.

Oh, and to all you "separation of church and state" people who are up in arms, what about Hillary and Obama blantanly campaigning in churches accross America for the past two years? For any politician to stoop to using the pulpit for political gain is dubious at best– are we willing to hold both sides of the aisle equally accountable?

Some of us do not need our pastors to tell us who to vote for and can think for ourselves. Some of us realize the difference between a man who can give good sermons and a man who is qualified to be the leader of the free world!!!

I AM INSULTED THAT MIKE HUCKABEE THINKS THAT BECAUSE HE IS A CHRISTIAN, I SHOULD VOTE FOR HIM, RIDICULOUS!!

One often hears Christians as the question "What would Jesus do?" Well, if Jesus were to show up at a church consecrated to Him and found anyone of these candidates at the pulpit for obvious self-serving purposes, what would He do? I think the story of Jesus casting the money changers out of the temple would serve as a good precedent to follow.

It is important every candidate seek to engage in a dialogue with people of faith. The fact that Huckabee has a history of having been a pastor only means he is A) more at home in that milieu and B) more conscious of higher leves of scrutiny as a result: both in terms of overall ethical scrutiny and ecclesiastical scrutiny with regard to adherence to biblical precepts.

My research and exposure to Huckabee leads me to conclude he is honorable and as qualified as any to run and to serve. McCain disappointed with his waffling and dissolving into a Bush apologist in 2004. Romney is beholden to corporate interests.

Michigan and the nation need vision, strength and fairness with regard to domestic issues. Huckabee's pragmatic populism makes sense.

“No man can serve two masters. Either he will cleave to the one and forsake the other…” Which one will Huckabee forsake, God or country? Either answer is wrong.

If Mitt did this they would be all over him. Mitt doesn't interject his religion into politics, but has had to struggle to keep it out because everyone else wants him to address it.

And no, I don't think ANYONE else is going into churches. Although they might if they didn't fear and expect the backlash.

I'm voting for Mitt Romney no matter what. I know his record and I'm behind him 100%.

Rudy Giuliani asked the congregation of El Rey nondenominational church in Miami for their prayers after he quoted from the book of Joshua in the Bible.

Obama will play a special part in the service next week at Dr. Martin Luther King's Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.

You want to talk about not mixing religion and politics? Or Obama not playing the race card?

You asked why people are focusing on Huckabee at the pulpit and none of the other candidates. CNN didn't run this story to try and make Huckabee look bad, they ran it to try to make him look good. They want the evangelicals out in droves tomorrow to get Huckabee the nomination. CNN wants Huckabee to run against Clinton or Obama in November because he doesn't stand a chance against either one of them. They will do anything to make sure the Dems. get the Whitehouse back. I bet the moderator doesn't have the guts to put this on the blog. Come on moderator, prove me wrong!

What part of "separation of church of state" does Mike Huckabee not understand???

He probably understands that "separation of church and state" doesn't exist in the Constitution. Please, be like Dennis Kucinich and pull out a pocket Constitution. You will not find "separation of church and state" there. Even my liberal law professors had to admit to that. I am not a supporter of Huckabee, but he doesn't have to understand "separation of church and state".

If people want to argue the Constitution please take a look at the only candidate who will bring up the Constitution–Ron Paul.

McCain cannot be GOP nomination because he is to left-leaning to the extend that Joe Liberman endorsed him. He has his own records for people to look at.

Mitt Romney is the same. He changes his positions whenever it suits his political climate. He will be a very good weatherman, though.

Comparing him with Jimmy Carter is ridiculous. Carter left a state with deficit; Huckabee left AR with surplus. Carter loves big government; Huckabee builds efficient government. Carter loves abortion; Huckabee cares about human lives (both before and after birth). Fair Tax is the best thing to happen for EVERYONE. If you spend wisely, you will be fine. Plus EVERYONE get tax rebates. What a day to come when the government has to do the tax (and give me back money) so I can enjoy my weekends before April 15.

I don't need to go further.

Thank you for speaking the truth! If in fact 70% of Americans are "moderates" in that they are socially liberal, fiscally conservative (i.e. libertatian-leaning), then Huckabee is in fact utterly unelectebale, being the exact opposite of that (as he is socially conservative, fiscally liberal)! I am not sure the percentage of socially liberal, fiscally conservative citizens is as high as 70%, but I do believe them to be the majority (with doctrinaire left-liberals and hard right conservatives minorities). One thing is for sure, while libertarian-leaning centrists may be the majority, 70% of Americans ARE currently opposed to the disasterous war in Iraq.

Having said that, I think you are on the right track but are dead wrong on Giuliani. Rudy is quite fiscally conservative, but calling him a social liberal is a huge stretch. Sure he is pro-choice and sides with the Democrats on other social issues, but overall, Rudy is a police-state authoritarian. And he is pro-war! Rudy Giuliani is the most hawkish top-tier Republican besides John McCain, and unless you are one of the 30% of people left in favor of the war in Iraq, you would not vote for him. I am thankful you mentioned Ron Paul, but you dismissed him as a Libertarian! Thanks for demonstrating that you know not what a Libertarian is. Ron Paul served 20 years as a REPUBLICAN and ran for Texas Senate as a REPUBLICAN. He only ran for president as a Libertarian in 1988 when George Herbert Walker Bush, the first modern neoconservative Republican, ran on the GOP ticket. Ron Paul is not a doctrinaire Libertarian, but even so, by your own admission 70% of Americans are moderately libertarian!

Here is to hoping that Ron Paul is the ONLY choice for the Republicans and that Rudy Giuliani is a fascist hack with no experience in national politics. At least Obama got elected Senator, even if he has yet to complete a single term. What is Rudy's claim? 9-11! Not to mention, Giuliani would easily lose, even if he is more electable than Huckabee, Thompson, or Romney.

Go Mike!!!

Isn't it sad that out of nearly 300 million citizens these candidates are the best we can do?

From Jeferson, Hamilton and Adams to these 2 bit fools. My have our standards slipped.

I have no problem with people who want to gather in churches and profess their faith in a god…..much like I have no problem with people talking about vampires or leprechauns or unicorns. However, I do have a problem when those people leave the churches and begin to push their beliefs onto other people and attempt to include their beliefs in the laws and policies of my country.

The people who support Huckabee are the same who support the teaching of creation science and intelligent design in schools. They are the same who want to overturn Rowe Vs. Wade, who want to prevent our children from learning about safe sex, who think homosexuality is a sin and who fear anything outside of their narrow realm of understanding.

I cannot in good conscience allow this country to be further degredated by such and anachronistic and unreasonable way of thinking. The evangelical populous is truly behind the times and as intolerant as they come. Furthermore, they do nothing to abolish their ignorance and continue to revel in the indoctrination they have received. Is it any wonder that this way of thinking has the highest occurances in the poor and undereducated communities?

Huckabee is a step backwards. His supporters will watch this country march on without them. They can only resist truth and reason for so long before the very fire feeding their myths is extinguished forever.