Isn’t it interesting our dicussion on this matter, considering we have an Islamic adherent in the White House, and nobody except Conservatives really care?
I don’t think Carson is presidential material, but I do take offense when folks toss out the “CULT” card. The SDA Church is so far from being a cult, that using it in connection to the church destroys the word for future use.
“Oh this group was reported to be doing all sorts of bad things only a cult would, but I remember them calling Adventists a cult too and I know them and they aren’t. I guess this group may not be either.” That’s what’s taking place here.
Our views on religion should not make us unelectable. Kennedy was a Catholic, and it never mattered. Nixon was a Quaker. I don’t think he brought his Quaker beliefs to work. Obama is the only guy I know of who did bring his “religion” in, (and I do consider this to be a cult), and it is Islam.
Christian based religions are not going to cause problems. Adventists blend into a community and don’t cause problems. That’s what other church’s members do.
As you said, Carson is not presidential material.
That said, many conservative evangelicals still support his candidacy based on a perceived purity on their favorite issues. The women among us, especially, love his dulcet tones when he speaks, and his demure demeanor.
If he were to get the nomination, unfortunately, his church’s views that condemn Sunday worship, and those who practice it, would at some point come to the fore.
That is why I view him as merely a place-holder in the race at this time.
Where his supporters will go when he is out of the race is anyone’s guess. I venture that they will go to the candidate who was sweetest toward him; but I don’t know.