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Morning Briefing: October 11th, 2012

By Steve Deace

Sabato’s Crystal Ball Alters Forecast

One of the most respected political scientists among right-0f-center politicos is Larry Sabato of the University of Virginia. In his latest crystal ball analysis of the electoral  map, Sabato continues to rate President Obama with more than the 270 Electoral College votes he needs to be re-elected, but also says the race has tightened considerably since Mitt Romney routed Obama at the debate last week. Sabato also says his forces in Ohio and Nevada indicate the race on the ground in those battleground states still favors Obama. No Republican has ever won the White House without winning Ohio.

Jobless Claims Drop to Lowest Level in 4 Years

Just in time for the election, the number of Americans seeking unemployment aid plummeted to 339,000 last week, the lowest level in more than four years. The sharp drop offered a hopeful sign that the job market could pick up. The Labor Department said weekly applications fell by 30,000 to the lowest level since February 2008. The four-week average, a less volatile measure, dropped by 11,500 to 364,000, a six-month low. And of course, these could also be hopeful signs for Obama’s re-election as well. What tremendous timing this president has.

Akin Hits “Corrupt” Opponent

After Democrat U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill hit him with an ad featuring rape victims who want the option to kill their own children, Republican challenger Todd Akin fired back today with an ad hitting McCaskill as “corrupt” after it was revealed her husband received $40 million in government pork barrel spending in the 5 years she’s been in office. The ad concludes with this killer line: “The moment her hand came off the Bible it went into our pockets.”

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  • Ronald Nelson

    This election has brought to the forefront some disturbing things about my Christian faith, at least those who claim to share that faith with me.

    Say, just for the sake of discussion, just for a moment Mitt Romney is everything the GOP says he is. Okay. He is America’s last hope. He is the only one who can save America. He will bring to us a new era of prosperity and if he loses America will be forever destroyed. Let’s give the GOP all of that – just for a moment. And let’s for the sake of argument give the to GOP the big lie that Romney is pro-life. He will stop abortion throughout the land.

    Is it still right for a Christian to vote for a Mormon Bishop knowing the unique effect such an election would have on the Mormon movement? The apparent fulfillment of the “White Horse Prophesy” that Mormons believe their so called prophet made so long ago? And with that apparent fulfillment the strengthening of the faith of those who are already Mormons and the conversions of many others to Mormonism.

    Look, whatever effect Obama may have to the conversion of people to Islam (which I think was small because Mormon uniquely bases its theology on America instead of the Middle East) has already been done. Sure Obama could persecute the Church but he won’t lead anyone astray from the Church by his re-election.

    But Romney on the other hand, his election, will bring so many people closer to this cult. So many souls will be lost because of him winning the Presidency.

    Shouldn’t that matter far, far more than any material thing he could bring, even the survival of the United States.

    Might I be even so bold to suggest that this this is a test that God is giving His flock. One the one side, yes everything you fear and hate in this world. On the other side a chance,(in my opinion not a good one) a chance to save everything about this world you love, but only if you will give support, albeit indirect support to a blasphemy that will be as a result of your support more successful in leading souls astray, leading people to the gates of hell.

    Or to state it clearly – Do you love the United States of America more than I your Lord, your God?

    Too many Christians have chosen the USA above God. And while yes, there’s few things I would rank higher than my love of the USA, God would be one of them.

    If God would do this to Issac and Abraham, why wouldn’t he do it to us?

    As bad as Obama could make things in the next four years, we as Christians aren’t we supposed to be seeking our treasure in Heaven and not on Earth? And it’s it arrogant to think just because we come from a country that has historically been blessed by God, that means that we are are more faithful than those living in countries where their faith is persecuted. Actually I find Christians in countries say like China where the faith is persecuted much stronger in the faith than most Christians are here. Perhaps persecution of the Faith in America will lead to a revival of the Faith in America!

    So Deace while you are right about Romney, how he isn’t really as conservative as he pretends to be, how he so much like Obama in so many of the most important ways, should that be the issue really? For the Christian shouldn’t the only concern be the way that the apparent success of Mormon Theology will have in leading souls astray instead of even if Romney would save America or not. Although I believe you are right, he won’t. And perhaps that’s how God plans it. The Christian betrays his or faith and supports Blasphemy against God (which a vote for Romney would be) and doesn’t even get the earthly treasure the GOP promised!

    After all the GOP isn’t GOD, although so many Christians have indeed sacrificed the latter for the former.

    Please bring this up to your listeners, Steve, if only to have them try to refute what I have said. I am judging our Faith Community pretty harshly here, I know, but it is a rebuke I believe is justified. It pains me and keeps me up late at night feeling as I do about my fellow Christians.

    • theophilus

      It does not take a lot of imagination to see how a false prophet can be far more perilous than a heathen king.

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