Santorum: ‘We Always Need a Jesus Candidate’ to Run for the Presidency
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Billy Hallowell
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Does America always need a presidential candidate who reflects Jesus’ values? According to comments on Thursday, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum believes that such a candidate is a necessity.
Santorum, who formerly served as a U.S. senator from Pennsylvania, is campaigning hard on his record as a staunch social conservative. Earlier today, we covered his intense debate with some college students over gay marriage — only one recent example of his willingness to discuss controversial social issues.
On Thursday evening, Santorum took what many may see as yet another major step in his attempt to solidify himself as the best possible candidate for conservative Christians to vote for.
During a question and answer period after speaking to a crowd of more than 600 people at Windham High School in Windham, New Hampshire, Santorum recapped a conversation he apparently had earlier in the day. ABC News has more:
…Santorum told the audience about a radio interview out of Boston he did earlier today.
According to Santorum, the interviewer said, “We don’t need a Jesus candidate, we need an economic candidate.”
“My answer to that,” Santorum added, “was we always need a Jesus candidate.”
“We need someone who believes in something more than themselves and not just the economy,” he added. “When we say, ‘God bless America,’ do we mean it or do we just say it?”
Watch Santorum make these statements, below:
Do you agree — does America need to have contenders who would be considered “Jesus candidates?”
(H/T: CBS News)
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Comments (247)
G.E.R
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:08pmSad thing is a large percentage of christians don’t reflect Jesus values. They cherry pick what they like and use what they can to try to prove some ridiculous point and disregard everything else.
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:48pmGood thing though that we recognize Alinsky tactics when we see them.
Peace
Report Post »MONICNE
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:52pmJesus Rick has proved Himself “totally flexible” shifting with the winds of popular change, including banning all new Mosques and stopping Sharia Law in its tracks.
Just like every leader who has been repeatedly re-elected, He is a fox’s fox.
He is a good looking man, who is articulate. So that right there negates the “O’Bummer advantage” and of course, he is an evangelical Roman Catholic (very close to true Christian) and of course he is a surviving Blue Collar grandson of a coal mining immigrant.
Everyone from the Southern Baptist Convention to the Log Cabin Republicans LOVE Jesus Rick!
TEA
Report Post »JRook
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:55pmI can’t imagine the arrogance of Santorum to suggest he is the only one running for President that is a Christian and believes in Jesus. Such a position is the most objectionable issues with “born again” Christians….. the notion that they are better Christians then their peers, their parents or millions of others who go to church on Sunday. We will see how good a Christian Santorum is when he is completely vetted. His unethical notification of a fellow Senator regarding an upcoming investigation is not exactly a feather in his cap.
Report Post »Welfare-Warfare State
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:56pmThey also want to shove their values down other people’s throats.
People like Santorum ignore the Consitution on innumerable issues, but if they wrap themselves in the flag and point to the worhip of a skygod, some people will always vote for him.
Those of us with I.Q.’s above room temperature are concerned about the monetary system.
We’re concerned about the 10th Amendment.
We want to know where the cuts are from Santorum, Gingrich, and Romney. What trillion dollar cuts have they proposed? What unconstitutional government departments have they marked for elimination?
Why don’t these men reject free markets for public-private partnerships and corporate welfare? Why do they like mandates?
Why do they think that they can ignore the Consitution on issues like marriage, drugs, and abortion? The Constitution gives no power to the federal government on these issues. They are state and local issue. So; why do these people get a pass from identity R’s on the issue of federalism?
I think any of the candidates in the field will beat Obama. That’s just the problem though. They are all statists with the exception of Paul.
Some of you like your statists with an R behind their names rather than a D. It’s not about beating a candidate. It’s about ideas. This R/D nonsense gets us nowhere. Why can’t some of you see this? Are you so brainwashed by the party establishments that you can’t see that they keep the same system in place. It ain’t a choice.
Report Post »Kaoscontrol
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:00pmWhenever I see you post a comment like this, G.E.R., I always wonder if you are making this accusation because you are full of PRIDE. That seems to be more like Lucifer than Jesus. Let me lovingly suggest that you should stop pointing out the splinter in the eyes of your brothers and sisters and focus a little more on the plank in your own.
Report Post »rush_is_right
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:07pm“They also want to shove their values down other people’s throats.”
you mean like the gays who want to FORCE others to accept their lifestyle?
and criminalize those who disagree, like they did with the catholic charities in MA?
thought so.
