A question about Mike Huckabee?

Question

A woman in Iowa asked if he felt that the "God of the Bible" was evening listening to Mitt Romney's prayers. Huckabee replied, "I'm glad you've made your choice for me. I don't care why." http://news.bostonherald.com/news/opinion/op_ed/view.bg?articleid=1047704

What does that even mean? "It's okay for you to be bigoted, as long as you vote for me"? He had a chance to stand up and say, "We each have the Constitutional right to worship however we want to"; or, "God listens to each of His children who pray in faith." He's a Baptist minister. There's no way he's never thought about whether the prayers of Mormons make it through to God.

So the question is, did he not answer because he agrees with the woman and didn't want people to know that he's intolerant; or does he believe that Mormon prayers are heard and answered but he's just too much of a coward to say so?

If people are voting for him because he's Baptist and Mitt Romney is Mormon, then that is bigotry. And it's important because it shows the kind of man Mike Huckabee is.

It's like the man whose car breaks down and he has it towed to one of his neighbor's homes instead of the garage. Neighbor asks, "Why did you come to me?" Man says, "Well, the guys who run the garage aren't exactly Christian, in my opinion. But I've seen you at church, so I know you're okay." And instead of pointing out that it doesn't matter as long as they can fix your car, the neighbor says, "That's great. Glad you came around."

Answer 1

“I think everybody’s faith, their career, their family all of those things are part of what helps people to determine whether a candidate is acceptable to them and whether they want to support a candidate. Should it be the sole criteria? No, it shouldn’t. Is it a criterion? It always has been for me in that people have looked at me and said ‘do I want to support a guy who’s a Pastor?’ I mean I’ve had to deal with that my entire political life. So having been on the receiving end of it, I don’t see a big deal for it myself. I expect it to be an issue as people evaluate whether they want me to be President. And I’m perfectly prepared to defend my faith in front of anyone, anytime, anyplace and under any circumstance. That’s fine. I not only accept it I in fact welcome it because frankly it gives me an opportunity to give witness to my faith so to be questioned on it is not something that would make me say’ well I don’t want to talk about that’. Sure, let’s talk about it.” - Mike Huckabee

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From the NYT:

At a recent Huckabee event in Iowa, Glenda Gherkey, an evangelical from Evansdale, posed a question to the candidate.

“I’m concerned a lot of Christians are thinking about the values issues and forgetting about the creator behind the values issues,” Ms. Gherkey said. “I guess I feel like this country and this world needs a president who would be able to pray to the God of the Bible and he would be able to hear his prayers.”

She wondered, Would Mr. Romney’s prayers “even get through”?

In response, Mr. Huckabee said he did not want to “speak for any other candidate or denigrate them at all.”

But he added: “My views are what they are. I don’t think I’ve ever hidden where they come from.”

He then tried to make a joke: “I’m glad you’ve made your choice for me. I don’t care why. I’m just glad you did.”

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Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee payed very close attention to former Arkansas Governor (and later) President Bill Clinton.

Answer 2

shall we learn the complete alternate. "You understand, Michael, one of the vital matters that is troubling is that individuals see a Natalie Portman or every other Hollywood starlet who boasts of, 'Hey seem, you recognize, we are having kids, we are not married, however we are having those kids, and they are doing simply excellent,'" Huckabee mentioned. "But there are not particularly plenty of unmarried mothers in the market who're making thousands of greenbacks each 12 months for being in a film." Most unmarried mothers are very deficient, uneducated, can not get a task, and if it were not for presidency help, their children might be ravenous to loss of life and under no circumstances have well being care. And that is the tale that we are not seeing, and it is unlucky that we glorify and glamorize the concept of out-of-kids wedlock," Is what he mentioned so dangerous. Besides he is a preacher, of path he's going to denounce it. Atleast he is not turn floping on it. He's on a great stance.

Answer 3

He opted to be gracious rather than tell the truth.We do have the right to worship any way we want.As a Christian I believe the Mormon people are deceived but not lost unless they absoutely deny the essentials of Christianity. It is a cult and Joseph Smith was a false leader.

Answer 4

Or, perhaps he thought that his belief concerning that topic had no bearing on his ability to govern the country. Also, I'm not sure how you made the leap to bigotry regarding the woman who posed the question...regardless, you've made your mind up that because he chose not to respond he's either intolerant or a coward. There's no middle ground with you tonight is there?

Answer 5

He was trying to be gracious and politically correct. He doesn't believe that Mormons are Christians, but at the same he doesn't believe that God will not answer of the prayers of non-Christians. If it suits God to do so, then He will, because it is for His glory and not ours.

Answer 6

None are without fault.

But I agree with you. He missed a great opportunity.

God hears all prayers no matter what religion you are.

Answer 7

To hell with G.O.P. puppet Huckabee. Vote for Ron Paul.

Answer 8

Why should he care?