2008-01-08 Huckabee's New Baptist Vision
{{#vardefine:keylist|}}{{#vardefine:Date|2008-01-08}}{{#vardefine:keylist|{{#var:keylist}}\Date}}{{#vardefine:Date.disp|2008-01-08}}{{#vardefine:Date.disp|[[{{#var:Date}}]]}}{{#vardefine:Topics|\Mike Huckabee\religious right\separation of church and state\Talk To Action}}{{#vardefine:keylist|{{#var:keylist}}\Topics}}{{#vardefine:Topics.disp|\Mike Huckabee\religious right\separation of church and state\Talk To Action}}{{#vardefine:URL|http://www.talk2action.org/story/2008/1/8/105517/1161}}{{#vardefine:keylist%7C{{#var:keylist}}\URL}}{{#vardefine:URL.disp%7Chttp://www.talk2action.org/story/2008/1/8/105517/1161}}{{#vardefine:Title%7CHuckabee's New Baptist Vision}}{{#vardefine:keylist|{{#var:keylist}}\Title}}{{#vardefine:Title.disp|Huckabee's New Baptist Vision}}{{#vardefine:Text|“In Huckabee's earlier day the fact that a minister left the pulpit to be a politician was a step down. It is no longer viewed that way. Huckabee sees his calling as a higher mandate than merely being a Christian minister. The modern Baptist church has evolved to such a stance. Now the Southern Baptist Convention has shifted its model of Christian activism that once centered on mission work. Rick Scarborough spoke about this at his rally I was at. He claimed that people who used to send their money to mission work now sent it to his movement. .. Huckabee is the perfect example a new Baptist vision in the nation. The modern media has failed to notice this shift.” (This article needs some heavy copy-editing.) }}{{#vardefine:keylist|{{#var:keylist}}\Text}}{{#vardefine:Text.disp|“In Huckabee's earlier day the fact that a minister left the pulpit to be a politician was a step down. It is no longer viewed that way. Huckabee sees his calling as a higher mandate than merely being a Christian minister. The modern Baptist church has evolved to such a stance. Now the Southern Baptist Convention has shifted its model of Christian activism that once centered on mission work. Rick Scarborough spoke about this at his rally I was at. He claimed that people who used to send their money to mission work now sent it to his movement. .. Huckabee is the perfect example a new Baptist vision in the nation. The modern media has failed to notice this shift.” (This article needs some heavy copy-editing.) }} {{#xploop:{{#var:Topics}}||}} {{#xploop:{{#var:keylist}}|\n* $s$: \o#var:$s$.disp\c}}