Report Post »G.E.R
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:25pmKaoscontrol
I’m not making an accusation. I’m pointing out the hypocrisy of it all. As far as lucifer and jesus go they’re nothing more than fictional characters from a fictional book.
Rush is right
Wanting equality is not forcing. They are entitled to all the rights, privileges that every other citizen has. Noone has any right to deny them that
Report Post »jcannon98188
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:26pmSantorum, I am pretty sure that Jesus never said to go to the lands of our enemies, and murder their people if they do not agree with you. Infact, Jesus said to love your enemies, to not be quick to anger. Maybe he should be the Jesus candidate, and rethink his position in Iran.
Report Post »IMPEACHBHO
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 5:02pmThe media wants to paint him as religious freak in a clear effort to make him look bad.
1. Obama claims he is a Christian too (can’t be one without Christ).
Report Post »2. If one is a religious freak, I would have to pick the one who sat in a church for 20 years that spewed hatred toward America.
Therightsofbilly
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 5:04pmHey Rook,
Was it illegal, or just unethical?
I have not researched it, so I can’t say either way.
But if it is only unethical, and not illegal, then you should be OK with it, right?
Report Post »Jefferson
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 5:31pmThe closest candidate story to Jesus is Ron Paul.
Ron Paul is the ONLY one who has spoken out, and gone AGAINST the “money changers.”
(Federal Reserve)
He’s the ONLY one who has been honest and TRUE to his word.
He’s the ONLY one preaching PEACE and PROSPERITY with a strong defense..
“Blessed are the peacemakers” Matthew 5:9
“But now,” he said, “take your money and a traveler’s bag. And if you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one! Luke 22:36
He’s the ONLY one who is being CRUCIFIED by ALL three flavors of the corrupt MSM, and their ignorant followers.
(Fox,CNN, and MSNBC)
The problem is that he doesn’t have any baggage, and they can’t STAND it, so they just try to ignore him. Or, they try to make you think he is “scary” and “dangerous.”
Look at the ownership of these media entities, follow the money, and connect the dots.
I knew Santorum was phony when he was caught watching football on his Ipad at the “Faith and Freedom Coalition” shindig, and then immediately gets up and makes this weepy, crocodile tear, BAD acting performance that looked like something out of a B rate Mexican soap opera..
Ron Paul has forgotten more about economic and monetary policy than all of these other actors combined.
Report Post »He has been WARNING us for many years. He PREDICTED the mess we are in now. And he is the ONLY one proposing REAL SOLUTIONS to STOP the out of control Fed printing, spending, taxation, and debt.
Ignore and mock him at your ow
Luke611
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 5:38pmGER and Kaoscontrol
GER I am in support of your accurate accessment / opinion reflecting Christians picking and choosing their belief structure… after all there are over 40 denominations worldwide with 227 churches differentiating basic doctrine whom align their organization as Christian.
However, to call us comical…that’s not constructive. I respect your (assuming) agnostic or atheism choice and will not belittle your decision. I view your choice of such as a spiritual condition based upon that for which you were exposed…I don not convict you with remarks less than your remarks or character would show, why would you do so with me and my fellow Christians? Just because we, Christians, differ doesn‘t mean we wouldn’t give you a pint of blood if needed….it would be the Christian think to do.
as for you Mr or Miss Kaoscontrol…there was only one Savior, one Jesus Christ, yet there are so many Christian interpretations. …so GER posting at 3:08 pm is accurate.
Report Post »ZengaPA65
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 5:39pmIf Jesus is so good at economics why do his followers on TV always need money…
Report Post »G.E.R
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 7:06pmLuke
No where in my comment did I describe anyone as comical.
Report Post »jeffersonian1776
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 7:39pmThe problem with Santorum is, if you’ve ever heard him talk say before his Iowa caucus surge, you may have heard him say that he does NOT like Libertarians or individualism, and told us that “real conservatives” 100 years ago hated capitalism. He is not for limited government at all. He loves big government and believes that the government has a right to intervene into your life; in other words, it is not the scope and size he cares about, it’s about the content and who is running it. Since he’s a good religious guy I guess the Tea Party will have know problem with big government. I can’t believ all the conservative radio hosts, like Rush, Glenn, Hannity, are all on the bandwagon and standing behoind this guy and defending him. It is funny to hear Rush actually say that Santorum is not the Obama style BIG GOVERNMENT, but yet he’s still big government. Glenn used to talk about how we need a limited government and to “question with boldness” all politicians, yet today he was calling Santorum to his face the “next Winston Churchill.” If this was back in the Founders’ day, Santorum would be standing with that weasel Alexander Hamilton and calling for American Empire. He darn sure would be standing ith the politicians and preachers in the North (i.e. Federalists) who wanted a big strong central government whom all, by the way, DESPISED that evil Thomas Jefferson whom they called “Satan” himself!
