To some evangelicals, Palin's career violates biblical teachings

LA Times ^ | Teresa Watanabe

[Chet 99]

In a white-steepled church along a stretch in picturesque canyon country, the preacher laid out the basic blueprint of a godly marriage: Husbands lead, wives submit.

Speaking recently before hundreds of worshipers at Placerita Baptist Church in Newhall, guest preacher Chris Mueller affirmed the view that loving male headship and gracious wifely submission are God's plan for spouses.

Placerita, like many conservative Christian churches, teaches that a wife's role is to be her husband's helpmate (Genesis), "workers at home" (Titus) and submissive to her husband in everything (Ephesians).

So how do these congregants square such teachings with their support for Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the conservative evangelical Christian who is aiming to become vice president while her teenage daughter is pregnant, her infant son has Down syndrome and her husband took a leave from work to serve as "Mr. Mom," as People magazine put it?

[NoLibZone]

I have never seen the LA Slimes take such an interest in The Bible before.

[Cementjungle]

The LA Times, our moral compass!

[singfreedom]

Dang, now that’s a new perspective for the L.A. Times! (Yeah, I had to check three times to make sure that’s what I was reading.) Since when has the LA Times cared what
evangelicals think? Does this sound dopey to anyone else?

Oh, that’s right, they’re trying to influence an election by reminding evangelicals what they believe!

[Dogbert41]

I think of her as a Deborah.

[F15Eagle]

Hahahaha - they’re trying a subtle trick to try and keep folks from voting for pro-life McCain-Palin thinking they’ll choose the abortion-surviving-baby-terminator Obama?

Nice try boys. Keep the laughs coming.

[Gondring]

Amazing.

[WilliamofCarmichael]

Mau Mauing MSM headline:

Palin called global warming threat
Palin's Carbon Footprint A Danger to Earth, Say Experts
"She's much too active, all the sports and shooting and stuff."

[longtermmemmory]

For the LA Times to report this as main christianity is the height of yellow journalism.

[TChad]

So Weekly World News is being published under a new name! It’s great to have it back. Now we can learn whether or not the aliens support Sarah Palin.

[Cindy]

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[moonpie57]

Maybe Sarah is submitting to Todd. Maybe he told her to go kick some butt...lol.

[DoughtyOne]

I’m guessing that of all the names that show up on the employee roles at the LA Times, Esther isn’t one of them.

[DoughtyOne]

JOURNALISM

[cherry]

and NOW this angle......LOL.....LOL

[tioga]

they said all this about Hillary, too....right? thought not.

[Chet 99]

Like the small percentage of Evangelicals who believe women should stay home barefoot and pregnant read this rag? Who are they trying to influence with this drivel?

[Recovering_Democrat]

Yes, and some newsrooms in this country present political news in a balanced way.

Same analogy.

[Wuli]

For what possible reason is someone’s religion suddenly a proper inquisitorial role for the L.A. times, in “investigating” Mrs Palin, other than to hope the “investigation” will put some distance between her and “evangelicals” who might vote for her. The L.A. times has never acted before that it had any need to help “defend” the “true” positions of evangelicals and no one should be fooled that it suddenly gives two hoots about them now.

[freeangel]

Perhaps they need to read about Esther. You know, the story about the woman who helps save her nation.

[IMissPresidentReagan]

Of course, I'm POSITIVE there were similar stories about Hillary/Cynthia McKinney/Geraldine Ferarro in 1984. They must be archived right next to the all the articles that vigorously vetted Obama with the same due diligence as the vetting Palin received. /s

[LibertyRocks]

It’s rather ironic isn’t it? The only time these people seem concerned about Biblical matters at ALL, and the only time they don’t ridicule people for holding strong religious beliefs is when they (erroneously) think that it will benefit them in the eyes of Evangelicals.

They tried the same thing with Bristol’s pregnancy and yet they couldn’t understand why it didn’t work to make people HATE Palin! The truth is - they really DON’T understand Christians at ALL.

[LibertyRocks]

Some are calling her a modern-day Esther.

[Rodm]

4And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.

5And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

The obviously skipped the stories about the Judge Deborah and Queen Esther.

[Rodm]

That’s the fourth Reich-Media for you!

[Rippin]

strrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeetchhhhh

[50sDad]

John Jay, first Supreme Court Chief Justice said that Americans should prefer Christians for their leaders. I could spend a thousand lines dredging up pro-Christian quotes from our Founders that the press has helped us shove down the memory hole. Now, all of the sudden, they are panicing that there is a viable candidate that might lead us back to what our Founders believed...and quick, go find the two Evangelicals that believe in The Wall!

[bert]

It could be much worse....they could feel Obama is God

[edge10]

Hog wash.

I can’t wait for their big stories on Rev. Wright and ‘God d*mn America’, with their new found interest in Religion. /s

[jan in Colorado]

Description of a Worthy Woman

An excellent wife, who can find?
For her worth is far above jewels.
The heart of her husband trusts in her,
And he will have no lack of gain.
She does him good and not evil
All the days of her life.
She looks for wool and flax
And works with her hands in delight.
She is like merchant ships;
She brings her food from afar.
She rises also while it is still night
And gives food to her household
And portions to her maidens.
She considers a field and buys it;
From her earnings she plants a vineyard.
She girds herself with strength
And makes her arms strong.
She senses that her gain is good;
Her lamp does not go out at night.
She stretches out her hands to the distaff,
And her hands grasp the spindle.
She extends her hand to the poor,
And she stretches out her hands to the needy.
She is not afraid of the snow for her household,
For all her household are clothed with scarlet.
She makes coverings for herself;
Her clothing is fine linen and purple.
Her husband is known in the gates,
When he sits among the elders of the land.
She makes linen garments and sells them,
And supplies belts to the tradesmen.
Strength and dignity are her clothing,
And she smiles at the future.
She opens her mouth in wisdom,
And the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
She looks well to the ways of her household,
And does not eat the bread of idleness.
Her children rise up and bless her;
Her husband also, and he praises her, saying:
"Many daughters have done nobly,
But you excel them all."
Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain,
But a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised.
Give her the product of her hands,
And let her works praise her in the gates.
Proverbs 31:10-31

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Governor Palin reminds me very much of the "Worthy Woman" described in Proverbs 31!

[MrB]

Satan “takes an interest in the Bible” when he can use passages to his advantage.

[jan in Colorado]

Thank you for posting all those great links, Cindy!

[MrB]

Trying to drive a wedge, that’s all this is.

There are those that agree - it would be best for her family, and more biblical, if she stayed home and took care of the kids. But, Proverbs 31:10-, describing the “gold standard” of wives, describes an entrepeneurial woman who is righteous in all her ways.

What good, for God, would Palin do if she had the same life story sans political accomplishments? Nope, she has THE life story that serves His purpose at this time in history.

[MrB]

Deborah, more like.

[Skooz]

This is idiocy.

[Cindy]

You’re welcome Jan.

[ColdSteelTalon]

Women are supposed to submit to their husbands but that has nothing to do with national leadership.

Of course in the Church only men can be pastors since women in the Church cannot usurp authority over a man.

In other words no women pastors...

[singfreedom]

Thank you, MrB, you said it much better than I could.

[singfreedom]

Thank you, MrB, you said it much better than I could.