tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16082864.post403511072283233564..comments2023-06-21T08:46:40.230-05:00Comments on Fundamentals: Santorum cannot honestly take the oath of office as presidentSiarlys Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083839117838391267noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16082864.post-30621253722218849882013-02-23T17:21:20.642-06:002013-02-23T17:21:20.642-06:00Those old objections to electing Kennedy, on the g...Those old objections to electing Kennedy, on the grounds that the Vatican would call the shots in his decision-making, which he tried so hard to bury, have lately been revived by bishops themselves, in twisting our elected representatives' arms with threats of excommunication for speaking or voting in an unapproved manner. I don't know whether to laugh or cry. <br /><br />Christian reconstructionists should be equally suspect for having to take an oath of office with fingers crossed. Their goal is to reimpose the Old Testament law in full rigor (probably bypassing the attempts of Talmud to make it practical) and concentrate power of all kinds into hands that they consider Christian. I don't want to sound like a conspiracy theoriest, but no one knows how many of them there are, and gee whiz-- weren't people with agendas like that once shot for treason?Paul Emmonsnoreply@blogger.com