Report Post »jeffersonian1776
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 8:06pmSantorum has alienated libertarians, whom he hates, and would have to make up a lot to get their votes. The Republicans would be making a major mistake with this guy, losing all those libertarian votes. Remember Santorum is really a right-wing Progressive. He believes that government has role to play in your life. He is sort of like progressive Teddy Roosevelt who said in the election of 1912, we need to get away from those Jeffersonian ideals of States Rights (i.e., the 9th and 10th Amendments) and have a big powerful central government that will protect you all from those evil big corporations like U.S. Steel and Standard Oil, both of whom made life better for all of America. Roosevelt believed that the era of Jeffersonian “limited” gov’t was over. He was also pro-war and was the one who said we needed to carry a big stick—meaning big Navy, and he wanted us involved in WWI and others because war was good for the economy and society. Really is unbelievable but this is Santorum also who has no problem with an American Empire. I imagine he carries a likeness to another early Progressive, William Jennings Bryan, who believed that government should be used as a conduit for spreading the “Social Gospel.” Yeah, these people had no problem with domestic intervention in people’s lives. I really have to say that if it is Santorum who gets the Republican nod to run against Obama, I would have to either sit home and don’t vote, or vote for the person whom hate the most,
Report Post »cous1933
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 9:26pmJRook,
Report Post »I agree completely. I would much rather support a candidate who has a humble, personal relationship with Christ and lives it (like Ron Paul does), than a panderer who promotes himself as a “Jesus” candidate but wants to drop bombs on women and children (like Santorum does).
jzs
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 9:34pmHere‘s what I don’t get. Jesus spoke often helping the poor. That was important to him, something he encouraged often. But the argument from evangelical Christians now is that He did not mean a county or state or country – any GOVERNMENT – should support their own poor through taxes, because that support for the poor is voluntary. Support for the poor, the argument goes, is an individual, not collective decision. Jesus said you can support the poor or not, that‘s the individual’s choice, but each individual will be held accountable in the end. That’s debatable, but okay.
So what does the “Jesus candidate” say?
- He says that it’s okay if state governments pass laws against sodomy. The government can‘t force you to support the poor because that’s an individual choice, but the government can enact laws telling you what kind of sex is acceptable and whom you may have sex with and whom you can marry.
- The Christ candidate supports penalties against sodomy, but he hasn’t yet come out to support penalties against adultery? Adultery is a sin like sodomy, why no government regulation of that?
Jesus said helping the poor was optional, a matter of the individual choosing to follow His words or ignoring them, at their own risk. Okay. So where’s the idea come from that the government CAN force you to comply with other religious teachings?
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on January 7, 2012 at 12:02amJZS,
What I don’t get, is how you can align yourself with the party of abortion.
You have told us that you personally don’t favor it, but it’s OK because Roe says so.
By supporting the Owsercrat party in any way, are you not also supporting the killing of millions of unborn children?
Cleaneth thy own house before labeling mine dirty.
Report Post »Abysmal
Posted on January 7, 2012 at 12:14amOh my god. I agree with JZS’s reasoning. The Ghost of Jefferson would roll over in his grave!
Report Post »READRIGHTHERE
Posted on January 7, 2012 at 3:29amWhen you boil the issue down to its primary elements you discover that you cannot effectively legislate a sexual code of conduct. We could not afford to enforce such even if the majority of America was inclined to post such laws to their books. Social conservatism is a great way to be for the individual at their discretion, and by their own choice, but since when was it the inclination of a conservative to force the population through legislation to comply with accepted religious precepts?
We have rights. The job of our Government is to protect those rights, not manage them. Laws should only exist to keep the rights of individuals from being trampled by other individuals or groups.
As to the question regarding the poor. Of course it is a core concept of Christianity to help the helpless. The issue I take with our current system is how much of that responsibility we are assuming belongs to and should be shouldered by the tax payers of this country via their government. Here is where we go awry. I do not believe it is Christian to encourage dependence on the state. It is not Christian to set up a system where in people are taught to wait for the handout instead of accepting the hand up only when necessary. I score no “Heavenly” points by being forced through taxation to fund the most inept “charity” on the planet. The key to our success is our willingness to work, by choice, for our own benefit. Encouraging the opposite is counter-intuitive and so left of correct.
