Should Christian voters choose candidates who are adulterers and divorcees?

Question

In a recent poll, the three top candidates for the presidential race of 2008 are all three adulterers and divorcees. Should conservative Christian voters really choose these candidates while claiming to want to preserve traditional family values and protect the sanctity of marriage? Republicans who have topped several national, independent polls for the GOP's favorite 2008 nominee: Sen. John McCain (affair, divorce), former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (affair, divorce, affair, divorce), and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani (divorce, affair, nasty divorce). Does this seem wrong to anybody other than me? Not that they have had some marital problems, so much, but that the voters make the "traditional family values" claim, but ignore the lifestyles of the candidates...
Or is all that "protect the sanctity of marriage and traditional family values" rhetoric only the things they say to back their anti-gay positions?

Grandma Susie: Thank you. You have made my point better than any other answerer.
LOL
As long as they are anti-abortion and anti-gay, it doesn't matter what their personal lives say about who and what they are.
You add humor to my morning. Thank you.

JDMC: I don't know what country you live in, but here in America, every democratic candidate I've ever seen claims to be a practicing Christian. It's a very odd perception that only Republicans are Christian and all the rest are godless.

Answer 1

No, they should not vote for people who are adulterers, there is a difference in "are" and "were". That said, what else have we running. We can't not vote. The democrats are even worse. You have to remember too that a lot of people do wrong before they do right. David was an adulterer and a murderer, but he repented and I'll bet He is with God, not the devil. Paul persecuted Christians to the death, but look what a great evangelist He turned out to be. He was beheaded because he couldn't stop preaching the Risen Christ! Peter denied Jesus three times and then was the leader of them all after Jesus left. Peter even chose to be crucified upside down because he felt unworthy to die upright like the Lod. That shows me that we shouldn't judge. God is never finished with us until He says it's over. We don't know if they have it straightened out with Him or not. I'd still rather vote for one of them than vote for some Democrat who is going to promote homosexuality and abortion!

Answer 2

I think the problem is the issue, not the candidate. I am not catholic anyway, but I know communion is very significant for catholics. I think it is forcing them to vote a certain way, but it is like saying, this is the way it is, if you don't beleive it is the truth, don't act like you agree that it is true. The Bible is very clear on homosexuality. I don't know how this can even be considered by anyone who claims to be a Christian as a valid issue. Voting for a candidate or on an issue that supports this view that homosexuality is normal and not sin is just like condoning it. If you condone something, you are sending a message that says "I am okay with that". That means you disagree with the Bible regarding that issue. If you disagree with the Bible, you simpley are not a "Christian" and therefore should not take communion. I am so sick of the twisting garbage that the media has done to make us all feel bad for being "intolerant". Sorry, that new buzzword has absolutely no affect on me. Truth is truth. Christians need to stand up for the truth and grow a backbone.

Answer 3

Politics! 2 things you don't talk about politics and religion and you have asked both in 1 statement. You probable won't get the answer for this one as some many different opinions will effect the outcome.First off Christians should not judge anyone and accept them for face value , they should be forgiving , loving and caring. remember what the bible has taught us "JUDGE NOT AND YOU SHALL NOT BE JUDGED" DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE BE DONE UNTO" and" VENGEANCE IS MINE SETH THE LORD" so mine opinion would be to not look to hard at they're past , we are all human and we all make mistakes. let he without sin cast the first stone and it is better for a man to live on the roof of his house than to remain with a bickering woman.

Answer 4

As long as the candidate is not "Godless" like most Democrat candidates. None of the above mentioned claim to be perfect, you vote for the best or not at all.

Answer 5

That a tough decision to make.
On the one hand you (if you are Christian)would want to vote for some one who would try to make decisions which are good and Biblical,but on the other hand i don't think the Church and the Government should be together.

Answer 6

NO.
The Bible says Christians should not get involved in the politics of this world. So they shouldn't be voting at all. It also says that the governments are here because God lets them be here, but they are not sanctioned by Him, so to speak :)

Answer 7

to be honest true christians should not really vote. the vote should be jesus. when the jews try to make jesus king he fled . why because his kingdom is not part of his world. likewise true christinas should not vote for the imperfect rulers of this world. recall jeriamh 10:23 .

Answer 8

They should pick the person who is best qualified.

The idiots who support family values are usually the ones who beat up their wives....then they divorce them. Good family values.

Answer 9

Personally, I'd vote for the candidate that has committed no sin... but He's not on the ballot!

Answer 10

It really doesn't matter. After all, we are electing the best qualified person professionally. Their personal life has nothing to do with how well they lead our country.