Misesian
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Ron Paul trailing McCain in Christian poll
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Give me liberty
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McCain Doesnt sound like a True Christan I am sad and at shamed that Chirstans think McCain Is
a real Christan, McCain doesnt follow Jesus teachings.
a real Christan, McCain doesnt follow Jesus teachings.
12% and climbing.
I know where this christian perspective is coming from. My parents are from Wisconsin and became missionaries in the early 1970's and are still missionaries. I was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands and spent my whole life travelling across Europe, North America, and even to places as remote as Reunion Island and Madigascar. As I travelled I found that I could associate with people all over the world and I felt we all as people shared a common bond. This is what so energized me to become active in this campaign where I currently reside in Hawaii, where my parents are still working at and helped start the YWAM college University of the Nations in the 70's. I have found Ron Paul's message to be exactly what people all around the world that I met were yearning for.
But when it comes to McCain and christians I am saddened at how easy it has been for my own parents to not see the truth.
I asked my parents if they had heard of Ron Paul and my dad answers "yes but I dont know where he stands on moral issues" which truly means he doesnt know and thinks that Ron Paul would be pro-choice which my parents oppose. And then tells me that every 4 years they await the outside input on how to vote from Focus on the Family and other organizations. I was appalled that they wouldnt even educate themselves about the candidates for the primaries but were waiting until after they were over to hear from their organizations on who, of the people left, is the best one to vote for.
I have since flooded my parents with links to Ron Paul speeches pretty much every other day. I even looked into some of my parents past choices such as Pat Buchanan and Alan Keyes to write essays to them on how these people all agree on "key" points.
The reason that people are voting this way is because they truly are underinformed. The way to change this in my opinion is to just educate as much as possible and continue on our path of showing people history and how we got where we are and how we can change it.
Educating people like my parents will do leaps and bounds for this movement. The way to change the votes of people who let others make up their minds for them is to educate both the voters and the genuine people who are misinformed that hold the trust of the voters.
Wow this is a long post. My 3rd post ever and I think my first post that broke 1 or 2 sentences long.
I know where this christian perspective is coming from. My parents are from Wisconsin and became missionaries in the early 1970's and are still missionaries. I was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands and spent my whole life travelling across Europe, North America, and even to places as remote as Reunion Island and Madigascar. As I travelled I found that I could associate with people all over the world and I felt we all as people shared a common bond. This is what so energized me to become active in this campaign where I currently reside in Hawaii, where my parents are still working at and helped start the YWAM college University of the Nations in the 70's. I have found Ron Paul's message to be exactly what people all around the world that I met were yearning for.
But when it comes to McCain and christians I am saddened at how easy it has been for my own parents to not see the truth.
I asked my parents if they had heard of Ron Paul and my dad answers "yes but I dont know where he stands on moral issues" which truly means he doesnt know and thinks that Ron Paul would be pro-choice which my parents oppose. And then tells me that every 4 years they await the outside input on how to vote from Focus on the Family and other organizations. I was appalled that they wouldnt even educate themselves about the candidates for the primaries but were waiting until after they were over to hear from their organizations on who, of the people left, is the best one to vote for.
I have since flooded my parents with links to Ron Paul speeches pretty much every other day. I even looked into some of my parents past choices such as Pat Buchanan and Alan Keyes to write essays to them on how these people all agree on "key" points.
The reason that people are voting this way is because they truly are underinformed. The way to change this in my opinion is to just educate as much as possible and continue on our path of showing people history and how we got where we are and how we can change it.
Educating people like my parents will do leaps and bounds for this movement. The way to change the votes of people who let others make up their minds for them is to educate both the voters and the genuine people who are misinformed that hold the trust of the voters.
Wow this is a long post. My 3rd post ever and I think my first post that broke 1 or 2 sentences long.
hillertexas
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Which candidate do you support?
Hillary Clinton
5%
John McCain
48%
Barack Obama
25%
Ron Paul
13%
Other
8%
Total Votes: 2009
Which candidate do you support?
Hillary Clinton
5%
John McCain
48%
Barack Obama
25%
Ron Paul
13%
Other
8%
Total Votes: 2009
Soccrmastr
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who cares, internet polls dont matter anymore.
We still need to alter perceptions and awaken the populace. If we turn the Gop nomiantion, or RP runs as an Idependent, or if we want to get all these congressmen elected, then we must still fight the wider fight in any way available to us.
The Grassroots has especailly failed to penetrate the 'christian' segment of the Gop, which should be low hanging fruit given RP's sentiments about Abortion, Born againness and the general left wingedness of McCain.
The Grassroots has especailly failed to penetrate the 'christian' segment of the Gop, which should be low hanging fruit given RP's sentiments about Abortion, Born againness and the general left wingedness of McCain.
georgiaboy
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14%
danielboon
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15% keepit going