Report Post »Sebastian Xavier
Posted on January 7, 2012 at 1:35pmJZS,
Report Post »That’s not true, Ron Paul also supports the rights of states to enact sodomy laws. There is no “right to privacy” in the Constitution. If we believe there is one, it’s up to us to enact laws to protect that at the state level.
Luke611
Posted on January 7, 2012 at 1:40pmGER
“…No where in my comment did I describe anyone as comical….”
You are absolutely correct, I apologize- i made a severe misinterpretation; I can not determine how i misplaced the word “comical” for “fictional”. Nevertheless the comment I made earlier equally applies.
“….I’m not making an accusation. I’m pointing out the hypocrisy of it all. As far as lucifer and jesus go they’re nothing more than fictional characters from a fictional book…”
Report Post »JEANNIEMAC
Posted on January 7, 2012 at 8:37pmPelosi calls herself a Catholic,yet supports abortion. Catholics think of Pelosi as a “Cafeteria Catholic”, one who picks and chooses what to believe.
Report Post »DianaRae
Posted on January 8, 2012 at 1:14pmRomney gets support from former Vatican Ambassadors bit.ly/yyA5WG
Report Post »pebbles
Posted on January 8, 2012 at 5:10pmYou are so right.
Report Post »reggie patrick
Posted on January 8, 2012 at 11:35pmHave you ever considered what the “Non-Christians” are cherry picking? Aclu, Secular humanist, new age advocates, Pro Death advocates of Planned Parenthood, New World Order Adherents, Marxist, communist, socialist, Homosexual marriages, NAMBLA, pornography, alcoholism, Meth heads, child molesters, thieves, murderers, kidnappers, and extortionist are a few of the cherrys non-Christians pick daily!!
Report Post »reggie patrick
Posted on January 9, 2012 at 12:19amConsider what non-Christians cherry pick!! — Planned Parenthood’s pro-death agenda, opposing any reference to God in the public square, opposing prayer in schools, of course and unless some murderer with automatic weapons spray kids splattering their livers, hearts and intestines all over the school hallways and class rooms; then and only then will the non-Christian cherry pickers allow prayer in public schools. O yyea they now as dead bodies are transported off campus allow counselers to prayer with shaken students- i mean even on campus! Look what it takes for the atheistic ACLU to cherry pick a pass from their relentless opposition to faith in God!
Report Post »reggie patrick
Posted on January 9, 2012 at 12:22amOk “Discus” i ‘ll give up trying to reply to this atheist! I see it must also be offensive to you as well! I see pro-Christian comments must violate your policy.
Report Post »reggie patrick
Posted on January 9, 2012 at 12:23amHey G.E.R, A very good comment you have made here! Thanks a lot!!!
Report Post »SpinMD
Posted on January 9, 2012 at 2:00amGlenn is deceiving us. He tries to convince us that Mormonism is true. Never heard any of it huh…
http://thebookofmormonistrue.com/
II Cor 11:13- “For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, masquerading as apostles of Christ. 14 And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. 15 It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve.”
Report Post »nostate
Posted on January 9, 2012 at 3:58pmDamn straight! Rick Santorum’s still the man to watch tough. Just, not for the reasons he might want to be watched. http://youtu.be/ordQnjnVR8s
Report Post »Eraldo NY Tea Party
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:07pmAmerica is the biggest Evangelical Nation in the world and we keep not electing evangelicals leaders to the Presidency.
Is unbelievable.
God Bless.
Report Post »ShyLow
Posted on January 8, 2012 at 10:58pmSlick Rick on the Tea Party.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3TVoVqvt74
Report Post »Skippy Toes
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:06pmI love that guy. Voted for him in the caucus.
Report Post »Chuck Stein
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 7:14pmThank you for helping America!
Report Post »pap pap
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:05pmWhere Santorum is coming from with this Jesus statement I believe is that there are natural laws the ten Commandments is just a summary of sum of them. We need a president that is honest for a change as just a start. We need a president that doesn’t steal, lie, cheat, murder others, take from one to give to a favored one. These are all natural laws and it doesn’t matter which religion you are from this means you have the right principles. Right now we have a POTUS that is totally unprincipled.
I believe Santorum is a good man and I wish him well in this contest.
Report Post »Faith1029
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:41pmPAP PAP: “it doesn’t matter which religion you are from”
It does matter which religion you are from. The President draws wisdom and strength from God to govern our Country and without the Lord Jesus Christ, he will fail. You cannot worship a false God and expect to be a blessing to the Nation. You will be a curse. We all have an opportunity now to change this Country back to what it once was, and vote for a true, moral, godly man. From what I see and hear so far, Santorum just may fit that bill. I believe if we pray and ask God for wisdom on who to vote for, He will give us that wisdom. May God Bless and show His favor to the candidate that He wants in to lead our Nation.
