Jimmie Carter was right to be against abortion. Thou shalt not kill is one of the 10 commandments. One problem I have with Jimmie Carter is the 6th commandment . Thou shalt not commit adultery. The homosexual adultery of Sodom destroyed Sodom . Lot and his daughters only escaped by being taken out of the city by the hand by heavenly messengers. We now have 12 states that allow homosexual civil union and or marriage. Rick Perry probably can not be president even for 4 years because he has strongly come out against homosexuality. Perry knows that we can not live as a nation if we allow the legalization of sodomy as we have in 12 states. Jimmie Carter has avoided the homosexual arguments as most politicians have making only one statement I could find about civil union. If our nation goes down as Rome and Sodom did, sodomy could be the greatest reason. I wish that Jimmie Carter would change his ways and help christians such as Rick Perry with this major homosexual/sodomy-Sodom problem.

I went through four years with Jimmy Carter when he was president. He did not inspire confidence in me then with his leadership skills (or lack thereof), and he doesn't inspire devotion in me now with his spirituality.

Yesterday it was with a heavy heart I read and even 'heard' the vitriolic anger directed by Chrisitans against another brother, Jimmy Carter because of disagreements over his political views. This morning I came to see what else had been said - some good thoughts and defense of a good and godly man. I encourage everyone to also read the interview with the Jew Paul Simon about the 3 hours he spent with John Stott. And, be sure to clikd the link to a 2004 piece on Stott written by David Brooks. Brooks' article is beautiful. He talks of a man who is both embracing and with a spine of steel. Humble, yet confident. Then Brooks the Jew describes accurately Scott's faith and conviction in Jesus as Lord. Remarkable. The unbeleiver gets it better than we do. Brooks said that Stott understood, "In many cases the truth is not found in the middle of apparent opposites, but on both extremes simultaneously." Ponder that! Perhaps the key to civility and grace with all.

It would have been great to have asked some "hardball questions" regarding his so-called "support" of dictators which would have given him a chance to bring out scripture, Romans 13/1Timothy 2. We are to accept what God has ordained, evil or good/just. On abortion, he was right that he could not push anything other than what the people had voted in whether he liked it or not, being pro-life. I absolutely love what he has done since his presidency, helping the poor, guiding new election processes in small countries. I have difficulties with his stand on Israel considering they have bombs lobbed on them daily from Hamas/PLO. I can't wait to read his new book of devotions from his SSchool teaching. I hope he puts it up in Kindle too!

Some people don't choose strictly religion-oriented fields that require formal degrees in Christian studies, as their occupations, but that doesn't mean they are not "theologians" in a spiritual sense. According to the Oxford Dictionary of World Religions, "theologia" simply means "speaking of God," though contemplated in a way that supports belief or offers praise. Who is to say that every early church father was ALWAYS 100% correct in his doctrine, moreso than educated believers today? I liked President Carter. He was a non-intimidating president, though certainly called for peoples' respect. The hostages (a factor in his not being re-elected?) were set free fairly soon after Pres. Reagan was in office. Pres. Carter's negotiations must have contributed something to their remaining alive and being set free, no matter the administrative term. We were spared from another war, though maybe it was just postponed for a decade or two. This is just from my common-person's perspec