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Odd, everytime I heard him he was shy about sharing the good news and says it is private thing.

It IS a private thing.

I don't know why anyone would think it's a good idea to have Presidential candidates preaching at them.

That's what we have preachers for.

American Presidential candidates should ensure we have a country where people can preach as much as they want without fear. Period.

I don't know why anyone would think it's a good idea to have Presidential candidates preaching at them. That's what we have preachers for.

Odd, that is exactly what Obama said to Alan Keyes in their debate. That is why he has a pastor (Rev. God Damn America) and a Bible and his own personal prayer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-yUCg0TASc

Alan Keyes three times gets it right. Worth watching all the way through. Very relevant to your point.

Odd, everytime I heard him he was shy about sharing the good news and says it is private thing.

It IS a private thing.

Sharing the Gospel is inherently NOT private. One may have deeply private relationship with God, but it is supposed to manifest in words and deeds that identify someone as a Christ-follower. Jesus told the people of Israel they were a city on a hill, a light that should NOT be hid under a bushel, that as believers our love for each other would identify us to the world as those who belong to Him.

Saying the Gospel is entirely private is also to deny the Great Commission, that we are to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ to everyone. Believers are on display in the world. We have something the lost world needs, even if they resent us for telling them. We must tell them. But it will never make us popular. Most often the opposite. For trying to obey Christ, we are vilified and demonized as "holier than thou," judgmental, etc.. It's uncomfortable for people to be told that the rewards of this world will all pass into oblivion, and the only thing that will matter in the end is where do we stand with God, and with each other. Rather than confront their spiritual need, some would rather just lash out at the one who is making them uncomfortable.

This is the great concern I have over this political fight we've had with each other here on FR. Terrible things have been said. Wickedness and evil coming out of poeple's mouths. Defamation and falsehood, heard-hearted mockery that has no place among those who claim to follow Jesus. We are in public on this site, supposedly demonstrating to a watching world what it means to be a part of the grand Judeo-Christian tradition, and for those of us who claim to be Christian, what it means to be transformed by the love of Christ. Yet what is our public testimony here? How much of what is being said here will we be reminded of when we come before the Lord to give an account of every idle word that passed our lips (or our keyboards)? I wonder what that day will be like. It's coming sooner for us old folks. Politics won't matter one little bit in that moment. Just whether we loved as we should have. That's it. Something to consider.

Peace,

SR