Report Post »jeffersonian1776
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 8:56pmI find it so ironically funny that all the Tea Partiers were crying the term “big government” and were standing up for individual liberty; but now come the self-proclaimed “Jesus candidate” who despises individualism “it takes a village to raise a child” ultra collectivist, libertarian hater, and all of a sudden they are perfectly comfortable with big government intervening into our lives, just so long as our moral wise overlords in DC are the ones we like. I must say it is amazing to now see the Tea Party supporting big government by their support of Santorum. Way to go. This will obviously break up the Tea Party, because many of them in are Libertarians and totally against the Social Gospel. Right Wing Progressivism is very much alive. How many of you would stand shoulder to shoulder with the Northern ministers and politicians whom all despised Thomas Jefferson and his limited govt ideals, going so far as to call the man–who penned the words of the Declaration of Independence “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness”–Satan, amongst other derogatory things. Oh yes, the hated Jefferson, as did Hamilton, and Teddy Roosevelt and other Progressives come the turn of the 20th century. How many of you Tea Partiers are pro-Federalist, big strong central govt (just so long as it is lead by the man who claims to have Jesus on his side) intervening into others lives, pro-regulation anti-Capitalist now? Did you know that Rick hates free-market Capitalism?
Report Post »dutchy
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:04pmSantorum for President in 2012, and we will prosper again!!
Report Post »justangry
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:15pmI don’t get it. I thought the rights in the constitution were ours by virtue of god. Are they not? If you agree that they are indeed a gift from god then, if you’re a good christian, the only candidate you would be able to endorse would be the one has a record of defending them and vows to continue to protecting them as president. That candidate is not R. Santorum.
Report Post »stockpicker
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:04pmThe problem with Santorum is that he believes in a false Christ. A christ born out of arminianism, semi-pelagianism, and pelaginism which is not supported by the Bible.
Report Post »iahp_mom
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:23pm@StockPicker – How can he believe in “arminianism, semi-pelagianism, and pelaginism” When those things are contradictory? Semi-pelagianism teaches that the first steps toward a Christian life are taken by human will. In contrast to semi-pelagianism, Arminianism teaches that the first steps of grace are taken by God. And Pelaginism teaches that we have no original sin at all and can be sin free if we choose so. I can believe that someone might be able to be dense enough to believe one of the 3 but there is no way to combine them all. Please explain if you can.
Report Post »MONICNE
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:02pmBless his heart! Jesus Rick will sweep like a cleansing abandoned factory fire through the Temple of Congress and toss out the Jew Money Changers on His way to “restore” the so-called “white” house. He will rid the country of muslims, lutherans, mormons, atheists and non-Catholic cults.
TEA 2012!
Report Post »rush_is_right
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:08pmwish he would rid the country of morons….
Report Post »Luke611
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 6:24pm“….He will rid the country of muslims, lutherans, mormons, atheists and non-Catholic cults…”
I’d appreciate if you would capitolize “Mormons”.
Report Post »As for non-Catholic cults, since you denoted the separation from Catholic, i will assume you are indeed Catholic, and wish to point the hypocrisy in your estimation as a claryvolent of Mr Santorum’s intentions as a President.
The Imperial Edict of the Roman Emperor Theodocius issued at Thessalonica in 380 decreed Catholic Christianity as the sole authority of Christian religion within the empire. This was the initial Edict enacted by Theodosuis I to end the dispute of Arianism while further requiring all Christians of the Roman Empire to sustain the Nicene Creed and be subjective to Catholic Christianity. If common individuals failed to accept the Creed for which Catholic Christianity was founded, their life was discontinued. Bishops and minister as such were exiled or killed depending upon the severity of their protest.
Trinitarianism was of Pagan origin, blended with Christian teachings to satisfy demands for peace amongst Arains and Pagan/ Triest (Trinitarians) by Constantine. This agreed “blend” became the Christian Creed in the Nicea Council 325 and later redefined by Theodocuis in 380.
Why the history lesson?
Before you consider and define what is a cult, who is Christian and why they may not be so, you need to apply equal understanding in judgment toward your religious origin.
by faith
Posted on January 9, 2012 at 10:49amCatholics and non-Catholics alike were served up a mountain of lies and untruths in Dan Brown’s novel The Da Vinci Code. Of particular interest, is Brown’s egregious account of the Council of Nicaea of 325. Brown claims that Jesus was regarded as a mere prophet until Nicaea, when council members narrowly voted to declare him divine.
Report Post »Brown is hardly alone in his malicious distortions. A casual Internet survey on Nicaea reveals a grimly fascinating set of assertions, including such “truths” as:
Emperor Constantine summoned the Council of Nicaea in order to impose the Christian faith on the empire; he decided the canon of the Bible when he gathered up all of the sacred writings of the time and threw them onto a large table; the ones that did not roll off onto the palace floor were declared “inspired”; the dogma of the Trinity was settled only by a close vote, with victory achieved by the assassination of several dissenting bishops; the Council ordered removed from the sacred texts—the ones not on the floor, apparently—all references to reincarnation that had been a part of Christian teaching from the beginning. The facts of Nicaea are far removed from the breathless imaginings of Brown and what passes for scholarship in the murkier corners of the Web. In other words, there were no assassinations, no secret plots by power-hungry emperors, and no skeletons hidden from history.
by faith
Posted on January 9, 2012 at 10:57amYou are mixing truth with fiction.
Report Post »Theodosius I, Roman Emperor (also known as Flavius Theodosius), born in Spain, about 346; died at Milan, 17 January, 395. Theodosius is one of the sovereigns by universal consent called Great. He STAMPED OUT the last vestiges of paganism, put an end to the Arian heresy in the empire, pacified the Goths, and reigned as a just and mighty Catholic emperor. His father, Comes Theodosius, was a distinguished general; BOTH HE AND HIS MOTHER Thermantia were Catholics at a time when Arianism was at its strongest. Socrates says that since Theodosius “was a Christian from his parents and professed the faith”. A great part of the emperor’s activity was now spent in establishing the Catholic faith and repressing Arianism. During all his reign Theodosius took severe measures against the surviving remnants of paganism. In 388 a prefect was sent around Egypt, Syria, and Asia Minor for the purpose of destroying temples and breaking up pagan associations. No historical evidence of executions.
The Arian controversy, which had created a major storm in the eastern half of the Roman Empire, was begun by the Egyptian presbyter Arius. This heresy questions the divinity of Christ by suggesting that the Son was a creature.
by faith
Posted on January 9, 2012 at 11:14amIf you are trying to connect the massacre at Thessalonica with the sending of the prefect in 388, then you are wrong. Thessalonica was at first a village called Alia, situated not far from Axius, the modern Vardar; it subsequently took the name of Therma, from the thermal springs east and south of it. Theodosius, punished the revolt of its inhabitants (390) by a general massacre in which 7000 were slain. The revolt was an attack on his roman authority, not a pagan uprising.
Report Post »by faith
Posted on January 9, 2012 at 12:18pmThe second Bishop of Antioch, Syria, this disciple of the beloved Disciple John was consecrated Bishop around the year 69 by the Apostle Peter, the first Pope. A holy man who was deeply loved by the Christian faithful, he always made it his special care to defend “orthodoxy” (right teaching) and “orthopraxy” (right practice) among the early Christians. In 107, was sentenced to death because he refused to renounce the Christian faith. He was taken under guard to Rome where he was to be brutally devoured by wild beasts in a public spectacle.
Ignatius is also responsible for the first known use of the Greek word katholikos (καθολικός), meaning “universal”, “complete” and “whole” to describe the church. It is from the word katholikos (“according to the whole”) that the word catholic comes. When Ignatius wrote the Letter to the Smyrnaeans in about the year 107 and used the word catholic, he used it as if it were a word already in use to describe the Church. This has led many scholars to conclude that the appellation Catholic Church with its ecclesial connotation may have been in use as early as the last quarter of the 1st century.
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Report Post »Eraldo NY Tea Party
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:02pmLet’s Us pray
Please Lord Jesus, Our Savior, help this men do what he says.
Amen
Report Post »ShyLow
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:26pmAre you praying for a war with Iran?..Rick is a war-monger…war mongers have yet to discover Christ…atheist can have good family values…do you really need the government to teach you and your kids the ten commandments…If the fear of God can’t make you learn and teach them to your kids,what makes you think a president can do it
Report Post »Faith1029
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:54pmSHYLOW: “Are you praying for a war with Iran?..Rick is a war-monger…”
Rick is protecting the United States from becoming annihilated. To understand this you have to understand the Bible and what it has to say about the Middle East and end times. You need to understand Islam and what their objective is. If we bury our heads in the sand and hope for the best, we will be defeated. It will only be a matter of time. Thank God there are candidates who understand this.
Report Post »ShyLow
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 6:55pmWhat happens in the end time war…which side gains ground and who gets pushed back?..is America in a region where they are prophesized to get steamed rolled over…cause you can’t change the outcome…prophesy is a train set on a course
Report Post »girlnurse
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:01pmAfter watching this video I am changing my support from Ron Paul to Santorum UNLESS someone can tell me why I shouldn’t. I like this mans bold honestly and guts!
Report Post »flipper1073
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:14pmuh oh
Report Post »now you’re going to get it
Paul supporter don’t like traitors to Paul
ShyLow
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:30pmIf you are up for another trillion dollar useless war than more power to ya
Report Post »American Soldier (Separated)
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:34pmYou were never a Ron Paul supporter if you can vote for santorum
Report Post »Who does not believe in our individual rights. He believes in forcing his personal morality on everyone through the federal govrntme t which equals more big government. You nevr believed in the constitution if you can vote for santorum with a good conscious.
B4Liberty
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:52pmWell if this video of the true Rick Santorum doesn’t make you run back to RP then you probably never supported him in the first place.
http://youtu.be/1Gwwmm-cQxU
Report Post »cous1933
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 9:04pmGirlnurse,
Report Post »Jesus said “When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites! They love to stand up and pray in the houses of worship and on the street corners, so that everyone will see them. I assure you, they have already been paid in full”.
No candidates are more disturbing to me than the ones who try to use Christ to pander to gain votes for themselves.No true Christian should be fooled by such pandering. Ron Paul is a devout, life-long Christian. He doesn’t call himself a “Jesus” candidate or promote himself as the closest to Christ, although I’m very confident in saying that his humble, personal relationship with Christ is more in line with Jesus’ teachings and more pleasing to God.
Also Santorum is what some people call a “cafeteria Catholic”. In other words he picks and chooses which Catholic positions he chooses to follow. For example Santorum agrees with the Church that you shouldn’t use contraception and even believes that states have the right to ban them, however he obviously disagrees with the Church’s Just War Theory that is adamantly against pre-emptive war. He is also pro-life (as am I and as is Ron Paul), however Santorum doesn’t seem to think its wrong to drop bombs on our enemies (even though we all know that Jesus said “love your enemies”) killing women and children. Why should children be safe from abortion but not bombs? As a Christian I find Pauls positions far more consistent with Jesus’ teachings than Santorums self-serving pandering.
R.A.T.M.W
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 9:50pmIf you are swayed by a simple video, then by all means…
As Joseph de Maistre once said : “Every nation has the government it deserves.”
Report Post »NILAP
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:01pmAnd will it be a Jesus who came to America before Columbus Jesus or a Jesus who came to America after Columbus with the Europeans. Romney or Santorum.
Report Post »Lesterp
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:42pmThey both float my boat! Oust Obama then we can nit pick.
Report Post »martinez012577
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:22pmWell pre Columbus Jesus was here to peddle the idea of become a god on your own planet. So I am going to go with “after Columbus landed Jesus” for 500 Alex.
Can anyone help me here, there is verse in the Bible where someone or something tried to tempt humans with being a gods also. I think it was around Genesis 3.4.
Report Post »cslemp
Posted on January 7, 2012 at 1:01pmPsalm 82:6 and John 10:34
Report Post »COFemale
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:00pmBottom line, if you can’t believe in God and his laws, then you are a person who believes in no laws. To you anything goes regardless on how morally repugnant it might be. I am sorry, I want to live in a society where society through God’s laws and the laws of man determine what is morally repugnant. If you can’t believe in someone higher than you, then you yourself believe you are God.
Report Post »DoseofReality
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:06pmYou are so ignorant and out of touch with how many athests and agnostics feel – its almost mind boggling. I believe in laws, i have morals but Im an agnostic….how can that be?
Report Post »thriceconcussed
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:39pmWow, you people are fringe lunatics. Push your religion elsewhere, this is America.
Report Post »RationalMan
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 8:23pmCOFEMALE,
Report Post »If you can’t believe in someone higher than you, then you yourself believe you are God.
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No I don’t believe someone higher than myself, so, I am God..Thanks for noticing it.
TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:00pmRight on, Rick! I love your gutsy gab, man!
Report Post »Arcangel Michael
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:00pmJesus, I trust in You
http://thedivinemercy.org/message/devotions/chaplethistory.php
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AySdEJx50Z0&feature=related
Report Post »Eraldo NY Tea Party
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 2:59pmYes!
I will vote for Him.
God bless You.
Report Post »NILAP
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 2:59pmJesus versus Alinksy – Santorum or Obama. One of these two will have their face carved at Mt. Rushmore.
Report Post »ShyLow
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:08pmBombing for Jesus with your money and your kids blood…Santorum 2012
Report Post »littleQueenie
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:35pmNice cartoon of our POTUS
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girlnurse
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 2:55pmKeep it up Rick and you’ll have my vote!
Report Post »jeffersonian1776
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 9:21pmI bet you support Right Wing Progressivism and the Social Gospel and despise those evil individualist free-marketeers, huh?
Report Post »L5605
Posted on January 7, 2012 at 6:08pmBoth rick & newt now are living on your tax payers money, how much more do they want?
Report Post »COFemale
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 2:54pmI am not sure I would have phrased it that way, but yes we do. We always need someone with strong moral values based on the laws of God. Atheist do not fit this bill nor do Muslims.
Report Post »Commerce Exchange
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 2:52pmReligion should not be a part of politics. All faiths and Individuals are equal (or not) at the eyes of its creator. Is a Jesus candidate represents jews, Muslims, rastafari, other lines of Christiandom?. A president should be elected by skills and vision, not personal beliefs on one deity or the other. And i believe in my Creator. http://www.ecomm-unity.com/group/politics
Report Post »sassy56
Posted on January 7, 2012 at 12:25amwow smithcla3nc3 you might want to take your meds, you seem really unstable
Report Post »Captain Crunch
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 2:48pmThe more I listen to Rick Santorum the more I like this man.
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 2:44pmYes we do, and thank you for saying so!!
Report Post »Kaoscontrol
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 2:41pmIf Jesus ran for president, I’m sure the media would crucify him.
Report Post »Commerce Exchange
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 2:47pmawesome comment
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 2:49pmI am quite sure I read, next time he comes he will destroy all of the wicked, so really they won’t have time to crucify him.. the wicked will be swept from the earth… And Jesus died for us once, will we die for him.. That is the real test, for some of us will before he comes!
Report Post »UNBOTHERED
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 2:55pmThat shows just how much faith you have in Jesus. The media or no other entity, would be able to do anything to Jesus, except to worship him. So you and your co-signer, just proves the types of Christians Republicans are.
Report Post »flipper1073
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:09pmonly if he ran as a Republican
Report Post »an if he was from ALASKA
Kaoscontrol
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:14pmUNBOTHERED — From your posts it looks like you’re a really fun guy with a great sense of humor. It’s Friday… Lighten up, man!
Report Post »StonyBurk
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 2:39pmthis nation has been a nation divided against itself since we allowed a corrupted supreme Court erect a wall of separation to divide the nation against itself. I agree with Rick Santorum in that he reflects what America used to EXPECT of its political candidates. The ignorant secularists who insist he calls for Theocracy are ignorant of American history ,and blind to the decline brought about by a nation turned from God.We have no future when we will not elect as our leaders just men who will Rule in fear o fGod.
Report Post »Rational Man
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 2:37pmGeorge Washington
1st U.S. President
“While we are zealously performing the duties of good citizens and soldiers, we certainly ought not to be inattentive to the higher duties of religion. To the distinguished character of Patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christian.”
“It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and Bible.”
Report Post »SREGN
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 2:36pmAmen, Brother.
Report Post »jeffersonian1776
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 9:18pmIf it is between Santorum and Obama (and I can‘t believe I’m saying this, but…) I will be checking the Barack Hussein Obama name on the ticket. God that’s sad. Go ahead Republican establishment and throw your hat into Santorum’s ring and alienate all those LOibertarian votes that you are going to lose. Remember that come time when everyone has those signs in their yard with all those politicians names on them where they are just making an advertisement basically; advertising for the person whom they want to intervene themselves into OTHERS’ lives the most. Santorum despises Jefferson!
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 2:34pmWe don’t need a Jesus candidate, we need a candidate who’s faith is in Jesus Christ.
Report Post »UNBOTHERED
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 2:56pmWOW.
Report Post »Even a racist can have a great post.
Kudos….Now work on that other problem.
TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 3:01pmWell put and I‘m thinkin’ that’s what he meant.
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:00pmCall it Racist if you like, God is the ultimate authority, creator of Social Justice, his ways is offensive. He will discriminate.
Report Post »flipper1073
Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:27pmI don‘t get it Who’s the Racist ?
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